Tag: Mount Olive Township, NJ
10,000 Without Power Due To Storm: See Rainfall Totals In NJ So Far
Torrential downpours and flash flooding triggered widespread power outages and traffic disruptions across New Jersey on Thursday, July 31.
As of 9 p.m., more than 10,000 residents were without power.
PSE&G reported:
2,812 outages in Middlesex County, including 2,680 in Woodbridge
883 outages in Somerset County, mostly in North Plainfield
JCP&L reported more than 7,000 outages in Ocean County, including:
5,129 in Manchester
995 in Ocean Gate
586 in Berkeley Township
Utility crews were working through the night to restore power as the storms continued into the evening.
As of 8:50…
Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey
Thousands of residents in northern New Jersey were without power as of Tuesday, Feb. 13 amid the snow storm that dropped several inches on the region.
The JCP&L outage map shows 2,390 had no power in Warren County, mainly in Harmony Twp., Lopatcong, Phillipsburg, Pohatcong, and White Township as of 11:35 a.m.
In Somerset County, nearly 900 residents had no power, mostly in Branchburg (790).
Nearly 1,500 Hunterdon County residents were also in the dark. Those residents without power are mainly residents of Clinton, Holland, Lebanon, and Readington.
Restoration times varied.
DWI Budd Lake Man, 42, Charged In Route 46 Hit-And-Run Crash
A Budd Lake man was under the influence when he left the scene of a crash on Route 46, authorities said.
Daniel F. Stroup, 42, crashed his silver Chevy pickup truck on Route 46 in Mount Olive Township just before 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 10 -- then drove away, Mount Olive police said.
A police sergeant saw the truck on Wolfe Road and followed it to a home on Highfield Court, police said.
During questioning, Stroup displayed signs of intoxication and subsequently failed field sobriety tests, authorities said.
Stroup was arrested and charged with DWI, reckless driving, leaving the scene of …
