Pine street has wires down at the end of the street. I have not seen one JCP&L truck in Basking Ridge since Friday. Now I hear we will be without power for another 7 days???

What about Hamilton Crest in The Hills? We haven't seen any utility trucks...ever! The temp is dropping below freezing tonight. Pipes will burst. What is going on?

Please update us. When will power be restored on Hillside, Lee, Allen Street, W. Oak?

When will power be back on Liberty Corner Road between Somerville Rd and Mt. Prospect? Update says power will be restored to Somerville and Mt. Prospect...

What about Brookside Ave? We were forgotten twice last year and were without power for 14 days!

If anyone hears anything about Spring Ridge Complex gaining power back - please post.

Picklebrook Lin bernardsville is still out. When is that going to be fixed. There is a very ill person there in great need

I am not sure if JCP&L data can be trusted. Most of the townships are finding out that JCP&L data can be inaccurate or misleading. I do not see King George Road in the list. Is anyone from Mayor's office coordinating with JCP&L?

Drove around trying to find gas, was successful in route 202 in bernardsville. Saw LOTS of power utility vehicles SITTING in fields, PARKED in lots....doing nothing. Why hasn't king George road been touched or mentioned yet? There is an 84 year old woman with cancer who lives next door to me freezing. What is going on?

Anyone know if there's electricity at Fellowship Village?

i saw jcpl trucks on the eastern end of madisonville rd at 11 am, working on lines near verizon. the light at maple and madison had been restored sometime between 11 and 3. we live near this intersection and have not had anyone approach here. we have no heat AND no water. even with a space heater it is 58 in this house. i just dont understand how street lights can be worked on in an area, and no houses. TIRED of being cold.

What about the neighborhoods across from the Barrons--Hilltop, Castle, Riverside, and Meadowview?

fellowship is just fine

How about countryside drive

Seems like the only areas being restored are near the hills. lame. nothing over here on mt airy (near bernardsville). my mom just got off the phone with a jcp&l rep and per usual he knew nothing.

Does anybody know if the power is back at Countryside Manor (off Mt. Airy Road across the Somerset Hills YMCA).

The communities of the Barons and Spring Ridge contain many residents. This shoud be a priority based on this fact.

Why is the tree on Maple Ave not removed? This is a major throughway.

Let's get serious. There should be a system to get the most people up the fastest. The current system s makes very little sense.

Glenn

Any idea if the power is restored in The Hills - Carlisle section on Huntington Road.

Any ideas when power will be restored in Dorchester Drive?

3 JCP&L trucks on Church Street in Basking Ridge this afternoon replaced toppled utility pole. Later one truck stopped by our house on Mine Brook Rd. Driver said they are working 16 hour shifts and they too must wait in line for cars for thier own cars. But the best news was they said they would have the power on in the neighborhood by dark -- and they kept their word as light are on in neighbors' homes as well as ours. Incredible service asfer we saw all the trees and poles down throughout town. I don't know how they did it so quickly.

When will amherst mews in the hills get power?

Countryside Manor is still without power.

See trucks working on Mt Airy Road

Where is Church Street near?

Patriot Hil in the hills - half development has had power since Friday. Other half -my half still dark. ????

Spring ridge without power because of the trees that fell between king George Rd and dewy meadows which caused cables to go down, they came the other day removed the trees, and yet did nothing to the cables, and now I find out they plan to do nothing to it, great

Any updates on Riverside Drive?

Hamilton Crest in Hills still was out as of about 5 p.m. Sunday.

when are they going to work on N. Finley? (150 N. Finley)

GN-So the township just posted the number of homes that will get power each day this week. If they have this information they must know the streets or ares of town that these numbers are for. Dont you think it would be a good idea for the township or jcpl to release this information so those effected could plan their week? What is so frustrating is the total lack of information provided by both jcpl and the town...we should know when trees will be cleared from the roads and the day that our power for each of our homes will be turned on...these vague updates with numbers that are not consistent from hour to hour onlymake a bad situation worse...total incompetence and lack of planning equates to the mess we find ourselves in

Thanks Ed

How about The Cedars, we've been out for 7 days Monday as well.

