Ossining Storm Debris Cleanup

ConEd reports that there are only 34 homes in the Village and Town of Ossining without power right now. There is a traffic light out at the intersection of Campwoods Rd. and Croton Ave. Officials say that the stoplight is the only one that is still out in Ossining (see picture).

The huge sinkhole on North State Rd. between Pleasantville Rd. and 9A will continue to be problem for Ossining and Croton drivers for the foreseeable future (see picture). The sinkhole extends across the entire road and prevents motorists from entering the gas station on the corner. There is still no estimate from officials on when the sinkhole will be repaired.

The Town of Ossining's Highway Department continues to clean up the mess that Hurricane Irene left. "We're still picking up storm debris and next week we're still going to be picking it up, and the week after that we're still going to be picking it up," said Town of Ossining Highway Superintendent Michael G. O'Connor. "It's a three day weekend and residents are going to be piling up the debris on the curbs. It's going to be unreal."

Town of Ossining Supervisor Catherine Borgia is thanking everyone for their efforts before and after Hurricane Irene hit. "Residents, town employees, county and state agencies worked well together to prepare for the storm and to manage the storm's aftermath. I thank everyone for their hard work and cooperation."

Things are also getting back to normal for Ossining businesses. The owners of the Boathouse Restaurant removed everything from their building at 800 Westerly Road on Saturday. Owners Val and Lori Polidoro said it took them all day to get all of their stuff out of the restaurant and loaded into two trucks. They said it was definitely worth the effort, otherwise everything would have been floating in water during the storm. "We had some floor damage, lower wall damage and of course we lost food—a lot of food," said Lori Polidoro. "We were expecting the whole building to wash away—water up to the ceiling—like it was during Hurricane Floyd."