Any word on Middle Valley and Zellers ? A lot needs to be done.

Why were JCP&L trucks near the shore instead of restoring power to their customers? Why don't you ask them that? I suggest a class action lawsuit against them. We are treated worse than 3rd world countries here.

Those 1200 workers are apparantly coming from the shore! This is an outrage! When is something going to be done about our power situations?

Mayor Short: How is this considered acceptable? There are several roads not even mentioned! I am glad you find half a plan acceptable but, I am sure, many of us do not.

Where is the link to the outage map?

Hey Nolan,
Thanks for the comment. We've embedded the link into the text, but it can also be seen here: http://outages.firstenergycorp.com/nj.html

What about Bristol, Bentley and Thomas Farm ?

Absolutely no mention of West Valley Brook Road, Beacon Hill Road and surrounding areas. Terrific. Glad to see some specifics and that things are being worked on in the Township at large, but it looks to me like I'll be the dark for quite some time. Very, very frustrating to say the least.

May be its time for people to come together and boycott JCP$NL, the town should look for other alternatives for power supply, its about time to hit them where it hurts most, their pocket, seems that is all they care about. Time to break the monopoly of power supply. Mr. Mayor you were just reelected your job is to look out for the town, you should invite other power companies to bid on power supply , unless you have friends at JCP$NL.

Old turnpike rd!

I am still wo power and definitely understand the continuing frustration of people but this actually sounds like some progress to me. I'm optimistic for the first time that an end is in sight.

JCPL stands for Just Can't Provide Lights

What about Wooded Valley?

Middle Valley and Zellers?? Real bad
JCPL. Just Can't Provide Lights!

This is the first substantive update I have seen from our municipal leadership since the storm. Updates like this have been posted to Facebook multiple times per day by the mayors of Mt Olive and Mt Arlington, and I am sure others, since the day after the storm. My gripe is not my own lack of power - I'll deal with it, many are much worse off. My gripe is the complete lack of communication from our municipal leaders, including the TC and the BOE. 12-13 days out we finally have some detail. The next question is, why in the world were the schools not prioritized sooner? Seems like the TC is just waking up & realizing people need INFORMATION. Meanwhile, Mayor Short is speaking on WRNJ radio & mailed a letter ot residents yesterday by snail mail. That's all well and good, but those are not the primary ways people get their info. Why in the world not use Facebook and twitter to reach people with instant updates? It's very shortsighted & is letting the Twp down. And I don't blame our mayor/TC or BOE for JCPL's shortcomings. There's plenty of time when this is over to blast JCPL for its ineptitude. I know & respect Mayor Short. But here he and his colleagues have dropped the ball. Big time.

Agreed. Zellers and Middle Valley is a disaster. West Springtown near Zellers has downed trees dangling over the road just waiting to fall. It is extremely dangerous to drive under. You are putting your citizens lives at risk when we need to drive under these trees everyday.

What about MT. VIEW AVE?

why is it that the area off Beacon Hill is never mentioned?!? Residents in the Califon portion of the township deserve power too!!

I have to drive under 2 trees suspended in the air on Springtown and a wire swooping across the road on Zellers with a transformer about the fall to get home. I hold my breath every time I drive under them. If it weren't for my husband and some other neighbors and the 4-5 trees they cut down themselves, no one would be able to get out of their homes. Even if JCP&L can't help, surely the town can get rid of these trees!! I am disgusted!

I live very close to Cuccinella school and will monitor the situation .as of 10.00 am No activity.

Thanks so much, Doug! I think that's a great idea, everyone. If you see a crew on your road or near your home, let's post that in this comment thread so we can follow along with what information was given by JCP&L in the article above. As always, thanks for all your participation!

What about Highland Avenue and Clearview Drive??? Will we be the last neighobr restored again ?!

I meant to type neighborhood, my typo.

cbs will be on paula dr around paula dr 1200 noon

What are the "spot" areas that will be the exception come Sun night? Important to note, since we have all been hearing full restoration by Sunday midnight with the exception of a few spot areas. Would be nice to know who that impacts!

JCP&L are liars. A friend spoke to someone "assessing" the damage at Naughright and Arrowhead on MONDAY! (the third time someone was assessing it in a week, by the way - we live right there) They told him that it will take 3-4 days for power to be restored to that section due to heavy damage (phone, cable and electric are out). He said the soonest they would be out there would be Saturday, but with the storm coming it would be more like Sunday. So add 3-4 days to Sunday and that area will have power. This is also the main power source for Cucinella and as of 10 am, my husband said no trucks are there working on it. So I highly doubt we will have power there by tonight, let alone this weekend... They are just blowing smoke up our a$$.....

say you wanna boycott jcp&l??
after power restoration, continue to live off your generator.
just a thought.

