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Thousands Without Power As Storm Intensifies In NJ Thousands Without Power As Storm Intensifies In NJ
Thousands Without Power As Storm Intensifies In NJ Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power as of Tuesday evening, Jan. 9, as the storm intensified. A State of Emergency ordered by Gov. Phil Murphy went into effect at 5 p.m., with state and local officials urging residents to stay off the roads. As of 7:25 p.m., more than 2,000 residents in Hunterdon County were in the dark, according to JCP&L, including 123 in Delaware; 729 in Lambertville City; 733 in Raritan; 437 in West Amwell, and more. In Morris County, 3,360 JCP&L customers were without power. Those are residents of Mount Olive where 2,449 people w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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24K Wildwood Residents Without Power 24K Wildwood Residents Without Power
24K Wildwood Residents Without Power A two-alarm fire at an electric plant substation in Wildwood knocked out power to 24,000 homes and businesses throughout the island on Friday, July 7, authorities said. UPDATE: 8K Wildwood Residents Still Without Power, Here's When It's Expected To Be Restored As of 5 p.m., power had been restored for 1,800 Atlantic City Electric customers. An additional 15,000 were expected to have power later this evening, while some will remain in the dark until Saturday, July 8, the company said. The electrical fire at the Lake Avenue substation on West Oak Avenue.  As of 4pm, no update on time fo…

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by Jon Craig
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Why Drones Are Putting Robots On Power Lines Across South Jersey Why Drones Are Putting Robots On Power Lines Across South Jersey
Why Drones Are Putting Robots On Power Lines Across South Jersey Have you wondered what those tiny UFOs are doing along South Jersey power lines? "Bird mitigation." In other words, setting up a system for scaring off birds that would otherwise be killed striking into or landing on the lines. The drones place tiny robotic devices on the lines. In the past, utility workers used to dangerously dangle from helicopters to accomplish the same tasks, according to the Wetlands Institute.  The "bird diverters" were most recently placed along the north side of Stone Harbor Boulevard, according to the Institute. In addition to sparing the birds from electroc…

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by Jon Craig
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Suspected Tornado Rips Through Jersey Shore Town Suspected Tornado Rips Through Jersey Shore Town
Suspected Tornado Rips Through Jersey Shore Town A suspected tornado ripped through a Jersey Shore town Thursday night, damaging 35 homes, several boats and injuring several people, police said. Three 9-1-1 calls came in at 9:22 p.m. in Long Beach Island, reporting roofs ripped off multiple houses and downed utility poles. Posted by Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. on Friday, July 30, 2021 Officials believe a tornado touched down on Antioch Road, Arnold Boulevard, Collier Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. The National Weather Service on Friday will be investigating several areas that suffered significant damage during the storm. [8 AM]…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Widespread Flooding, Downed Poles Close NJ, PA Roads Widespread Flooding, Downed Poles Close NJ, PA Roads
Widespread Flooding, Downed Poles Close NJ, PA Roads An overnight storm left parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania in disarray Christmas Morning. Thousands of New Jerseyans lost power Christmas Eve, as wind gusts of up to 55 miles per hour swept parts of the state (have photos? email clevine@dailyvoice.com). Southeastern Pennsylvania experienced flooding well before midnight struck, which caused for several detours overnight into the early hours. While the strongest winds have moved out of the area, widespread areas of flooding were reported especially across eastern PA, the National Weather Service reports. Downed tree in Little Ferry, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Powerful Winds Knock Power To Thousands Across New Jersey Powerful Winds Knock Power To Thousands Across New Jersey
Powerful Winds Knock Power To Thousands Across New Jersey A powerful storm knocked power to thousands of New Jersey residents Christmas Eve. Multiple gusts of over 50 miles per hour recorded in southern parts of the state were recorded as of 11 p.m. -- with conditions worsening rapidly, the National Weather Service said. Heavy rainfall was to blame for flooding in parts of Southeast Pennsylvania. Several water rescues had already been reported, the NWS said. The following areas reported widespread outages as of 11 p.m.: PSEG Bayonne, 1,257 Bergenfield 1,059 Bloomfield 742 Burlington, 1,014  Paramus 1,908 Rochelle Park 352 JCPL Branchburg 56…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ County Breakdown: 5,600 Residents Without Power 6 Days After Tropical Storm Isaias NJ County Breakdown: 5,600 Residents Without Power 6 Days After Tropical Storm Isaias
NJ County Breakdown: 5,600 Residents Without Power 6 Days After Tropical Storm Isaias Thousands of New Jersey residents were still without power Monday, six days after Tropical Storm Isaias hit the region. As of 10:30 a.m., there were nearly 5,600 residents in the dark, according to utility company outage maps. Sunday night, there were approximately 20,900 outages across New Jersey, according to Gov. Phil Murphy. Many residents who had power recently restored were waiting for internet service. Restoration times for those still without power were Monday and Tuesday nights. Here's a list of outages per county, according to outage maps from JCP&L, PSE&G, Rockland &…

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by Cecilia Levine
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6 Days After Isaias: Here's The County Breakdown Of NJ Residents Still Without Power 6 Days After Isaias: Here's The County Breakdown Of NJ Residents Still Without Power
6 Days After Isaias: Here's The County Breakdown Of NJ Residents Still Without Power Thousands of New Jersey residents were still without power six days after Tropical Storm Isaias hit the region. As of Monday morning, there were nearly 5,600 residents in the dark, according to utility company outage maps. Sunday night, there were approximately 20,900 outages across New Jersey, according to Gov. Phil Murphy. Others who had power back were waiting for internet service to be restored. Here's a list of outages per county as of 10:30 a.m., according to outage maps from JCP&L, PSE&G, Rockland & Orange Electric and Atlantic City Electric. ATLANTIC: 11 BERGEN: …

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by Cecilia Levine
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More Than 300K NJ Electric Customers Still Don't Have Power More Than 300K NJ Electric Customers Still Don't Have Power
More Than 300K NJ Electric Customers Still Don't Have Power Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents were still without electricity Friday -- three days after Tropical Storm Isaias pummeled the region. As of Friday morning, about 221,001 of JCP&L’s 1,131,720 customers were without power, followed by about 86,431 out of 2,326,730 PSE&G customers and 2,757 out of 545,450 Atlantic City Electric customers. Crews were prioritizing the areas that were hit hardest by the storm, which include Morris, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, JCP&L said. Nearly 85 percent of customers with both JCP&L and PSE&G were expected to have power restore…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
WATCH: Tornado Touches Down In Jersey Shore Town Leaving Thousands Without Power WATCH: Tornado Touches Down In Jersey Shore Town Leaving Thousands Without Power
Watch: Tornado Touches Down In Jersey Shore Town Leaving Thousands Without Power UPDATED: A tornado touched down in a Jersey Shore town Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service -- leaving thousands without power (scroll for videos). The tornado was over Corbin City at 9:53 a.m., the NWS said. Ocean City and the surrounding area was placed under a tornado warning until 10:15 a.m. as Tropical Storm Isaias made its way north. ALSO SEE: 1.3 Million New Jerseyans Without Power, Restoration Could Take Days More than 72,900 Atlantic City Electric customers were without power as of 11:30 a.m., the outage map shows. Reports say nearly 14,000 Ocean City reside…

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by Cecilia Levine