Bivona: Orange & Rockland Not 'Up to the Task'

"The response [from Orange & Rockland] is slow and the results are not good enough," the mayor told residents Saturday.

Nearly a full week after Hurricane Sandy sank households across New Jersey into darkness, many Franklin Lakes residents are frustrated over being still without power. Mayor Frank Bivona wrote to borough residents Saturday in an effort to assuage worries that utility companies were ignoring their needs here. "I have heard from many of you and I understand what you're going through since I live in the same community, without power, heat and water," Bivona wrote in a town-wide email blast. "I can assure you that the borough and many, many volunteers are working very hard for you day and night.  "As for Orange & Rockland, many of you feel that they have not been up to the task," Bivona said. "I would agree. The response is slow and the results…

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