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O&R Restoring Power After Ida
Power has returned to most of the 17,000 O&R customers who lost it as a result of high winds and heavy rains, the utility company said.

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — As of 6:45 a.m., O&R reported power had been restored to about 14,500 of the 17,000 O&R customers who lost electricity as a result of high gusty winds and heavy rains from Tropical Depression Ida.
O&R crews continue to work to restore electric service to the remaining approximately 2,500 who remain out, company officials said.
As of 5:45 a.m., here’s a breakdown of the latest numbers and the top three outage locations in each county affected:
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Rockland County 1,481 total
- Chestnut Ridge – 755
- Piermont - 172
- Upper Nyack - 163
Orange County 587 total
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- Blooming Grove - 126
- Monroe - 121
- Woodbury - 76
Sullivan County 173 total
- Lumberland - 75
- Mamakating - 10
Bergen County 374 total
- Montvale -- 156
- Oakland -- 61
- Cresskill -- 54
Passaic County 128 total
- West Milford -- 105
- Ringwood -- 23
For the most up-to-date outage information, please go to O&R’s Outage Map
For safety’s sake, don’t touch or approach any downed wire. Strong winds may knock trees and branches onto power lines, causing customers to lose service.
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