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General News: Trick-or-Treating Postponed in Village
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| DPW Workers John Lewis and Tom Lyons remove fallen pear trees from Hudson Street Monday morning. |
October 31, 2011
Halloween tricking-or-treating has been officially postponed by the village of Cornwall-on-Hudson until Wednesday, November 2. Village Mayor Brendan Coyne made the decision to delay the annual event due to the safety hazards caused by the snowstorm, including power outages that still affects more than one thousand customers in the village.
Mayor Coyne said that after consulting with the fire chief and the Department of Public Works, who told him about wires and trees still down all over the village, he made the decision. The producers of the Corn House of Horrors on Duncan Avenue have also called off their Halloween scare. It is too early to say whether they will open the House of Horrors on Wednesday.
Central Hudson reported on Monday at noon that 3,460 customers in Cornwall still do not have power, along with just over a thousand in the village. John Maserjian said numerous crews are working in the Cornwall area and he is telling customers that the vast majority of customers will have power by Wednesday night.
Some areas in the Homeland section of the village had their power restored on Sunday night. In town, Cornwall Plaza regained power around 10 pm Sunday night and businesses opened on Monday. Town Hall regained its power shortly after 10 am on Monday but offices there remain closed, except for the police department, which operates on a generator. A generator is also keeping Village Hall open and at least one resident came in there Monday morning to charge her cell phone.
Village clerk Jeanne Mahoney said that fallen tree branches may be brought directly to the DPW facility on Shore Road. If left curbside, the DPW will pick up the debris as they are able to. DPW crews worked much of the weekend and were still picking up fallen trees in the roadway on Monday morning.
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Why is this the first I am hearing of this?
I understand the need for safety, but why is the mayor segregating him self from the rest if the board. Where is the collaboration, consensus, and civility tat he promised during the election?
posted by Andrew Argenio on 10/31/11 at 2:06 PM
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Because he is the mayor and he can do that. Stop with the pity party and stop turning this village into a circus!
posted by Steven Calamari on 10/31/11 at 6:22 PM
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A more wise decision might have been to reschedule trick or treating to Friday night to allow more households to get power and to give the fun holiday some legs and enjoy it on a weekend night. Spoilsports!
posted by Michael Summerfield on 10/31/11 at 7:22 PM
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