WPCNR WEATHER SCOOP. July 23, 2006: As glorious sunshine and blue skies and fluffy whites returned to the metropolitan area Sunday afternoon, so did electricity. As of 10:30 P.M., a spokes for media relations of Con Edision reports all of Westchester County has been restored, after 4-1/2 days of sawing, chopping, lifting, splicing and dicing, Con Edision as turned Westchester County back on.
Con Edison On Target for Reconnecting All of WP by Sunday. 69 to go.
WPCNR WEATHER SCOOP. July 22, 2006: As of 8:45 P.M. Saturday evening, Con Edison spokesperson Chris Olert reported to WPCNR that 69 White Plains homes are still without electricity, and 631 homes in the rest of the county are without power. Con Edison has reconnected 862 homes in White Plains in 24 hours, at the rate of 35 an hour, and appears on target for completing their commitment to Mayor Joseph Delfino that White Plains would be completely back “on” by Sunday. Saturday morning extensive work was seen in the Gedney Farms area, one of the hardest hit areas. Olert said an additional 1,800 homes in Yonkers were knocked out by Friday evening’s storms, by as night fell, only 700 remain powerless throughout the county.
Adam In Albany: Crime Legislation Achievements
WPCNR’S ADAM IN ALBANY. By NYS Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley. July 22, 2006: The 2006 legislative session was a success because of several agreements to toughen
Expanding the DNA Database
Protecting our families from Sex Offenders
I sponsored an important new law to enhance Megan’s Law. This enhancement adds Level 2, moderate-risk sex-offenders to the state’s on-line sex offender registry. In addition, it authorizes local police authorities to provide information concerning low-risk Level 1 offenders to entities with vulnerable populations (Ch. 106 of 2006).
The Assembly and Senate have passed legislation that I sponsored to crack down on the most dangerous sexual predators (A.8939A). The measure will create the crime of predatory sexual assault, elevating penalties for Class B violent felony sex crimes to a maximum of life in prison if the perpetrator acts especially violent, is a repeat offender, or attacks a child under 13. I urge the governor to promptly sign this legislation into law.
The Legislature also passed a bill increasing the penalties for incest (A.9305B). This bill assures that a person who commits a violent sexual assault against a youthful family member faces charges that are at least as severe as the charges brought against a person who commits such a crime against a non-family member.
Toughening DWI Penalties
Bipartisan agreements were reached on the strictest DWI legislation in decades:
· Increasing penalties for repeat drunk drivers who subsequently kill or seriously injure others (A.10619B)
· Enacting comprehensive reforms to the state’s approach to alcohol and other drug related traffic offenses (A.11963).
By enacting these laws,
Recovering White Plains One House at a Time.
WPCNR WEATHER SCOOP. July 21, 2006, 11:30 P.M. E.D.T.: Though thunderstorms hampered Con Edison and White Plains Department of Public Works cruise earlier this evening, the city succeeded in opening up the Havilands Manor neighborhood and Con Edison has restored power to 65 more homes since 7 P.M. As of 11:30 Friday evening, D. Joy Faber, Con Edision Media Relations reports 935 White Plains residences remain without power. Faber said Con Edison will be working throughout the weekend to restore those homes. Faber said invididual house and yard connections where there are trees down in power lines to the houses constitute the vast majorty of homes still affected.