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Cell phone tower (file/credit: Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Cell Phone Outages ‘Could Get Worse’ As Company Offers Free Cell Charging Stations

One company is coming to the rescue in Manhattan, offering free cell phone charging stations at bars north of 39th Street in the borough.

2012/10/31

Lower Manhattan without power (Jen Fowler/Facebook)

Officials: Power In Manhattan Will Return Friday Or Saturday

Power was coming back Wednesday afternoon to some areas toward the southernmost tip Lower Manhattan, but most residents and businesses below Midtown remained in the dark.

CBS New York–2012/10/31

Ambulances line up to evacuate patients from NYU Hospital after Sandy knocked out power on Oct. 29, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Hundreds Of Patients Safely Evacuated From NYU Medical Center; Research Reportedly Destroyed

EMTs from as far away as Florida and Texas are in New York helping out.

2012/10/30

Marlboro, NJ - Aug 28, 2011 (credit: CBS2 Viewer Michael Mollica)

Post-Irene JCP&L Innovations To Improve Communications, Prevent Power Loss

In the year since Irene, JCP&L has been working to improve communication with customers.

2012/08/22

Times Square is seen with no lights during the blackout - New York, NY - Aug 14, 2003 (credit: Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)

Are We Still Vulnerable Nine Years After Northeast Blackout?

“A river of power outage refugees pouring over the Brooklyn Bridge,” WCBS 880′s Rich Lamb reported on August 14, 2003.

2012/08/14

Powerful Storms Bring Rain, Hail & Lightning To Heat-Smothered Tri-State

The storms brought rain, hail and lightning with them, bringing sudden changes in the sticky weather that lingered for days over the region

2012/06/22

Power Returns To Rockville Centre, Long Island After Earlier Outage

Approximately 10,000-15,000 people were impacted by the outage. A power feeder cable burned out, causing the disruption.

2012/05/29

PSEG: 11,000 Customers In Newark Get Power Back Following Transformer Problem

11,000 customers in New Jersey’s largest city were without power because of a transformer problem. The power went out at about noon and came back at 3:52 p.m., PSEG confirmed.

2012/05/06

Storm damage - Ridgefield, CT - Oct 29, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

CL&P Has Rebate Fund For Customers Left Without Power After Nor’easter

As many as 200,000 of the more than 800,000 Connecticut Light & Power customers who were without power following the freak October snowstorm were left in the dark for a week or more.

2011/12/13

Power Being Restored To Greenwich, Stamford Area

Connecticut Light & Power is reporting customers in Greenwich and Stamford are being affected by a blackout, but most power is back online.

2011/11/30

Connecticut Power Outage (credit: CBS 2)

Utility Claims Late Payment By CL&P Led To Smaller Response To Power Outages

“In truth, there’s quite a few smaller companies like ours that could have sent people, had they gotten paid,” said Carmen Campell, owner of the Michigan-based Campbell Electric.

2011/11/05

Underground Power Cables Too Costly, Experts Say

The recent widespread outages from October’s snowstorm has many wondering why power lines aren’t underground and out of the way of falling trees.

2011/11/03

B&C Morning Show: Awkwardly Snuggling With Kenny Albert, Awkard Update From Jerry Recco

In light of the freak snowstorm that hit the Tri-State area over the weekend, there are still many who are without electricity. One such unfortunate soul is an old friend of the show and the son of a legend.

WFAN–2011/11/02

A tree down in Ridgefield, CT on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane/WCBS 880)

Mass Transit Troubles Await Commuters After Rare October Snowstorm Continue Throughout Tri-State

More than three million people are without power in the Northeast after a massive and rare October snow storm hit the region on Saturday.

2011/10/30

PSE&G supervisor explains the power outage (credit: CBS 2)

Utility Crews Work To Restore Power In Elizabeth

“I have a tree that brought down the power lines which caused this pole behind us to break and snap in three spots. We’re bringing crews out here now to repair both locations,” a PSE&G supervisor said.

2011/08/28

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