Shinnecock power outages linger
A tree tangled in power lines on Church Street in the Shinnecock Indian Nation on Sunday. Credit: Lauryn Randall
Around 85 PSEG Long Island customers on the Shinnecock Indian Nation remained in a blackout on Sunday afternoon after losing electricity Saturday night, according to the power company's website.
Estimated restoration times ranged from midnight Sunday to Monday at 8 p.m. — which could mean two days without power for some people.
Lauryn Randall, transportation coordinator for the nation, said some community members who don't have town water were filling up buckets at neighbors' houses since the power outage left them unable to pump from their own wells.
Branches remained tangled in power lines on Church Street on the reservation Sunday afternoon, Randall said. The nation has a four-member grounds and maintenance crew, which can help residents clear debris from their homes and roads, but PSEG is responsible for removing trees in the power lines, which can be dangerous, she said.
Randall was thankful her father, who is 90, had not lost power because he needs air conditioning in the heat.
"We need power for everything — water, AC, to cook, and the stove is electric," she said.
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