These comments need to go to the Governor and the Board of Public Utilities who after all are supposed to regulate "JUST CAN'T PROVIDE LIGHTS" the Gov needs to stay after JCP&L until power is restored to ALL andcommence an investigation into why they remain so incompetent after the last 2 years. Such an investigation should have the potential for franchise removal.

What about people who are part of a cluster of 8-10 houses that have no power like the residents of Pine way and Woodland Ave. JCPL restored part of the power to that section and now is ignoring the rest of the residents. This is unacceptable! I also agree with the comments from Chris Westrick. We need to see leadership from our town officials from day 1 not day 11.

You want information, Chris? Here's your tweet: the power is out. Sucks. It's an unprecedented natural disaster in New Jersey. The people charged with bringing the grid back up aren't going through the process by deciding on the angriest mayor. My guess is that JCPL is learning over the last week that saying nothing is better than breaking promises or giving guesstimations that wind up infuriating local officials who get caught passing it along to their residents who are quite naturally clamoring for data.

Rather than throw little political stones, Chris, why don't you consider doing your little tweeting around and aiding the fund for the four children of the Blue Crest Farm owners, two of whom were in the backseat of the car when a tree fell on it, killing their parents in front of their eyes. There are more important things in life than whether you had to read the OT yesterday or listen to the radio or whatever to find out the obvious -- your power will come back on when it does, and the JCPL people tasked with it have lost a grip on guessing when right now.

Jason Will take some photographs. First need a shower at the Gym then collect water at Schooley's Mtn F&R then charge batteries at Drakestown church. Be back soon
Douglas

no trucks on bartley. wait nope it was a comcast truck. the road is open from the light to w. mill but it is still one lane on the blind curve by the golf course. assessor came by today then left. there is not one truck in the valley on bartley or on w. mill they were placating the mayor

The fact that we are dead last to be restored is disgusting. Not a single truck has been in our town since the storm. JCP&L has all of us over a barrel and I would like nothing more then to tell them to take a walk. Unfortunately many folks will soon forget this and move one.... I will be sure to include a reminder in the envelope they send to me each month without fail. PS. NEVER use their on line bill pay... Take a look at the fee they charge.

What about mt view ave. still have 2 down poles and wires?!

Most of Pleasant Grove/Califon Rd/Ascot/Gentry etc., got power back last night. Additional portions (possibly the rest) of Pleasant Grove got power back this morning, with several trucks on this road around 9 a.m. Hopefully they will now be headed toward other parts of town! Fingers crossed for everyone who is still waiting!

Well, my husband saw another guy "assessing" the poles in front of our home on Naughright Road across from Arrowhead. Two trucks drove up, he got in and then they drove away. Need I say more.......................?

I live on East Gate Road just off of 513 and we are right over the border from Chester. I am worried that we will be overlooked. We have all had enough.

Middlesworth Farm Rd (off of P.G Rd) got power at about 9:30 AM. I saw many crews in Califon (looks like a bomb hit the area)

It mentions how the Naughright Drakestown substations are related....anybody see trucks on Drakestown?

The area by Drakestown substaion has power (I forget the name of the development). They have had power for over a week now.

Please everyone sign this petition to get JCPL out of NJ. Everyone Repost this.
http://www.change.org/petitions/jcp-l-jersey-central-power-light-monopoly-and-inadequate-service-will-not-be-tolerated-anymore

Any idea about where East Valley Brook Road falls on the restroration schedule?

Ok power is on at Naughright by Cuccinella school. Naughright road at Jackie Road is still closed at 12.30

Just checked: JCP&L *cancelled* our work order even though we are still without power. What a disgrace. If you are still without power: check your work order.

Any parents on here of school children? If so, you should be very angry with the lack of leadership from our Superintendent of schools! We have an elementary school that has power, yet they aren't using it to even meet and make contingency plans for our children OR why not reopen it, Chester/Mendham has done this where one school is insession and another isn't. These are unprecendented times and we need creative leadership as well as regular communication. Our $175k Super, hasn't done anything to show leadership or that he is doing everything in his power to get the kids back to school! Heck they aren't even talking to JCP&L, according to their last message!! If you don't care yet about the lack of school leadership you will when your children will be going to school on Saturdays!!! No JOKE!!

Can't see anyone. I'll drive around and let you know

I agree. Really frustrating that schools were not made a priority. It would at least give the kids a warm place to spend their days. Flocktown-Kossman appears to have had power this whole week. Why didn't they open that school? Re-route the busses or have parents drop the kids off if road closures were in issue. Last week, Mt. Olive opened up the schools that had power.

