If you had a line down you will not have your power restored until you have an inspection. JCP&L has been giving misinformation & refuse to work with the towns.

Would you rather have an inspection or an electrocution or explosion? Get real.

Dick Clark why don't you get real. Jcp&l should be giving the correct information.

Nice to hear that our Republican gov is going to restore all those multimillion dollar homes on the beach in Bay Head with public funds. So much for the end of big government, at least till rich people with insurance want their summer houses paid for by taxpayers.

Why is its that Matawan residents have not heard a peep from the Mayor, nothing at all since this storm hit, is he speaking with JCP&L? Even if he isn't getting any info, the right thing to do, is to get word to the residents that he is trying to get info. Today's Press does not even have a mention of Matawan in the town by town storm update. No one I've talked to has seen ANY repair trucks in town. OTHER mayors are quoted saying this and that....they are involved. As of today, 81% of tiny Matawan has been without power since Monday. I KNOW we aren't alone, I DO understand the magnitude but where is the mayor of this town, why isn't there some communication?

Don't tell me about tireless Tara I just spent two days helping my Nephew salvage what was left of his house on Staten Island, so pardon me if I want to come home to a house with lights and heat after dealing with real devastation IDIOT!!!

I will not go back and forth with this conversation. Im very sorry for your nephews loss. Im just trying to say we need to ALL be more patient. They have MILLIONS of homes to get up and running. I am without power too. Im sure your nephew is not feeling sympathy that your inconvienced in your home when he is without one. People are doing all they can for each other right now.

4:35 on November 3rd Still no Freaking power what a Joke

JCPL's latest excuse for not posting info on Long Branch is that the entire city is a "devastated Shore community.". Nonsense. We are in West End right now - no sand or floods or wrecked houses or downed poles or debris-choked streets. About 100yards from where I am standing right now - looking into West Long Branch - they have power. Monmouth U, the WLB McDonalds, the 7-Eleven, all are up and running. The only problem is JCPL's refusal to tell us when we will be restored. Perhaps I'll take a stroll to track down the devastation that hasn't stopped me from commuting to work this week (in record time) along empty and eminently passable roads, but which prevents JCPL trucks from venturing into our neighborhood.

what about lake como?

In the grand realities of the damage done, our area is inconvenience challenged by the lack of elcectric power. Nonetheless communication is key. Land line telephones
work. The towns should take advantage of this opportunity to use their reverse 911 system to keep the community informed. The same system could serve those who choose to assist others with means and direction. Our communication through local government has been nonexistent. Where is our local leadership? Where is our Emergency Response Plan?
There has not been visible safety patrols to check on our senior citizens or our more challenged neighbors. Again, where is our local leadership? Where are the Emergency Response Teams?
We must do better and learn from these challenges. We spend a lot of money and man hours on putting plans together. What is the benchmark for these plans to engage? They do not seem to be efective based on the realities to date.

Ellen a lot of people no longer have land lines. If they do they don't have a phone that doesn't require power to operate. Try signing up for Code Red. It is a very valuable communication tool. I receive both text and voice messages with very important information. I'm attaching two links. One for Long Branch and Code Red. (I receive messages from LB's major with daily updates.) http://www.visitlongbranch.com
https://cne.coderedweb.com

Another site:
Facebook - My Monmouth - very helpful information..gas stations, school closing, etc

Stay safe, be positive and a grateful. I'm blessed to have a home to go back..no power some damage but I can go home in the near future!! I'm one of the lucky ones.. :-)

We are still waiting for power to be returned to dancer lane and to the Clayton farm development in freehold and manalapan. All the surrounding neighborhoods have power except us. Can someone help us??

Jcpl sucks again. Can't do the job. In the snow. And now this. U suck so bad ur not doing ur jobs yet again

So what's going to happen when Sandy's little sister hits us next week, all JCPL's little fixes that are taking forever are Probley going to go out again... Hold on people it's going to be a long winter with these losers!!!

Get a life every one ! You Have a home !!! !!! you are one of the lucky ones! you still have a home be thank ful for little things. shut up and be
thankful you fool,s!!! party kay of freehold!!!