Same here for spring ridge, nothing is being done as society hill has had power for over 3 days

What about The Cedars? Have not heard anything! What is the main power grid we are connected to? There are many local streets posted on the JCP&L site to get power but none located in The Cedars.

I agree. If they know the numbers why can't they provide streets? We need to know in order to make plans. It's getting colder and there's another storm forecasted. I have been home since the power went out and have NEVER seen a JCPL in our neighborhood. Once again, unacceptable!

it sounds like they are working south to north. school is iffy for tuesday. i think thats an indication we are probably looking at a complete date of wednesday

Great, this is a HUGE inconvenience and not the worst that has happened from this storm. I'd rather use my efforts to help those in need, but being displaced has not helped.

Our neighbors on Anderson rd in Bernardsville just got power. Feeling hopeful!

How do you know they don't plan to do anything on king George road? How can that be?

Madison has their own electric company and so they are not at the mercy of Jcpl because they do all the work themselves and just feed off a Jcpl main line. Supposedly they make a profit. Maybe bville should do something like that or find an alternative to being at the back of Jcpl priority list. But this reconfiguring should not raise taxes.

Yes, why is King George not going to be done? Spring Ridge has a lot of residents in close proximity.

Bernardsville now has power according to the Bernardsville News while we in the Hills are still in the dark.

Old Farm Road in Bernards Twp has been blocked by fallen trees and downed wires. To the best of my knowledge, there has been no onsite assessment from either DPW or JCPL. Private contractors have done the tree work and although there is passage as of Sunday 11-4, it is over and under unstable wires and through trees that are resting on wires. Certainly emergency vehicles could not get through. If you get your power from Old Army Road, it is difficult to determine what is down. I have yet to even see Old Farm and/or Old Army Road mentioned on the lists that name closed streets. The only communication that we have had is from the nixle communications from the local PD s and eservice from bernards.org and patch. Not much from our governing body or mayor. Can we get something specific? Rumors are rampant. Let"s clarify accurately.

Im not saying they won't do nothing but not anything soon. It's really frustrating just thinking about the road block, the nursing home and the shops which include obagle, figaros, Dunkin donuts A&P etc an how they are left out of business an out of power and not even bein concerned about

Out of town and trying to get status on Signal Point in The Hills.

The cedars need power. There are many residents here....

They should have gotten power back for the cedars and spring ridge on Saturday. The society hills got power Thursday. Va hospital got it Friday... I feel like the cedars and spring ridge are "ignored" complexes....

Is there power on Mine brook Rd by Doulas ave. please let me know if you can anyone. Thanks very much ! Nancy T.

Any idea if the power is restored in The Hills - Carlisle section on Huntington Road

I too am anxiously awaiting power at spring ridge. From what I've heard there are a lot of poles down on king George rd. and my neighbor in spring ridge said they saw a transformer blow the night of the storm right as the power went out. If we get the sub freezing temperatures they are predicting it will be bad without power

The mayor of Bernardsville "put pressure on" JCP&L and even talked to their president. When you look at the outage map, basking ridge has the most outages of all surrounding towns. What is the mayor of Basking Ridge doing to put pressure on them to get this done???

I'm in Spring Ridge without power for day 7, I'm going to work and calling Christie, this is unacceptable, this is 2012 not the eighteen hundreds!