Naughright road still closed and power lines on the ground. No work crews in sight on Naughright or Flocktown Roads.

Leta, I am a parent of school aged children, and the Superintendant, and especially the Assistant Superintendant, are completely useless under normal circumstances. It is no surprise to me that they have nothing planned in an emergency, since they can barely handle the day to day operations of the schools. The Assistant Superintendant is making just as much money to sit around and do nothing at all for the school district. Why would he do anything now? You are 100% correct. Our schools are going to hell in a hand basket, and they are taking the kids down with them. The current curriculum stinks anyway...they may as well just stay home.

No power on Kings Hwy - at least the portion in Washington Twp. Power on Kings Hwy down the hill in Warren Co. JCPL is getting back at us because we hauled them into our Township meeting last year. They have the power, we don't.

There were lineman working on the downed line/transformer/ broken pole(s) tangled mess this morning on west springtown between wherli intersection and zellers road.

By the intersection of west springtown and zelllers, on zellers, the pole/transformer laying in the middle of the road has been untouched. From this same intersection going south to middle valley i can see a broken pole with transformer hanging precariously.

Fyi: on WRNJ mayor short said, i think i heard correctly, that every march there is an opportunity to establish the restoration priorities with jcp&l and that the twp did do this; schools were prioritized.

What about Fairmount Road???

Sorry but no crews to be seen in the vicinity.

In driving around the mountain and valley and looking at all of the devastion still untouched, there are at least 24 to 30 areas that need large teams of 5-10 trucks crews or more to get back online. With all of the tree removal, pole setting, transformer installation and wiring that remains to be done, I think the mayor is incredibly naive, or in denial, to think this can be wrapped up by Sunday. I think a large number of residents should prepare for at least 5-7 more days of no power. I hope I am wrong. Until he faces the reality of the situation and starts dealing with it, mayor short he is only opening himself up for more criticism, which at this point is deserved. We already know that JCP&L lies. You cannot believe anything they tell us. Residents need to prepare for another long haul of cold, dark nights.

I'm convinced we not get in power back until December. Jcp&l is useless and so are there customer service ppl answering the phones. What is the point if having them take calls If the only information they can provide is the information we already see on their website!! Furthermore she GUARANTEED that everyone without power would have it by Sunday night. Just another load of bull if u ask me.

Friend just said she has power on Jackie Drive.

Sorry for the typos stupid iPhone

North Four Bridges here: we're still closed. Drakestwon is treacherous.. we are usually the second to last nes in town to get power back besides Fairview.. but 12 days? Any ideas when we'll see a truck?

apparently they are not fixing the portion of town that borders hunterdon county. A garbage truck had to get entangled in wires and free himself?!? What is wrong with this picture? Mayor Short stated last storm that he addressed issues with JCP&L; apparently he failed to do this or JCP&L needs to be fined and all of us who are without power should receive a portion of this money. This is the only way they will get their act together!

I got my power back last Friday. My cable has been off for for 11-12 days now. Comcast is as bad as JCP&L. All they can tell me is the problem is in "the northwest". I know my problem is miniscule compared to those that are still without electricity. Howevewr, I do need internet and phone service to work. Does anyone been able to get any better info from Comcast.

Still no crews in the vicinity.. But power is back on here at Naughright and Cuccinella school. Jackie drive seems to have power but Naughright Road at Jackie is still blocked.
douglas

Anyone know if Bristol, Bently and Thomas Farm, Arrowhead, Birtch Ct, Hidden Glen, and all the other streets powered off the lines on Naughtright are back on yet?

Backhoe activity on Zellers road started in past hour

Backhoe activity on Zellers road started in past hour. No real work done. Took a few pictures, trying to post

Anyone seeing any activity along Old Farmers/East Mill?

Three Duke Energy utility trucks on Naughright road working lines and poles beyond Jackie & before Arrowhead!

Hi - I write a blog for the Easton PA Patch, but am a former resident of Long Valley.

I just heard from a friend on Jackie Drive that her power has been restored, so I wanted to report that update.

West springtown rd power line may be fixed by tonight, if not it will be tomorrow says lineman. Note: this line ends, in a westerly direction, at the mci tower (orig name). Beyond that the homes on west springtown receive electricity from the zellers road side

Crew currently working on Flocktown near Warwick.

Curt Bush
I'm one of the houses on Pine w/o power but nobody on our street got hurt, my roof is intact, and no water damage. If JCP&L puts me as a lower priority I think I can deal with it and try not to get too cranky. It could be way worse for most of us. I am generally been impressed with the folks of Long Valley pitching in to support each other, share resources and pitch in when they can. hang in there folks.

