This mentions areas that need power......Kings Highway needs workers ASAP. This was not mentioned. Please send that info to The Office of Emergency Managment! Thanks!

what about Beacon Hill/Light Road which is a disaster!

Still no power on Abedim Way, and Beacon Hill Rd!

HOW ABOUT NAUGHRIGHT RD and ARROWHEAD! No one has been doing anything over there except remove the tree, a week ago! Not one thing has been done :-/

How about the tree and wires down on Mission Road - and all without power there????

Lets get the children back to school at Old Farmers. It's been a week and half and that is outrageous.

Spring Ln and Nestling Wood Dr, near Spring Ln, we need power too!!! Enough already!

There is no power on Hacklebarney, Black River, Parker. And there won't be any time soon. Still so much tree and pole damage. These kids need to get back to school and some normalcy in their lives.

What about Fairview? The road has been closed due to a downed tree and without power for 10 days.

What about Old Farmers Road? There is still no power, going on day 10. What is the status?

I saw about 20 or more trucks at Alstedes, so hopefully help is on the way, but on a sour note, also saw way to many dangling and cracked trees that just may come down this storm that is coming today and tomorrow;-(

Zellers has a tree blocking the roadway and 2 low hanging wires...impassable road...not to mention Middle Valley closed due to Bridge work...this is dangerous...not a power issue, this is a safety issue!

Saw this on Facebook.... "Just got a call back from JCP&L supervisor. What you believe they didn't even know that an elementary school (Cucinella) was still out! She took down the name and address of Cucinella and she said it would be put on the priority list. She is supposed to call me right back. Told her people can't go to work without our children not in school,lack of running water,etc. She said schools are usually the things to be put on first! Keep your fingers crossed!"

Kim Lane! All without power in the Woods at Long Valley Neighborhood!!!!

have some patience

Does anyone know if, or when, Sanico plans to come for the garbage?

All of Old Farmers Road should be a priority --- open that school!

I was told a work order was to restore power last night by a jcpl customer service rep. No accurate info as always. Still no water no heat no electric no cable. Waiting in line for gas where is lance or Christie. I am patient but tired.

And more communications on the Patch like this article! It's important for residents to get updated and see some progress!

I think we all need to be calling JCP&L and raise some hell ourselves!!! A JCP&L rep and supervisor told a good friend of mine, that they didn't even know our schools were out of power!!! I mean really, I am sure our local leaders in our town have been talking with JCP&L directly, but it is FREIGNTING that those in there call/logistics do not have our schools on their list!!!

Arrowhead and Paula drive still have no power....come on already!

And please do not forget about Middle Valley on Rt. 513 just below Middle Valley Road. We still do not have power either. We all have wells so we have no heat, no water and elderly parents.

The coordination between our town officials and JCP&L has been abysmal if not criminal. All the discussion and "talk" about emergency preparedness since 9/11 is just that - TALK and no action. We learn and hear more about what is going on through web sites and the school Honeywell Instant Alert system. I have not seen one utility truck on Naughright Road between Cucinella and Arrowhead in ten days! And now we are told that we have to wait until Sunday at the earliest! Laws need to be passed to hold essential/vital service providers accountable not only for their actions but for their inaction.

Flocktown rd by Pluts tree farm and parts of Cambridge dr, Lexington, wy NO POWER

When will west valley brook rd be restored? I have downed wires in my driveway so I have been trapped for 10 days.

Not true that there is no priority list! Everyone knows that police,fire, hospitals, and SCHOOLS are a first priority!!! Now, get to work.

Property taxes deadline extended to nov 16th. Big deal. I believe there is a 10 day grace period normally, so they give us SIX says more??? Why not a grace period after the initial 10 of the number of days w/out power? Heck with JCP%L - let's deduct a penalty off our property taxes for the township doing absolutely ZIP during this. BTW - how do I pay this?? Guess I can hike to town!!

Still no power on Bartley by high school. We are across the street and have yet to see a single truck so guess the school is not a priority. All downed trees completely cleared,just trees leaning on wires on 4 Bridges. This is insane!

