By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor
EAST WINDSOR – Sunday, Nov. 4, township officials encouraged residents to keep safe as "ongoing efforts to restore power throughout the community" continued.
Gov. Chris Christie moved Halloween to Nov. 5 after “Frankenstorm” – also known as “Superstorm Sandy” — struck New Jersey a week ago.
According to state officials, 2.7 million New Jerseyans lost power in Sandy’s aftermath.
By 7 a.m. Saturday, more than 1.269 million Jersey customers remained without power days before the presidential election.
In tonight’s e-news alert, East Windsor officials advised community members “to be extra safe in celebrating Halloween” on Nov. 5 and to “remain mindful” of post-Sandy conditions.
Jersey Central Power and Light released a timeline to Gov. Christie over the weekend of anticipated power restoration. The company estimated that more than 1,200 customers would have power restored between Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 in East Windsor.
JCP&L anticipated that 447 customers on Nov. 3 and 814 customers on Nov. 4 would have power restored in East Windsor. Also, it estimated that 1,716 East Windsor customers had power restored Nov. 2.
FirstEnergy Corporation owns JCP&L — and nine other electric companies including Ohio Edison and West Penn Power, according to the parent company’s website.
“East Windsor officials (continued) communications again throughout the day with JCP&L representatives seeking East Windsor power outage status, current and planned actions and progress and timelines,” tonight’s 8 p.m. township alert said, “including another conference call today by Mayor (Janice) Mironov with Governor Christie.”
Representing East Windsor’s Township Council, Mayor Mironov and Councilmen Hector Duke, Marc Lippman, Alan Rosenberg, Perry Shapiro, John Zoller and Peter Yeager were listed as “present” at the time of Sunday’s last e-news alert. Another alert had been issued at 2 p.m.
Sunday’s 8 p.m. message continued, “Late today, JCP&L completed work on an Old York Road at Airport Road damaged line, resulting in power being restored to an estimated 1,000 customers. Late today, there were approximately two dozen JCP&L crews actively working on the western side of the township.
“JCP&L continues not to provide the detailed and specific information requested,” the municipal alert said.
Local officials made note the dusk is arriving now an hour earlier. Daylight Saving Time ended Sunday. Dusk translates to approximately 4:30 p.m. in the township of East Windsor, the e-news alert said.
As of press time, Melvin H. Kreps Middle School remained without power. Sandy hit five miles shy of Atlantic City at 8 p.m. Oct. 28.
According to the township, all Melvin H. Kreps Middle School polling places, District 7, District 13 and District 14, will now take place at the municipal building, 16 Lanning Boulevard, Nov. 6.
Election Day is Tuesday.
In Hightstown, JCP&L estimated that five customers had power restored on Nov. 2. It estimated that 23 customers by Nov. 3 and 68 customers by Nov. 4 would have complete power restoration.
For questions concerning East Windsor voting or polling places, contact the clerk’s office at 609-443-4000, ext. 240.
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