Nothing in the valley at all.....big tree down on 517 still!!!

West springtown rd, incl. Markham drive, have power as of 5:23pm. As far as mci tower (see above).

Just more lies!!! I live right across the street from the high school, still no power and not a single repair truck in sight. This is unbelievable. Maybe the higher up exec's of JCP&L would like to try living with no heat, electric and water for 12 days

No power back for me either- off Old Farmers Rd and in the Capitol Estates section. I am really missing clear communication about when we can reasonably expect restoration

Flocktown near Beam still no power.

Beacon Hill is unbelievable! Power restoration? How about let's get the huge trees off the power lines so real power work can be done!

I have yet to see any power crews on west valley brook. Nor have I heard it mentioned in any of the updates. There are about 2 miles worth of homes still with nothing all on well and septic.

I just need to have the Dunkin Donuts in LV back in operation....The Latte's are watery at the new Hackettstown DD!!

At 3:30pm today there were crews on Flocktown and Dorset/Warwick drive. I was really hoping for power and to actually drive home via Naughright; nope. Friends staying with me live in Port Murry and they got power today, but the service line to their house had to be replaced! I don't get it.
I also agree that getting updates on day 10/11 from the Mayor is seriously ridiculous! Use Facebook and Twitter to be informative, maybe you'll actually have more than 136 followers. Complete nonsense.

No power on Ann Rd near Nestlingwood..... I guess we are still waiting for the Naughright Road debacle to be repaired. This major road in Washington Twsp still closed on day 12 is a disgrace. Thanks JCP&L for nothing...

naughright is now fixed and going to be open anytime

You are a supervisor for JCP&L calling a town white trash...that is absolutely disgusting and uncalled for.

paula dr has power

Still lines down/ no power in Kim Lane/ Jackie Drive despite seeing the crews restoring the lines on Naughright today. I just signed the petition to get JCP&L the hell out of NJ.

Mayor list roads to open on his website. It's not complete. I don't even see mission road on it! Thanks for the support mayor.

Mayor is supposedly away on vacation. He really cares deeply for all of us.

Mayor Ken Short left yesterday to go on vacation in Aruba. Deputy Mayor Roehrich also left to go out of town. No one is currently in charge. I guess the overhelmng message from the township to those with out power is : We were just re-elected. Don't bother us.

Hey jcpl supervisor, the problem is that we have been lied too, whether it is from our mayor or you guys passing false information to us white trash. It's been 2weeks of mis-messaging to us the folks that pay your flippin salary. You guys need to get your heads out where the sun don't shine and be straight up with us. That is all we have been asking. The bashing started due to false information and the promises made last year to us and the recent events. So get your facts straight before you start slinging comments you classless putz.

Hey jcp&l supervisor, how many people came up when you fixed the problem on Naughright? That was our major road and it feeds many developments and a school that was ignored for 12 days. You were fixing single line troubles in other towns when hundreds of families were affected by these downed wires. JCP&L suck.

Jcpl supervisor: I would be careful. There will be a class action lawsuit, and whether it is won, or lost, last a year or 4, what you have done is taken a position for your company and made a comment that may cost a lot of money. Hopefully, there is nothing criminal, to include power priority to political figures etc. All things pertaining to this debacle will become discoverable, whether in a civil or criminal court. JCPL will be force to fire people, as a sign of good faith, and my guess is you will be one of them my friend. Laugh, and call us WT all you want my friend but I think you underestimate the collection of accomplished people in this town..If anything, all internal emails pertaining to this town on behalf of Long Valley will be turned over...and your remarks will be attributed to you, and attributed as an official statement of the company. Bad Faith cases may never lead to big payouts, but I will just be happy to have the case move along so we can learn more, and for those like yourself, will lose their jobs.

JCPL Supervisor. How do you have time to be berating our community on our Patch? If you aren't catching up on your sleep shouldn't you be 'supervising' the hard working crews in field so they can have some direction, finish the job and get back home to their families? back to work! Or is it only the ground crews doing 16 hour days? If you truly are a representative of JCP&L management, why would anyone be surprised by the FU attitude and lack of respect for our requests for information. Nobody has asked for power before essential services. In fact people have been asking for the schools to be restored before our own homes. Way to represent the company that pays your salary! I hope you will be rewarded for your loyalty and your lack of class

That should read Get back to work!

Hey jcpl supervisor, your management team just posted that they under estimated the damage in our town and repairs will not be completed. If you spent your time worrying about what you are reponsible for maybe you guys would have understood what are issues were you fraud. As for the unprofessional derogatory comment I hope you are exposed and you loose your job you classes excuse for human.

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