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January 18th, 10:05 pm

Congratulations to Ken Gurda (45 years of service) and Ray Labanowski ( 55 years of service) and all the members of the Pine Island Fire Department for protecting our Town. Good luck to Chief Ryan Blaikner, have a safe year. ... See MoreSee Less

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January 13th, 5:58 am

Orange County fuel fund , help with heating costs this winter:

Eligibility and application information is available online at www.ocfuelfund.org, or by calling 421-6255 or 401-6280. Applications can be e-mailed to manager@ocfuelfund.org. or sent via traditional mail to RECAP, Attn.: O.C. Fuel Fund, 40 Smith St., Middletown, N.Y. 10940. ... See MoreSee Less

Orange County Fuel Fund

An initiative designed to enhance the penetration rate of energy related services available for low to moderate income residents of Orange County. Historically, these residents living on a fixed incom...

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January 6th, 8:38 am

O&R cautions: If you get a call demanding payment within an hour – it’s a scam

Pearl River, NY -- Jan. 4, 2020 – O&R cautions customers to beware of an increase of scam calls today. The scammer is making an O&R phone number show up on the customer’s caller ID screen and instructing the customer to pay their bill or their service will be shut off within the hour. Don’t fall for it:

O&R does not call customers and demand immediate payment.
To disconnect service, O&R goes through a multi-step process that’s regulated by the NYS Public Service Commission and NJ Board of Public Utilities. This includes sending written communications over a period of time.
O&R does not accept payment by pre-paid debit cards, by MoneyGram or any similar transfers.
Never arrange payment or divulge account or personal information, including debit or credit card information, over the phone.
If someone comes to your home or business claiming to be from O&R, ask for identification. If you are still unsure, call 1-877-434-4100 or the police.

Here are some other methods scammers use:

The scammer calls and says the customer’s bill is delinquent and instructs the customer to buy a pre-paid card and load money onto it to pay the bill. Once the customer puts money on the pre-paid card and provides the scammer with the card number, the scammer steals the money. The customer, of course, does not get a gift card and is still responsible for the bill.
The scammer calls a business or residential customer and says a glitch in O&R’s computer systems prevented the customer’s payments for the last several months from being recorded. These scammers then ask the customer to buy a pre-paid card.
Someone calls and says the customer owes O&R a deposit for a smart meter. The caller tells the customer to make an immediate payment by Bitcoin. This scam usually targets businesses. O&R does not require deposits for the smart meters it is installing at homes and businesses across its service area. The company does not accept payment by Bitcoin.
Thieves have been known to get into mailboxes to pull out envelopes and open those that may contain payments. O&R advises customers who pay their bills by mail not to place their payments in a mailbox until close to pick-up time.
Some scammers leave messages for customers urging them to call back. When the customer calls back, they hear a recorded message identical to the one O&R uses. ... See MoreSee Less

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December 10th, 11:54 am

Thank you to the Pine Island Chamber and the Warwick Meistersingers for bringing Christmas to our hamlet of Pine Island at the Town Park! ... See MoreSee Less

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December 6th, 10:23 am

O&R’s NEIGHBOR FUND OFFERS EMERGENCY ENERGY BILL HELP

PEARL RIVER, NY Dec. 6, 2019 --- Now open for the winter heating season, O&R’s The Neighbor Fund provides critical home-heating assistance for those O&R customers who find themselves unable to pay their home-heating fuel bills because of emergency financial conditions.

The Neighbor Fund provides a one-time grant for electric customers of $250 and for heating fuel customers of $250. Grants from The Neighbor Fund are awarded to pay for home energy costs no matter what type of fuel is used: electricity, oil, natural gas, propane, wood or coal. The grant money does not have to be repaid, and there are no age limits or income guidelines to be met.

To qualify for The Neighbor Fund grant, individuals must have an account with O&R, and must already have exhausted all governmental resources available for financial assistance. They must also provide supporting documentation of emergency/crisis circumstances (medical bills, unemployment notification, etc.)

The Salvation Army administers The Neighbor Fund program, evaluates The Neighbor Fund applications and makes the grants.

If you need The Neighbor Fund’s assistance, please contact The Salvation Army offices in Spring Valley (845-352-9577), Middletown (845-343-0821) or Port Jervis (845-856-3214). ... See MoreSee Less