LIVINGSTON COUNTY Thousands are still without power Friday in central and southern Livingston County. Early estimates by RG&E were that power would be restored by the early hours of Friday morning. However, as of 8 a.m., power is still out for over 1,200 in Geneseo, over 900 in Mount Morris, over 400 in Nunda, and 39 in Portage. Power is expected to be restored by 11 p.m. in the south of the county. Geneseo's power restoration estimate … [Read more...]
Lights Return to South of County after Long, Dark Night
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The power is back on in the vast majority of affected homes in southern Livingston County. According to New York State Gas and Electric (NYSEG) there are still two customers awaiting power in West Sparta. The rest of the over 1,400 who lost power on and off throughout the night reportedly have their lights back on. NYSEG reports that these last two customers should have power by 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Some residents, … [Read more...]
Still Blacked Out: South of County Spends 12 Hours in the Cold
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Nearly 11 hours after original estimates for the lights to come back to the south of Livingston County, over 1,000 customers are still without power. According to New York State Gas and Electric (NYSEG's) power outage map, 1,411 customers in the towns of West Sparta, Ossian, Dansville, North Dansville and Mount Morris are still without power. Some affected Livingston County residents say that their power returned … [Read more...]
Outage Blacks Out Parts of Southern Livingston County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Multiple towns in the south of Livingston County experienced power outages Tuesday night. According to New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG), about 1411 customers in the towns of West Sparta, Ossian, Mount Morris and Dansville are without power. NYSEG says that a crew is assigned and the cause of the outages is under investigation. NYSEG estimates that power should be restored by about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday … [Read more...]
Car Knocks Down Geneseo Telephone Pole
UPDATE: Reservoir Road is now open. GENESEO – A car ran off Reservoir Road and into a telephone pole Tuesday afternoon. According to first responders on scene, the car ran off the road and knocked down the pole at about 12:31 p.m. The driver was not injured. Telephone lines were down on the car. The driver was able to safely get out of and away from the car. National Grid is currently on scene. The accident did not result in loss … [Read more...]
Lights Back On after Livingston County Blackout
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Power has returned to areas of central and southern Livingston County that lost power Tuesday afternoon and evening. Online outage maps by Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) and National Grid show that all of approximately 3,970 people who lost power in an area that includes Nunda, Portageville, Mount Morris, Groveland and Conesus now have their lights on. Electrical lines were down on the border of Mount Morris and … [Read more...]
Electricity Returns to 1,400 in Southern Livingston County
UPDATE: NYSEG Equipment Failure Caused Livingston County Blackout LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The lights are back on after about 1,400 customers were without power Monday afternoon. According to New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG), 1,401 customers were without power in Dansville, North Dansville, Ossian, West Sparta, and Mount Morris. In Dansville, several businesses including Tops and Rite Aid and the traffic signal at Commerce Drive and … [Read more...]
1,400 without Power in Southern Livingston County
UPDATE: NYSEG Equipment Failure Caused Livingston County Balckout UPDATE: Electricity Returns to 1,400 in Southern Livingston County DANSVILLE – A power outage has left approximately 1,400 people without electricity Monday afternoon. According to New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG), 1,401 customers are without power in Dansville, North Dansville, Ossian, West Sparta, and Mount Morris. Power is expected to be restored within the … [Read more...]
Mysterious Power Outage Darkens Dansville Business Strip
UPDATE: NYSEG Equipment Failure Caused Livingston County Blackout UPDATE: 1,400 Without Power in Southern Livingston County DANSVILLE – Several businesses and at least one traffic light on or near Rte. 36 (Franklin Street) are without power Monday afternoon for unknown reasons. Employees at Tops on Franklin Street and Rite Aid on Foster Wheeler Drive say that they lost power at about noon on Monday. The traffic signal at Commerce … [Read more...]
Hardware Upgrade Will Cause Half-Hour Outage for Sheriff’s Office’s Non-Emergency Phone
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office says that upgrades to their communications systems will cause a brief outage of their non-administrative phone on Friday. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, an upgrade to the Sheriff's Office non-emergency telephone system, (585) 243-7100, will cause a 30-minute outage for that number starting at 3 a.m. on May 13. "We have scheduled this outage at a time … [Read more...]