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Village-Wide Power Outage Reported in Watkins Glen

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UPDATE 11:00 P.M. — Mayor Laurie DeNardo shared with WENY News that power has been fully restored in the village.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (WENY) — Electric crews are working to restore power in Watkins Glen following a village-wide outage reported on Saturday. Village Mayor Laurie DeNardo shared on Facebook that power is out from First Street South to Tenth, and East to Magee.

According to a notification shared through the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office app around 7:00 P.M. on Saturday, the outage was caused by an overload to the system due to extreme cold temperatures and increased use of electric heat.

Crews are asking residents to turn off any unnecessary electric heat. Officials say if electric heat is your only source of heat, you should limit usage to a minimum.

Mayor DeNardo added that the Watkins Glen Fire Department is open if anyone would like to use it as a warming center while crews continue to work.

Residents are also encouraged to share the information as restoration efforts continue.

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