I just called JCP&L as well and they told me that the new time frame for Long Valley is midnight at the earliest, and because of the current storm, they are pulling their crews back!! The woman I spoke with was condescending and rude, and told me if I was so bad off that I should be in a hotel. People have got to keep calling...this is outrageous.

Now as a nor'easter moves in they will pull back their crews. Looks like most of us are effed

Why the hell is rt. 24 not getting worked on? Wires are hanging by Chesterbrook Rd. Chester, no trucks, no nothing on a major road going into Long Valley! This is just incredible that no repair work has even started! Now I am hearing another week at least for no power! JCP&L---you are the worst in the world!

Tried calling JCP&L again today and was 'disconnected' 5 times as I was 'on hold' for a customer rep.!

Call NJ Governor' office; they are keeping tallies....told me a lot of calls from Washington Twp, Morris. Keep calling and have your neighbors call. 609-292-6000

Thanks for the information Angelo!

Utility trucks on Naughright and Arrowhead!!!!!!

Why isnt jcpl paying for the gas for my generator...?

I just talked to the Governor's office too and they are starting to look into this matter. They confirmed that many people from Washington Township have called complaining. Please have everyone you know call.

Has anybody been down drakestown rd heading towards Bartley there are at least 10 snapped telephone poles down wires everywhere and the road is actually open.

I just called the governor's office. She took down my town, county and electric company. She also acted like she hasn't been made aware that OFRS was still without power. Thank you for the number! If nothing else, it feels good to speak to a live person to voice my concerns.

I called. Everyone needs to call.

Interesting link on nj.com mayor short responding to JCPL.

http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2012/11/frustration_with_jcpl_grows_bu.html#incart_river_default

I called as well. I'd also suggest citing the lack of local leadership, preparedness and influence as being just as much of an issue as is the poor communication by JCPL.
Further, no local 24x7 shelters, library only working standard hours, outdated and ambiguous information...this is an absolutely incredible situation. Can'y wait to see the local tax rate increase and JCPL surcharge for storm clean up. Hording pennies to remit my anger...

How they can allow cars and trucks to drive on roads that they know have trees and poles dangling by wires is both irresponsible and dangerous....someone is going to get very hurt or killed. Someone in this town better take charge now. Where is our leadership...???

Fairmount road is still out too.

Not just old farmers school witjout power, all the schools including West Morris, except Flocktown Kossmann, are out of power. I would have a lot more patience if we had communication and information! Our elected township officials have been lax on this issue. At least theboatchbhas been updating us as best as they can. Frusryated and in the dark on Spring ln.

re Ljm09 link above:
There was this in the article ""The storm caused damage to the backbone of the system that needed to be repaired first," Morano said. "We can't do that street-level repair until we restore power to these substations."

Question: is this a technical issue or a resource issue. It appears to me that crews, if there were more of them, could have been working on all those downed lines, replacing poles, etc. instead of the serial process JCP&L undertakes.

The lack of communication and leadership from our town elected officials is appalling. They could have used the honeywell instant alert system at the school to start to get the info out. Why don't we have a town-wide honeywell system like other towns? Cell phone and landline phone numbers are used to contact people with important info and updates.

The Patch, Honeywell and WRNJ have been the best (only) sources of information...just by reading these comments anyone knowing the area can glean the extent of the damage here. There are so many with wells and oil heat, no place available to shower (when my kid had diarrhea the other day I almost cried), few places to keep warm, now snow on trees leaning on wires and snow covering live wires on the ground, driving under trees leaning on wires....

This is absolutely the scariest situation I've ever been in. Afraid to drive around town, staying in with the kids to conserve gas and for safety, thankful for the wood stove and to be near a highway, concerned for those without a source of heat....

I think residents are frustrated most by the lack of direct communication by the town (except regarding school closings).

Best comment is from Angelo - worth reiterating - "Call NJ Governor' office; they are keeping tallies....told me a lot of calls from Washington Twp, Morris. Keep calling and have your neighbors call. 609-292-6000"

Stay warm and help each other however you can...looks like it's gonna be awhile.