All that would make me joyous at this pathetic point is the TRUTH about Spring Ridge. Is it going to take one day, three, five more? In this age of instant information we have ZERO. How is this possible? Who do we complain to ? And why is NOBODY feeding us updates? Why not tell us and let us plan our week? My 3 year old is sick and I'm really angry

Andrew, the YMCA is opened at Riverwalk, perhaps you could go there with your child?
Jersey Central is a joke, I haven't seen one truck near Spring Ridge, they are a disgrace!!!

anyone know if the library in Bernardsville Twp. has power? we're out of town and live across the street from library.

anyone know if the library in Bernardsville Twp has power? Out of town live nearby

JCP&L should be replaced with alternatives. Why is PSE&G not an option for residents at the Hills? Still without power and the customer rep at JCP&L indicates earliest restore will be Wednesday! What is the township going to do about this now that it's happened again since Irene????

Heard the center of town near library does have power. Also, Carslisle section of Hills ( Huntington Road) does as well.

The comment in the story about N Finley being open from center of town to 202 in Bernardsville is wrong. There are still many wires and half of a snapped pole sitting in the center of the street

Just checked the bernards twnshp website and their breakdown of power restoration extends until saturday. what angers me the most is that the township and jcpl knows exactly which areas will be worked on this week but is with holding the info. Would be nice to know which day power is expected to return in order to plan ahead. Disgusted with jcpl and the bafoons that "run" bernards...incompetant fools. dont think people will forget this. time to clean house and get some competance in office.

Saw on the township update last night that Basking Ridge library would be open today. But that update is gone this morning! Does anyone know if the library will be open?

Gerard ave and the surrounding streets have been totally ignored too! Does anyone know the situation there? Only fallen tree that I know of in the area is lake road. We all need to get together and do something about this, so we don't have this happen in the future. I know this storm was unique but we lost power for six days last year. Something is not right!

Still no power at the Barrons!! Trying to make the best of the situation but any information would be helpful to make contingency plans with the upcoming storm. Great neighbors and trying to be grateful for what life has already given me, one day at a time!!!

Somerset Count seems to have the highest percentage of JCPL customers without power, who can we contact?

Queen Anne drive is still dark. No news so far. There are no visible obstructions on the roads leading to Mt Airy.

Most of Hills has power except large town house communities like Patriot Hill, Hamilton Crest, Hamilton Woods and Amherst Mews. These communities have a large population of residents. Other homes in the Hills have power since Thursday. The Hills Clubhouse next door has power but homes don't. There are no fallen trees or wires in the Hills.. Seems like power in polling booths in these areas are being restored. Guess poling is more important than homes and people. In any case, if someone has some updates about Dorchester Dr/Hamilton Crest, please do let us know. .

No power in the Hills (Constitution Way) for 7th day in a row. Something needs to be done to avoid recurrence in the future. Hills management - any one centralized place i can check for accurate ETA, instead of having to scour the net on limited battery supply?

Still no power on the King George end of Spring Valley along with Dewy Meadow and its been like this for a week now!!! So many people in a small area and a grocery store, why has it not even been worked on yet

The real question is why are the power lines not buried underground? If they were so many of these problems would be avoided. I'm sure they didn't want to spend the money to do it but in hindsight it would have been worth the expense. I hope our state legislators will make a law that electric cables be buried..... And no trees should be planted near power lines!

Sherbrooke!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would like to see JCP&L removed from the area after this and PSE & G put in. They have kept their customers informed and been accurate. They have also restored power much quicker. I have not seen the same from the bozo's at JCP&L!

This is pathetic. On day 8 without power.

I emailed the mayor this morning mpavlini@bernards.org

Cant wait to vote tomorrow...AGAINST EVERY LAST COUNCILMAN IN BERNARDS

I just got off the phone with JCP&L - she said they have the problem reported but "perhaps it is too dangerous to go in right now". I asked her, "but if it's too dangerous for electricians, how can it be ok for regular people?? There is a Senior Citizens Home right there, and thousands of people living there, in danger!"
She said the best she could tell me was, "they anticipate having "most" up by Wed (she couldn't say if we, the King George affected were part of that "most"), the rest byt the following week." That would make it a total of 3 weeks.

