Second big power outage this week hits North Fork
Traffic lights were out at the intersection of Cox Land and Route 48 Wednesday afternoon. Another outage hit the area Saturday. (Credit: Cyndi Murray) UPDATE: Power was restored shortly before 3 p.m....
View ArticleUPDATE: Power still out in parts of Greenport
Cyndi Murray photo | The village power plant on Moores Lane. UPDATE: Portions of Greenport are still without power as crews work to fix a village-wide outage caused by a problem at the electric plant...
View ArticleVillage power restored, more outages to be expected
Greenport Village residents may expect more power outages in the wake of Thursday’s village-wide blackout. This time, however, the outages will be pre-planned and are needed to return the village’s...
View ArticlePower outage planned in Greenport tomorrow
The area that will be impacted by Tuesday’s scheduled power outage. Click to enlarge photo. Villagers living in the northeastern part of Greenport can expect a brief power outage early Tuesday,...
View ArticleUpdate: Power restored to Driftwood Cove in Greenport
Greenport Village Hall. Update (11 a.m.): After a brief outage, power has been restored to all areas of the Driftwood Cove apartment complex in Greenport, village officials said. Original story: Parts...
View ArticleSpokesman: NYPA won’t conduct investigation into Greenport outages
Greenport Village Hall. The New York Power Authority said Thursday it would not be conducting its own investigation into the recent equipment failures at the Greenport electric plant, which caused a...
View Article11 PSEG projects in the works across Southold Town this month
PSEG Long Island workers will be trimming trees, installing new utility poles, setting up more weather-resistant wiring and upgrading its systems to have less customers affected by outages across...
View ArticleProblem at Greenport power plant forces test to be rescheduled
The power was supposed to go out in Greenport for a short time early Friday morning as the village got ready for a state-required test. But while some residents did lose power for about an hour around...
View ArticleGreenport Village to shortly shutdown power plant Thursday
Greenport Village’s electric system is scheduled to temporarily shutdown at around 3 a.m. Thursday for a state-required test. The test had been set for last Friday, but was postponed after crews found...
View ArticlePower to be shut off in parts of Greenport Friday afternoon
The Greenport Village power plant will have to shut down for about an hour sometime Friday afternoon (March 25), meaning residents will be without power for that time. The move is needed because of a...
View ArticleVillage: Substation tripped offline causing brief outage
Greenport Village’s power went down for about 15 minutes at around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning after the plant’s substation tripped offline, village administrator Paul Pallas said. Mr. Pallas said he’s...
View ArticleMattituck High School dismisses students early following power outage
Mattituck High School called for an early dismissal of its students early Thursday due to a power outage caused by a downed tree, according to the district’s Facebook page. Students will be sent home...
View ArticleUpdate: Power restored in Greenport Village
(Update 5:30 p.m.) Power has been restored to the Greenport Village area, officials confirmed Monday night. “All power was restored approximately 4 p.m.,” village administrator Paul Pallas said. “It...
View ArticlePower outage reported in Greenport Village
A power outage has been reported in Greenport Village. A large tree limb fell onto wires at the northwest corner of South Street and Third Street just before 6 p.m. Jeremy Garretson of Greenport was...
View ArticleDowned utility poles temporarily block access to Orient
Strong wind knocked down two utility poles, temporarily cutting off access to Orient on the Route 25 causeway late Saturday night. One pole had a transformer, according to Southold Town police chief...
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