NYSEG and RG&E rolled out a new billing system in September. It hasn't gone very well. An Ithaca hair stylist got a bill for $68,231.

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A $68,000 overcharge? NYSEG, RG&E confront billing fiasco. What happened?

A NYSEG lineman extinguishes a fire at the top of a utility pole on Route 202 at Stoneleigh Ave in Somers March 26, 2021. High winds brought down trees and wires causing a power outage in the area, and started a brush fire that was handled by Somers firefighters.

NYSEG and RG&E rolled out a new billing system in September. It hasn't gone very well. An Ithaca hair stylist got a bill for $68,231.

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Crews from NYSEG cut a part of the utility pole to remove some of the extra weight off the wires.
 
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Problem with your RG&E, NYSEG energy bill? Who to call

According to spokespeople with NYSEG and the New York Department of Public Service, there are several hotlines and other ways to contact the utility.

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The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge as pictured Oct. 29, 2022.
 

DiNapoli blasts Thruway's plan to raise tolls

State comptroller wants belt-tightening and financial transparency before toll hike.

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New Paltz's Cayden Dones drives toward the basket against Pine Bush defender Emanuel Hannon during a Feb. 6, 2023 boys basketball game.
 

Worth the wait: How a freshman is helping spark New Paltz's resurgence

Cayden Dones was "sad and mad" when informed last year he was too young for New Paltz's varsity. But for a team soaring now, it was worth the wait.

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President Joe Biden speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia.
 

Intel chair: spy balloon flew over nuke sites; Congress to hear Biden SOTU: recap

President Joe Biden will try to convince a divided Congress that they must work together when he delivers his second State of the Union Tuesday.

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