Coastal sections of Monmouth and Ocean counties are the hardest hit.
A powerful winter storm moves across New Jersey, with blizzard conditions that have paralyzed the state. In response, Governor Mikie Sherrill has declared a State of Emergency.Nearly 2,300 Jersey Central Power & Light workers are working 16-hour shifts in an effort to restore power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses during thefrom the four major utility companies in New Jersey, Gov.
Mike Sherrill said Monday morning. At the peak of the storm overnight, about 200,000 homes and businesses were in the dark, the governor said. Coastal sections of Monmouth and Ocean counties are the hardest hit and do not have an estimated time of restoration yet, JCP&L spokesman Chris Hoenig said Monday.Atlantic City Electric, which is working to restore power to more than 55,000 customers in South Jersey, couldn’t immediately be reached Monday morning.The 2,300 JCP&L workers on the job include about 1,700 line workers in addition to substation electricians, foresters, hazard responders and other support personnel, according to Hoenig. JCP&L crews will be working 24 hours a day to restore power, though their efforts have been slowed by strong winds and bad road conditions. “Road condition are treacherous at best so that is affecting response times,” Hoenig said. “Our crews are out there taking it safe. We’re not going to be setting any land speed records. Our crews will be working around the clock until the last customer is restored.” Hoenig noted that JCP&L was prepared for the storm and had 2,000 workers mobilized before the first flakes flew.Jeff Goldman is a morning/early afternoon breaking and local news reporter for NJ.com. He joined the Star-Ledger in 2010 after previously working as a high school sports reporter and sports copy editor at...
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