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Town of Huntington officials urged residents Wednesday to prepare for hurricanes, while emphasizing what the town itself has done to prepare for storms and other emergencies. Supervisor Ed Smyth said that with ocean temperatures warmer than usual, many experts are concerned about the strength of Read More …
PSEG Long Island is improving the reliability of the energy grid in Commack, Elwood, Greenlawn, South Huntington and Dix Hills. The storm hardening work on this distribution circuit is part of many system improvements included in the “Power On” program. PSEG-LI is upgrading the electrical Read More …
PSEG-LI said Monday that storm hardening work to protect the electrical grid is underway around South Huntington. Work began last week, the utility said, and will continue for five months. Crews will be working on the following streets in South Huntington: Old Country Road between Read More …
PSEG-LI said Friday that it is strengthening the energy grid in several areas of Huntington, Huntington Station, Halesite and Lloyd Harbor. The work began recently and is expected to last about nine months. The utility said it would notify local officials about any potential traffic Read More …
Optimum and PSEG-LI said Thursday that they are preparing as remants of Tropical Storm Nicole hit the Northeast on Friday. And Gov. Hochul directed state agencies Thursday to prepare emergency response assets. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory effective Friday at 10 p.m. through Read More …
PSEG-LI said Thursday that it had raised the equivalent of 42,616 meals through its Power to Feed Long Island campaign. At an announcement in Melville, the company said that 14,897 pounds of food was collected at the six sites, along with $13,367 collected online and Read More …
New York is providing $250 million in funding to eliminate pandemic-related utility arrears for residential households, with a priority to low-income households, from March 7, 2020 through March 1, 2022. The funds will be applied to customers’ accounts by the utilities, including PSEG-LI, and various Read More …
Highway Department and PSEG-LI crews are out on the streets of Huntington, removing trees that pose a threat to power lines and residents’ safety. With recent reports of falling trees, one of which killed a firefighter from Long Island who was visiting North Carolina, and Read More …
PSEG-LI is warning residents about Mylar balloons, so popular at spring and summer graduation and wedding celebrations, and the problems they can bring if they get entangled in power lines. The metallic Mylar balloons, if released into the air, can become entangled in overhead electric Read More …
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency effective at 8 p.m. Friday because of the oncoming blizzard that is expected to hit Long Island hard. In a stop at the state Department of Transportation building in Melville, she said Long Island will likely “Be Read More …
A group of PSEG Long Island employees, including Margaret Stanco of Greenlawn, recently participated in a nationwide campaign to honor fallen service members by laying wreaths at their gravesites for the holidays. This year, more than 50 co-workers supported the Wreaths Across America movement at Read More …
The caller ID read as the phone rang: PSEG, LONG ISLA. Yes, the ND was missing—and that was not all that was missing earlier this month. There was no truth to the call. It was a scam. Our PSEG electric service, the caller advised, would Read More …