This type of catasrophic event, is something most of us in this area have never experienced. We have seen this mass destruction all over the world and now it has hit us. Most of the storms that get near us, miss us, or just give us a brush-by. We should always prepare for the worst. What we lack in this town is communication to the people regarding what's going on. We lack the leadership of town officials that have no idea what to do when something like this happens. I know once we are back to normal many will forget all that has happened. But now its time to set plans for the future, on what this town will do for its residents for future storms like this, that could hit us at any time. Set up our budgets on what emergency equipment we need and set up an emergency plan that everyone should follow.
We cannot blame the workers for the work not getting done. We need to thank them for what they have done so far. They are doing all they can, while trying to be safe at the same time. They have families too and also may be in the same situation we are in. Maybe they are not just "sitting, doing nothing", most of these workers have been working through the nights, trying to restore power to OUR homes and businesses....They too, deserve a few hours rest...Even if it is in their work trucks...

i spoke to jcpl yesterday as we also have no water, and my mother is in her 90s with some medical equipment (we do have a generator) . although we are considered a priority, she could only tell me that we should expect to be online by wednesday. frustrating isnt the word.

Hello, can anyone tell us the status of Spencer Rd.? Is it passable? We are worried about our parents living at the intersection of Spencer and Culbertson, this is between W. Oak and Lake. We are trying to contact them via a neighbor to convince them to come up to Vermont. I wish they had come here before the storm. What a nightmare for everyone from NJ to Queens! Thank you for any information you can give us.

I have a family member who is a police officer in town. I for one, have had no power for 8 days and STILL, am quite certain that a "cat" could not do a better job policing our town... For the most part, a lot of residents in this town, still have a roof over their head, places to go and eat, generators, working smartphones and laptops, fireplaces and running water... People need to gain some perspective what they COULD have lost.... I am proud of the police dept and all they have been doing around-the-clock, to help the residents of this town, as well as other towns in need.... It's a real shame that people can still point fingers and try to place blame on those who are actually trying to solve the problems we are facing....

We were in a similar situation (Bernardsville, on the border of Basking Ridge) -- no power for a week, with two kids under 4 y.o. Both got sick, and we finally decided to leave town. Anyone with kids (or elderly family) who has enough gas to drive west will find power on, no gas lines, etc., about an hour and twenty minutes away from town. Our kids are finally getting better after being in a heated place for a few days. Please take care of your loved ones and look in on neighbors. Use shelters if you need to, but keep warm. These temperatures are too dangerous to ignore.

I'm getting updates every 3 hours and then some from the town because I had signed up with the emergency notification system. From the police, fire, public works, administration and TC, all been feverishly working 24/7, despite no power etc in own homes. Done all tree work they can do without JCPL. Kudos to them! Given the scope of mass disaster, with 1 million people still out of power, etc., if you think efforts aren't being run and assets being deployed by the Governors office, you are naive. Your calls, your neighbors calls, the mayors calls, are as they say, pi&$;!g in the wind. My guess is that he's focused on shelter, food and water, and that as horrible as it is to be stuck in this, if it's not life threatening, it's not a priority. If it is, you need to get to a shelter, and if you can't get there, call emergency personnel to take you there.

Any idea when JCP&L will consider the return of power to Castle Way, Meadowview, Riverside & Hilltop?

Has anyone else noticed that the 'Out of Power' number for Bernards Twp is INCREASING instead of DEcreasing?? It is now UP to >6,800. Last night it was about 800 less. Hmmm....

trying to help with inf:

Via Facebook by Bernards Township at 6pm yesterday:

