• We couldn’t imagine such destruction — now we can

    CODA GREG BEAN The electric power to our neighborhood in East Brunswick, near the Milltown border, went off at around 10 p.m. Oct. 29, a few hours after Sandy made landfall on the Jersey Shore. It was a long, dark night with plenty of big wind, but when the sun came up Tuesday morning, there…

  • Middlesex County muddles through Sandy’s mayhem

    BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer While progress certainly can be seen as residents throughout Middlesex County continue efforts to pick up the pieces after a walloping by Hurricane Sandy, as in other areas of the state, the process of getting back to normal will be slow and ongoing for many. “Obviously for some folks, ‘normal’…

  • Lines for gas a ‘crazy’ new reality after Sandy

    Motorists waiting hours for gas welcome odd/even rationing system BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Gas seekers wait on line to fill cans at the Metuchen BP Servicenter on Route 27 on Nov. 3. SCOTT FRIEDMAN When Hurricane Sandy finished wreaking havoc on the area last week, it left in its wake more than displaced residents…

  • Power companies shed light on post-Sandy effort

    JCP&L spokesman: This is the worst damage we’ve ever seen in the history of the company BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Brian Lewis of the Metuchen Department of Public Works goes out on a limb to clear tree branches left behind by Hurricane Sandy on Plainfield Avenue on Nov. 3. SCOTT FRIEDMAN A lthough the…

  • POWER RESTORED TO MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY INTAKE, CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM REGARDING SUSTAINED POWER RELIABILITY; WATER PRESSURES SLOWLY RISING, BOIL WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT

    By: Summer D. November 6, 2012 (ISELIN, NJ) 4:50 a.m.   Primary power was restored to Middlesex Water Company’s intake at approximately 2:00 a.m. Water pressures can be expected to slowly increase over the next 8 hours assuming electric power can be sustained. Tap water may initially appear cloudy, this is harmless and is simply the result of excess…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Weather advisory

    Schools status Monitoring & Preparation for Tomorrow‘s Nor’easter Potential Impact Nov. 6 5:30 p.m.   Dear Lambertville ListServe recipient:     The City of Lambertville, through the Office of Emergency Management is monitoring the threat from tomorrow‘s Nor’easter. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for our area with the possibility of…

  • PRINCETON: The cleanup continues

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    About 340 PSE&G customers in Princeton Borough and the Township still were without power as of Monday, as the community continued to recover one week after megastorm “Sandy” left behind a trail of downed trees and power lines.    A work plan, posted on PSE&G’s website, showed that the utility…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Suraci, Burchette easily win Township Committee seats

    Republicans kept complete control of the Hillsborough Township Committee by re-electing current mayor Carl Suraci and his newcomer running mate, Greg Burchette, on Tuesday. The GOP easily outdistanced two Democrats, Michael Goldberg and James Farley, and an independent, Judd Mandel, for two three-year terms. Republicans hold all five governing body seats. Suraci had 8,598 votes…

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