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Fourth Day Without Power For 40 in Lacey

JCP&L continues to work toward restoring power to thousands throughout Ocean County

About 40 residents are on their fourth day without electricity in Lacey Township.

After Hurricane Irene ripped through town leaving downed trees and wires, thousands were left without power.

As of Monday, Aug. 29, power was restored to 1,463 Lanoka Harbor residents and 3,000 Forked River and Bamber Lake residents, Administrator Veronica Laureigh said.

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JCP&L was hoping to restore 90 percent of the power to the area by the end of the week, Township Administrator Veronica Laureigh said.

Currently, JCP&L is reporting approximately 8,250 Ocean County residents are still without power.

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At 7:25 a.m. this morning, JCP&L had this to say:

“JCP&L is continuing to experience power outages due to the effects of Hurricane Irene. Crews are working around the clock to restore power to all the affected areas. We anticipate that the majority of our customers will be restored by the weekend with full restoration by early next week. Please treat all downed wires and damaged electrical equipment as live and dangerous.”

To report a JCP&L outage, call 1-888-544-4877. Click here for JCP&L's continually updated power outage map.


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