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Power Restored for 600 in Downtown Basking Ridge
JCP&L estimated power outage, caused by broken pole, would be restored by 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Power was restored shortly before 11 a.m. for 601 JCP&L customers in downtown Basking Ridge and the surrounding area without power around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Bernards Township police confirmed. The cause had been identified as a broken pole top in the downtown, according to a spokeman for the company.
JCP&L Spokesman Mike Obremski had said earlier crews were en route to the scene to fix the problem.
"The crews should be there shortly," he said.
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Obremski said the issue was caused by continuing problems surrounding the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy.
"The system is a little weakened," he said. "We are bringing in additional folks to work on the problems."
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Obremski said power was estimated to be restored at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, but the power came back before that estimated time.
Linda Sadlouskos and Audrey Levine contributed to this report.
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