Long Valley Roads, Gas Updates for Wednesday

Washington Township has released information regarding the goings on in town as of 10 a.m., and what residents can expect to see today.

• The Delta Gas Station on East Mill Road is now open.
• Grace period for fourth quarter tax payments has been extended to Nov. 16. Read more here.
• Utility crews are working on Parker Road and Pleasant Grove Road Wednesday morning. They are setting a pole at the corner of Parker and Black River Roads.
• Some power has been restored in Gentry Estates. The Office of Emergency Management is trying to contact JCP&L about residences without power in sections of Califon Road, Zellers Road, and upper Mt. Lebenon Road.
• Old Turnpike Road is now open
• Bottled water and ice can be picked up in front of the Washington Township Police Department at 1 East Springtown Road. If the supply runs out, check with someone at the reception window.
• Water hoses and spigots are available at Schooley’s Mountain Firehouse, Fairmount Firehouse, the Police Department and Municipal Utilities Authority.
• Fairmount Firehouse will remain a warming center between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily.
• Trinity Church in Hackettstown is an overnight shelter from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.
• Washington Township Library available to residents during normal working hours.
• The Department of Public works is only picking up trees in right-of-way that have fallen.
• Brush that is tied and no more than three feet by three inches in diameter can be taken to the recycling center, which is open Wednesday until 1 p.m.
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