By Barrett Seaman– Tropical Storm Isaias (pronounced with four syllables) came and went quickly through the Hudson Valley—first with rain but later with lashing winds that downed branches and power lines. At 2:00pm Tuesday, only 6,000 outages were reported in the county. By 3:00pm, that number passed 43,000, and by 5:00pm, with the sun by then shining brightly in the storm’s wake, Con Ed and NYSEG had reported over 100,000 homes and other buildings without power. Con Ed crews were [...]
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