FREDONIA - More than 1600 people were at SUNY Fredonia last night to attend a public hearing that will help decide the fate of the NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk. According to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, those who were in attendance … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: PSC Schedules Public Hearing on July 15 for NRG Upgrade Project
DUNKIRK - Senator Catharine Young say the new york state public service commission will hold a public hearing at SUNY Fredonia about the competing NRG and National Grid proposals currently under review by the Public Service Commission. Senator … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Senate Calls on Governor to Remove Surcharge Extension from Budget
ALBANY - Senator Cathy Young is joining her Republican colleagues in the State Senate in calling for the Governor to remove the proposed extension of the utility tax surcharge from his Executive State Budget. The “18-a” surcharge, which has … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Power Outage Affects Parts of Jamestown, Falconer
Some residents and businesses in Falconer and the east side of Jamestown were without power for a short period of time late last night. According to the Post-Journal, Jamestown BPU electric customers in the Falconer industrial area lost power around … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Recovery from Sandy Continues
ALBANY - The clean up effort continues across New York state as residents continue to sort through the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. As of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll included 17 victims from New York state, 10 of whom were from New York … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Sandy Has Minimal Impact on Area So Far
JAMESTOWN - An estimated 6.5 million people have been left without power thanks to Hurricane Sandy, although only a few pockets in southern Chautauqua County were left without power. The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities received about five calls … [Read more...]
Local Utility Crews Keep Busy with Water Main Break, Power Outages
Yesterday’s water main break and disruption in near Persell Middle School is being attributed to water line flushing. That’s according to today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, which says the break occurred on the corner of Baker Street and Hazeltine Avenue … [Read more...]
