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Brooklyn and Hicksville, New York – National Grid has activated its emergency response plan – including increasing staffing, mobilizing and pre-staging crews and extending work shifts – in preparation for Hurricane Henri’s potential impact on New York City and Long Island.

Brooklyn and Hicksville, New York – As Tropical Storm Henri continues to track northeast, National Grid is monitoring and actively preparing for potential high winds, torrential rains and flooding that could impact the region, especially eastern Long Island.

Albany, New York – In preparation for possible severe weather impacts from Tropical Storm Henri, National Grid has mobilized additional internal and external resources – including line, service, tree, damage assessment and public safety workers -- to add to its full complement of eastern New York crews.

National Grid director of customer and community for New York State, Melanie Littlejohn, is among those to be featured on “Behind the Woman,” which airs on PBS station WCNY in Syracuse.

Drake, who is 8-years-old and growing up on the 180-acre family farm, is learning about vegetables, various grapes and running the goat, poultry and hog operations.

ALBANY/HICKSVILLE, N.Y. - August 11 marks National 811 Safe Digging Day. National Grid reminds customers and contractors to call 811 before starting any digging or excavation project (no matter how big or small) to have underground utility lines properly marked.

The heat is on this week across upstate New York with forecasters calling for a run of high temperatures and humidity in the region.

National Grid awarded a $300,000 economic development grant to Central Terminal Restoration Corp. which is moving forward with adaptive re-use plans for the vacant, nearly 100-year-old building in Buffalo.