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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Power To The People, This Week In Local News

Election day brought a change in the balance of power on the council; power restored after Sandy, threatened by Athena.

Preliminary counts show Putrino and Ashley take the election, while residents cast a resounding 'no' for the Field of Dreams. Ashley and Putrino "anxious to get to work on behalf of the residents of New Milford." See how the candidates did in each district, with the unofficial counts. Just when some residents saw their power come back after 10 days, Athena took it away. Lawmakers set up an Amazon.com "wish list" where residents can purchase much-needed items and have them shipped to the legislators' district office where they will be delivered to those in need. FEMA approves Christie’s request to extend Disaster Unemployment Assistance to cover all New Jersey counties as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Federal representatives on hand to help …

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Athena Brings Additional Power Outages

Just when some residents saw their power come back after 10 days, Athena took it away.

Before New Milford had a chance to fully recuperate from Sandy's savage romp through town, Athena came like an unwanted guest, dropping heavy piles of snow and causing traffic nightmares. According to Police Chief Frank Papapietro, some residents whose power had just been restored saw it go back off again. "As far as I know, most power was returned by the end of the night," Papapietro said. "However, if a resident is still without power they should email me so I can follow-up with PSEG," Papapietro added. (His email is fpapapietro@newmilfordboro.com.) In addition to power outages, Athena also took out the traffic lights on River Road from Faller Drive down to New Bridge Road, Papapietro said.  Unlike the snowy nor'easter of October 2011, …

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