Bernards Township is working feverishly to get more detailed information from JCP&L about power restoration. We have had a conference call with JCP&L and this is what we have learned – Bernards Township has 6 circuits servicing the township, all of which are in good shape. They are currently working or expected to work soon on the following roads, to restore the power to some, if not all of the homes on these roads:
Fawn lane Rickey lane Century court Harvest way Pacer ct Somerville rd Spruce street Washington valley rd Long rd Parkwood lane Cambridge ln Cedar st Kings ridge rd Primrose lane Carriage way Deer Ridge rd Emerald Valley ln Milito way Mountain rd Van Holten rd Old Stagecoach rd Ray ct Evergreen pl Shadowbrook lane Dogwood way Johnston circle Martinsville rd Mt Prospect rd
JCP&L’s website currently shows 6314 without power, down from 7,897 out of 13,047 Bernards Township customers still without power this morning. That’s almost 52% with power restored in Bernards Township.
JCP&L just released their latest estimates for NJ Towns. The following is for Bernards Township:

CURRENTLY OUT – 7847
CUSTOMERS SERVED – 12567
% OF CUSTOMERS – 62%
ESTIMATED RESTORED NOV 4 – 476
ESTIMATED RESTORED NOV 5 – 1205
ESTIMATED RESTORED NOV 6 – 2902
ESTIMATED RESTORED NOV 7 – 994
ESTIMATED RESTORED NOV 8 – 767
ESTIMATED RESTORED ON NOV 9 – 426
ESTIMATED RESTORED ON NOV 10 – 284

I agree regarding the posting of an accurate list of streets. It's my understanding that once yellow caution tape has been strung up to downed lines, JCP&L has that street in its system. If that's the case, then why isn't a list of all affected streets posted? We're all tired and frustrated. We're also all grateful for what we have, so I don't think anyone needs to be chastized for venting anger over the lack of useful information. Also, for those citizens who do have power, PLEASE reach out to your neighbors who don't, and invite them over to do laundry, watch some TV, charge devices, and warm up. Please be as generous as you can.

Does anyone know about The Summit development? Had Linden Drive had power restored? They are on the Millimgton Line? We are usually amount the last.

No update on The Hills? JCP&L's updates do not make sense, the numbers do not add up.

Just drove by the big power line that is down on king george by spring valley and there is a crew out there right now!

Anyone have an updated on Hamilton Woods in the Hills? Looks like Spring Ridge is still out too. Any new updates there?

Sweet!!!!!

Spencer Road still without power. Trees/lines still down on road between Spencer and Lake but can get to other main roads via other way.

If it helps anybody. Radio station AM 1610 may be the best local source of news for Bernards Twp

I commend the volunteers and residents who stepped up to help, as usual it is the average citizen who is most helpful, productive and reliable. While the government, from the township to the state is always unreliable. Slow to react, poor judgement and foresight of any kind. The insult of course, is that we have to PAY the government, while they scratch their heads and ponder what to do, while residents and citizens jump into action. In my view, the township get's a D-. Unacceptable, no surprise.

Any power on Riverside Drive or Castle Way? Thanks!

Power back in Spring Ridge.

Any updates on Hamilton Crest in the Hills?

Day 8: Most of Hills has power except Constitution Way. Can someone explain why!? We have infants and toddlers here....temp is at 29 deg.

Dorchester Dr. in the Hills has no power either. There is no explaination as to why only a section of the Hills is still without power. There are no fallen trees or wires. This is frustrating to say the least but there is nothing we can do about it. Calling JCP&L is a waste of time. Can a township official please explain?

I wonder what grid Hamilton Woods, Hamilton Crest and Amherst Mews are connected to. We still don't have power as of this morning even though the town's announcement from last night said that Constitution Way was one of those streets where power was supposed to be restored. I guess we are all just left to wonder what's going to happen next.

Any news on restoring power in the rest of the homes at Patriot Hills?

We are waiting patiently on Normandy Court off Woods End. Neighbors helped clear 2 trees from road and driveways...perhaps if we had left them someone would show up to see what is going on? Made mistake of driving through Spencer, on our way to vote at alternate site, and could not believe the devastation--looks like it just happened! Trying to be good sports and look out for each other...while...we...wait.

Power came back to the Signal Point area of The Hills sometime Monday.

Is power back on at Haas and Keats Road? If you have any updates on this, please do let us know.Thanks!