The Cycle Exchange located at 65 Main St/Rt. 206 in Andover will be collecting donations at their store for Hurricane Sandy Victims this week on Thursday & Friday between 10-5 and Saturday 10-4.

We will be collecting:
*Batteries- C & D
*Personal Hygiene Items
*Cleaning Supplies - rubber gloves, sponges, detergents, bleach, etc.

In addition we will be donating a hot lunch catered from a local restaurant to the Red Cross Shelter at the Hopatcong High School this Saturday 11/10/12 for those still without power in our area.

Please share this on your stations and websites so we can try to get our message out to as many people who would like to help or could use a hot meal as we can.

Thank you kindly in advance,
The Cycle Exchange

Thank you for the phone number--I will be calling the governor at the crack of dawn. All you area people are welcome to stop by Community Presbyterian Church, 220 Main St. Chester to sit by the fire, have coffee and tea, snacks, relax, charge your phones, and we have free wi fi. Hours are 9 am to 6 pm. We are the Chester warming station, but all are welcome!

Ramsey Road and Ascot Road (off of Pleasant Grove Road) still do not have power. I have been trying to get through to the governor all day but the lines have been busy. I am beyond frustrated and the information that we have been given by JCP&L has been completely inaccurate. My family is tired and cold and just wanting everything to return to normal. This is totally unacceptable!!!

Well JCP&L.....its day 10. Remember, be patient it could take 7 to 10 days to restore power. The governor should step in now our patience is done.

Ron Morano, a JCP&L spokesman, said.... "the geography of Washington Township proved extremely labor intensive because "putting up six poles might serve only 12 customers (in the township)."

This is their PR guy talking NONSENSE and putting the spin on. We still have SCHOOLS (three?) out + thousands of residents out where the restoration delays are not because "putting up six poles might serve only 12 customers (in the township)."

And, more nonsense from him, "The storm caused damage to the backbone of the system that needed to be repaired first," Morano said. "We can't do that street-level repair until we restore power to these substations." If the right number of resources were brought in they they could have been working on poles and lines while the substation work was going on.

Quotes above are from http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2012/11/frustration_with_jcpl_grows_bu.html#incart_river_default

call the Gov office..No power all along Flocktown, Dorset, Half of Wellington, all of that large area of homes..Not single homes on a rural road, but hundreds of homes all lined up, with no poles damaged. So, they attempt to get large areas done first? that is an additional misrepresentation. Intentional misrepresentations that cause us to act on this information, losing money, and other loses should be recouped in a town wide class action lawsuit. There will be tons of internal emails, power priority decisions based on a myriad of unacceptable reasons, and we have past meetings addressing the issue. Last time I checked, LV had its share of contributors to the state of NJ and the economy. We have been set aside. They do one day in LV, then leave for 3 days...return for a day, then leave. The NY News was in Parsip last night interviewing people, and JCPL was right behind working. I then learned from a friend, thousands got their power. Call a news conference even if nobody shows, call one town leaders.

3 suggestions for the mayor to alleviate some of the pain and show some genuine care for those without power:
1) Hire some food trucks that service coffee, sandwiches, etc. Position them at various points in town and subsidize the cost so that people can have warm food for next to nothing. Announce their location on the town website.
2) Use a school buses to drive residents to 24 hour shelters, or shelters better equipped than what we have. Post a schedule and pick-up locations on the website .
3) If you want to publicize the town's problem with JCP&L, take a school bus, fill it with some of the unhappy residents who are cold and hungry and drive it to the home of the JCP&L CEO. Park it in front of his house. Have a press conference. Invite the press; they would love it because it would be great post-election news. You'd get national coverage; far more than you get on the local radio station.

If you can find the box Mr. Mayor, you need to think outside of it. Do something!

A friend who works for JCPL said that their management couldnt care less about getting northern NJ power restored. All of the national focus is down south. I personally have not seen a single truck working on top of the Mountain. They have no sense of urgency and their canned statements from their reps is insulting. They should have their permit to provide electrical services revoked.