Just a thought maybe JCP&L has too many towns to cover in New Jersey. It would be great to let each township decide if they want to keep JCP&L

You are whining about not having power when you could be dead....hmmm....priorities you idiots. Entitled New Jersey folk. You wonder why everyone hates people from NJ? Well you are doing a great job of letting everyone know why! We just experienced the worst weather in NJ's history, 100's died in which they are not reporting (there are 200 bodies sitting in a high school in Staten Island, and more to add to that in NJ), homes ruined and lives changed. YOU want power so you can probably sit in front of your TV...wonderful. If you have kids you are an asshole for not preparing. I you don't...leave the power company alone...they have to connect every house one by one to get your lazy ass power. Get your priorities straight.

It's nice to see some people put their energy into helping others who are much worse off. Most people realize the loss of power is a minor inconvenience compared to losing a loved one, a home or a business.

Keep up the good work, everyone!

Would have been much better if JCP&L started off by explaining how they restore power. Much of Rt9 has had no lights for almost 6 days, yet you look around and wonder why? Some inland towns look in reasonable shape, yet they still wait for power. We wonder why? We get no explanation.

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Found it interesting that one of the hardest hit towns - Atlantic city - already has power restored.......casinos must be the top priority?

It gets people back to work to earn psycheck I guess, which is good....especially now
...that's my theory. Same around here, otherwise there would be no stores to buy food and other necessities.

I live in Oceanport and we were hit very bad because we ate surrounded by rivers . Our two mile town has a wonderful shelter run now by Red Cross and a system on place on cell and home phone updating us. Our mayor also informed us what is going on with electric companies and what we can expect. If anyone is in need of clothing we have plenty, I know I volunteered and that's what I did all day. We have a place to charge our phone and yesterday we got electrici if you need wifi. We are in every sense of the word a community because we all help each other. That is what NJ is about!

They shut the power down in Atlantic city before the storm hit!

JCP&L is working from a Staging Area at Six Flags in Jackson...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.446369818731893.90789.423813954320813&type=3

No point there? Maybe u should move to another town!

Our mayor keeps us updated, does yours Ryan?

Second that approbation of LB Mayor and OEM. Code Red messages are helpful. Mayor met with JCPL Sat but they refused to tell him anything. Sad that JCPL keeps him in the dark too. Keep trying, Mr. Mayor.

Update fromLong Branch. #out rose from 9000 to 9400 this morning. "town by town breakdown" is a splendid turn of phrase for this nonsense.

Freehold mayor has been silent. No information has been provided by him or his staff. Is there a place where we can get frequent updates from jcp&l?

Just got power in Freehold, off Burlington Road. Hopefully, the rest of Freehold has it or would be getting as well.

Update from West End Long Branch: relying on JCPL projections we returned home to freezing darkness. Do we stay and freeze or try to leave and risk arrest for violating the curfew? At least if we go to jail, it will be warm. We are prisoners of JCPL's subterfuge. The projections are bogus. We are suffering. Will JCPL pay our bail? Do we violate the law by leaving home for safety, or freeze in the dark? Honestly, JCPL, have you no sense of common decency? Hope all is well and your corporate officers in Akron, Ohio are snug and warm. Have a nice, cozy and profitable evening in the Midwest.

Still no power on Mill Rd. Taking a bit longer than I thought. Someone is going to get killed walking down Mill Rd. with a flashlight, as cars zip by doing 50mph.

West End Long Branch still no power no trucks no workers no nothing. I can't get the JCPL outage info by municipality anymore. I suspect their weekend restoration estimates were so bogus they don't want us to compare them with the actual results. Calling Akron, Ohio is useless too. Kudos to LB Mayor Schneider for keeping JCPL's feet to the fire. Could use some warmth in our house, come to think of it.

No power on Mill Rd. My wife went to the town meeting only to be told that they (mayor) has no answers. What a joke? Mayor Fail!! Hope everyone is well during this troubling time.

Mike In Manalapan. I think its time for everyone to go to their next township meeting and find out who is responsible for any emergency plans and what the plans are.Make changes bases on our weaknesses and failures and be prepared for the next emergency.If we don't let our elected officials know how we feel, they will never change.

Power!!! Thank God!! Hope all of Matawan is back on!! Mill Rd. is celebrating!!

Parts of North Long Branch towards the ocean power has been restored!! I was lucky enough to meet the crew that brought my building online because I know they have been working no less than 16 hour days. I expressd my appreciation bc I know this has been hard on them & their families. I seen police from mississippi & crews from TX, TN, Kentucky, OH, ALAMABA, etc. Now, I wonder what states all the helicopters that were "bird doging" the massive damage came from??…

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