Wow, the mayor decided to comment! No kidding JCP&L informaiton was no accurate. Their website still shows 3,200 current out in Montville with 658 to be restored on Nov. 5th (yesterday). Thanks for the update!!!

Have any streets in Lake Valhalla/William Mason area come back online?

why do i feel that is not a true report...it really is a damn shame..families with babies and small children ...i can understand it taking this long where there was total devastation, but here in montvile/towaco were there was wind damage???

More misinformation. The restoration plan described by our elected representatives and JCP&L were the substations first, then branch out to local neighborhoods. What are the crews doing on the local streets if the substations needed work first? This article just proves that you can't trust anyone.

Can't the mayor call our governor , our governor is on the phone with jcpl twice a day. So our governor can find out what issue is?

I haven't seen a JCP&L (or any other power company's) truck, other than one or two pick-ups, in the Pine Brook area in the last nine days.

PjM's estimates for the 500kv PSEG lines that are cutting through our town are also inaccurate. PLEASE SEE: http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/12/0808/2138/

We have not seen a single power utility truck in the Towaco area at all...Optimum and Verizon trucks have been ALL over the area. Why are cable and Internet being restored when so many residents are actually freezing in their own homes?

I am seriously concerned about this next storm and what it means for residents who's power is out...will we remain last on the list if/when power goes out for those who have already had it restored???

This is unacceptable.

What a joke JCP&L is. So true on the transmission and sub station comments. 9 days into it and the substations are in disrepair. Thanks for the comment of relief Mayor. I have three kids under 4 in the Towaco area and we at least deserve a proper estimate. Is it going to be one or two days or another week? I need to know this to make arrangements for my children. I have not seen one truck that actually had JCP&l written on it. I saw three guys and two trucks standing around at the substation on Jacksonville for about an hour. I saw two Penn Power guys shopping in WalMart. There is a tree still hanging off wires for 8 days now in front of the Ice cream parlor. I know they are doing what they can but plead just be honest with us and give us a real estimate no matter how short or long it's going to be. Real leaders and good companies are transparent with their customers. Guess JCP &L drops the ball on both of those things! ridiculous!

Today is the first time I've seen a Jcpl truck in town for many days, fixing some downed power lines. I saw a post from someone in Ocean Grove whose power was restored today. If a shore town can come back on line, why can't Montville? Somehow our town, especially the northern end, seems to have dropped to lowest priority. Yes, this was an unusual disaster, but the total lack of any accurate communication (or out and out lies) illustrates just how
poorly Jcpl is run.

File a complaint with the BPU to revoke their license.
http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/assistance/complaints/

Dear Mayor, would you please turn off all of the power in your house until we got it, so you will feel how we feel.

Heard Alabama Energy trucks sent back home because their workers are not union workers. Could this be true?

does anyone knows if power is back on troy road parsippany?

Good

Is the power back on in Jade Mountain, Washington Court, in Towaco?

There has been no response in my area above Lake Valhalla. Wires are down up here all over the place. Trees are on wires, poles are down. Nobody shows up. I have not seen one power truck up here. Not one!

Any word on brook valley road in Towaco?

6:02 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

A steady dialogue with the residents would be helpful no matter what facts are available. It is far worse to be cold and ignored. I understand the magnitude of this Storm but these Five Elected officials only have this Township's Residents to worry about. I haven't seen any comment on Patch , which seems to be our only news. Say something guys. At least say you are on the job.

I wonder if Montville's slow re-electrification could be due to its residents opposition to the Susquehanna-Roseland power transmission improvement project. It doesn't seem like some people in Montville appreciate having an adequate supply of electricity.

Was told by a JCP&L worker around 4:30 pm that Passaic Valley is not on because someone at Verizon forgot to replace the second cracked pole on the street. I could have told them that on Sunday if there was a place to actually speak with. He also said that he knows we are out and is trying to get a crew to come and work through the night.

I live in the Valhalla section and called jcpl two days ago and the system had us marked as having power. Customer rep asked me to double check and make sure that there was no power!! Who would you believe? Homeowner standing in home with no power or jcpl rep sitting behind a computer showing we have power. I don't trust the jcpl claims of power restoration anymore.

JCP&L sucks. I can understand the magnitude of the work that needs to be done but come on I have not seen one JCPL truck anywhere near Towaco there are down wires on 202 that have been there for a week I saw one out of state lineman in a truck looking at it and then he drove away and that was a week ago. Look at Lincoln Park it's a mess no JCPL there. But I did see tonight that the soccer fields where brightly lit.

Soccer fields are directly across from Lazar Middle School, and getting the kids out for some exercise to forget about their cold dark houses doesn't hurt anyone.

Louise if their homes were lit they wouldn't need to be out playing in the dark the priority should be getting power back to homes not soccer fields...and I'm sure you got your power back?

It is directly across from the middle school school on a main road. That is why they have power. It was not a priority. Those fields are lit every night of the week in season. Getting kids back to a normal routine is good was my point.

Soccer practice is always in the evening under the lights, so not sure what you mean by they wouldn't have to be out there.

Having move to Montville about 18 months ago from Bergen County, I have to say JCP&L is a joke. PSE&G was no prize either, but we never had outages like what I've experienced since moving, and even now it seems PSE&G is getting their customers up far faster than JCP&L. Perhaps even more frustrating is the seemingly lack of urgency by the mayor and council to go to bat for their residents and do everything possible to get us restored quickly. The whole situation is a farce.

Someone from the mayors office must scan this website periodically. Please please please all we ask is for more information. This situation is putting the towns residents health at risk especially families with small children. We need and deserve more information and will not accept comments like, "there is nothing I can do.". There is always something you can do - doing nothing is not an option.

