24,000+ Ulster Outages Remain; Dry Ice, Water To Be Distributed

MID-HUDSON VALLEY, NY — More than 60 percent of Central Hudson customers who lost power during and last the winter snow and ice storm have had electricity restored.

According to a news release, the power company said power has been restored to nearly 40,000 homes and businesses since Friday morning, the majority of which were in Ulster County.

As of 9:30 a.m. Sunday, about 24,000 customers still do not have power in Ulster County. There are 43 without electricity in Sullivan County.

Ryan Hawthorne, the vice president of electric engineering and operations, said the company will have nearly 900 line and tree professionals out addressing about 770 outage locations Sunday.

"Conditions for Sunday are cold, but favorable and I believe we'll make significant progress in restoring service today and into the night," he said.

Central Hudson said it expects power to be restored to 95 percent of impacted customers in Sullivan by 10 p.m. Sunday and by noon Monday in Ulster County.

Dry ice and bottled water will once again be distributed beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday at these locations:

• Hudson Valley Mall, Route 9W town of Ulster, former Best Buy parking lot
• Rosendale Recreation Center — 1055 Route 32, Rosendale
• Woodstock Community Center — 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock

Alternatively, because of the extremely cold temperatures, perishable foods can be preserved by being placed in coolers outdoors in a protected and secure location, according to a spokesperson.

SEE ALSO:

• Central Hudson Distributing Dry Ice, Water Saturday Evening
• Ulster County Power To Be Restored By Noon Monday
• Dry Ice, Water Distribution Sites Announced In Ulster
• Ulster County Declares Emergency; Warming Centers Open

Here are the hardest hit municipalities in Ulster County, as of 9:30 a.m. Sunday:

• Esopus: 2,194
• Hurley: 2,760
• City of Kingston: 3,153
• Marbletown: 2,449
• Olive: 2,246
• Rochester: 1,045
• Rosendale: 2,427
• Saugerties: 2,131
• Ulster: 1,912
• Woodstock: 2,468

Ulster County continues to operate warming centers in the following locations:

Kingston
Andy Murphy Center
467 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401

2nda Iglesia La Mision Church
80 Elmendorf St, Kingston NY 12401

New Paltz
SUNY New Paltz Elting Gymnasium
1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561

Saugerties
Frank D. Greco Memorial Senior Citizen Recreation Center
207 Market St, Saugerties, NY 12477