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UPDATE: Over 7,000 Lose Power in Monmouth During Storm

Power largely restored after peaking at 7,344 Thursday morning.

Update, 4:15 p.m.: Power has been largely restored in Monmouth, with only 19 outages currently reported. 

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Update, 10:48 a.m.:
Outages have now dropped to around 3,000 in Monmouth after peaking earlier Thursday morning. Here is the list of outages by town for municipalities with more than five power loss issues reported:

  • Englishtown - 6
  • Freehold Borough - 586
  • Freehold Township - 1,160
  • Hazlet - 1,051
  • Holmdel - 60
  • Howell - 37
  • Keyport - 52
  • Little Silver - 19
  • Long Branch - 729
  • Manalapan - 351
  • Marlboro - 13
  • Millstone - 386
  • Monmouth Beach - 1,254
  • Ocean Township - 6
  • Red Bank - 9
  • Sea Girt - 5
  • Union Beach - 1,512
  • Wall - 100
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Update, 9:55 a.m.: 
Outages are now reported for over 7,000 customers. Here is the list of outages by town for municipalities with more than five power loss issues reported:
  • Brielle - 140
  • Freehold Borough - 13
  • Freehold Township - 1,095
  • Hazlet - 1,050
  • Holmdel - 60
  • Howell - 25
  • Keyport - 52
  • Little Silver - 19
  • Manalapan - 9
  • Marlboro - 13
  • Millstone - 6
  • Red Bank - 9
  • Shrewsbury - 9
  • Union Beach - 392
  • Wall - 47
  • West Long Branch - 115
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Update, 9:33 a.m.:
Outages are now reported for over 5,000 customers. Here is the list of outages by town for municipalities with more than five power loss issues reported:
  • Englishtown - 6
  • Freehold Borough - 585
  • Freehold Township - 1,169
  • Hazlet - 1,051
  • Holmdel - 60
  • Howell - 37
  • Keyport - 52
  • Little Silver - 19
  • Manalapan - 352
  • Marlboro - 13
  • Millstone - 386
  • Monmouth Beach - 14
  • Red Bank - 9
  • Sea Girt - 5
  • Union Beach - 1,512
  • Wall - 100
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Original article, 9:15 a.m.

The latest round of winter weather has led to power outages across the region, according to the Jersey Central Power & Light outage map.

Over 3,000 were without power Thursday at around 9:15 a.m. Freehold Township was most affected with 963 losses reported. Freehold Borough was next with 585. Colts Neck, Manalapan, Millstone and Tinton Falls each had over 300 outages. Some 104 households lost power in Wall.

Other towns reporting more than five outages were Englishtown, Howell, Little Silver and Marlboro.

If you lose power, call JCP&L 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) to report your outage or click here to report your outage online or via text messaging


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