@Joey, thank you for the BPU internet complaint form. Already done!! And I hope that those that are inflammed and pissed FIGHT THIS COMPANY. Send yours in NOW!
@DanGrant, a very astute comment. Let's hope the Town Council listens!! Gentlemen, thank you for working for our community. In times of crises WE NEED YOU!! Research what you can do. Communicate it to us. Something showing you care is so much better than complete and utter silence.
You can speak of NIXLE alerts once every 18 hours with minimal info;a flashing sign at the wrong end of town. But what matters MOST is human interaction. Let us know what you feel, what you are doing to help us, what you can do. Mr. Braden, glad you see what we see....JCP&L is 'inaccurate' (us lay people say 'lying') with their estimates. Well, what's your plan of action? You have to get us through this crisis with as few cuts as possible. Then there's the future. How are you going to suggest we show our displeasure to the BPU, governor, congressmen, senators, and whomever else you suggest? Or do you think we can work with this firm to make it serve our needs better?

Thank you for your time, sir.

This is completely ridiculous honestly, i am from Lincoln Park and it looks like we will never get any power back. I drive to Wayne and the whole town is lit up. A couple blocks away from me is Mountain View and now they are even lit up so get 3 or 4 trucks and start in my neighborhood get the power restored and let's move on to the other parts of the town. I drive to montville and there are no lights except the gas station on change bridge. Something's need to change and change now. First Lincoln Park gets flooded almost every year now and now we have to put up with this bullshit. For real we shouldn't have to wait 10+ days for power and people with total devastation down the shore already got power back. That is just absurd. They need to get the priorities straight and worry about the people in town and the officials of Lincoln Park haven't even said anything. New flash guys you need to step up to the plate now.

Thanks for the update on Jade Mountain, Sean. I have been in Myrtle Beach, SC, since 10/14 and didn't come home when I found out we had no power. I keep checking the JCP&L website and now it went from 11/7 to 11/11. I don't know what to do at this point. I don't want to come home to a cold, dark house.

We need to contact ALL of our Elected Officials. LOUD and NUMEROUS complaints. DONALD LYNCH - Presdent of JPC&L must be contacted. Maybe we should go and visit him?? Bet he has power?? Rodney Frehlinghysen? Joe Pennacchio?? Jay Webber?? What are you doing to HELP US?? We are freezing to death, losing our homes to frozen pipes, all our food is gone. HELP US!!

Gee, I could have told you that from when JCP&L told me i'd have power 6 days ago, yet im still in the cold and dark. Thanks Mayor for the useless information. Hows all that power and warmth in your house? Bet you had every worker at your house to make sure you were in comfort while another storm with 50mph winds hits us and dumps some snow on us. Pretty metophorical considering how you dump on us with no info or concern

I suggest that as many residents as possible purchase 1 share each of First Energy common stock at a cost of about $40 so they can attend the annual shareholder meeting and blast the company Officers who in my view are criminals. They take your money and don't provide a fair service. If 500 to 1,000 Montville residents attended the annual shareholder meeting and voiced their anger together at least the meeting would be disrupted for all the Directors and Officers to see and deal with.

I think that is an excellent idea. I attend several annual meetings for various companies yearly, and there are quite a few people that do form protests there. Do you know where the First Energy shareholder meeting is?

learming first hand that there are horrible communications among first energy. they were dispatched to town hall bc they thought they had no power?! thos just took place moments ago!

Here's my suggestion: 1. Next election vote out those incompetent politicians who failed us during this power outage; 2. Let's get whoever's in charge to get all trees near power lines cut down or trmmed back so that in future storms the lines don't come down. Living in Montville without power since last Monday is like living in a third world country. JCP&L and our politicos are a disgrace.

(609) 777-2500 , call gov office and complain. I called and was told that the gov is speaking with jcp&l and they need people to tell them when there is a problem!

just called and left complaint!

My wife and I were told by two JCPL crews at the intersection of Passaic Valley and Foremost Mt Road around 4:45PM yeaterday, that they would work through the night and we should expect to have power late last night or early morning today. "No guranty though" they said. We believe our Mayor and took their words , we even came out reasons for hope not come true this morning: "Oh, there got to be some other problems than that broken ploe at the intersection". However you know what? None have touched NOTHING since. Another betrayed and disappointed day!

Oh fun! It is snowing on the downed wires up here. Joy! Joy! Maybe JCP&L will use that as an excuse why they couldn't fix anything. But then, they would actually have to be up here at some point to do so. I just called JCP&L and of course, only got an automated message telling me the power "should" be restored by Midnight 11/11. How much you want to bet? I am one of the last people they care about up here above Lake Valhalla near Waughaw and Brook Valley. Disgusted!

Just spoke with JCP&L. Estimated restore date for the remainder of Towaco area is Sunday midnight. She made sure to tell me that was just an estimate and could be pushed out further. They're a joke.

That list jcpl just put out with street names of streets without power is missing a bunch of streets. There are more streets without power than jcpl is claiming.

Does anyone know if the power is back on Jade Mountain, Washington Court? I see some comments from yesterday but wanted to know the status as of today. Thanks, Nina

Jade Mountain is still without power.

Sean, thanks so much for responding! I hope everyone without power is keeping warm!

Montville Township is home to a State Senator, Two Freeholders and a 5 member Township Committee, All Republican and All in safe seats so they really don't have to do anything to maintain their positions. They are proving it now. Alot of you believe that this level of local government doesn't really matter. It does, It strikes closest to where you live and your quality of life. You can go on believing it doesn't matter but the closer you get to the people the more you can effect their lives for better or worse. Right now we are seeing for worse.