Still no power for me on Taylortown Rd between Briar Cliff and Turkey Hill Rd

No power on upper Waughaw either, and judging by the state of the wires, little hope I'll have anything resembling non-generator-powered lights and heat by today!

Still no power on Demoray, Cheryl and Flanders.

No power on Brook Valley Road near Stonybrook Road

Still no power on main and hollister

Passaic valley is still dark and not a truck to be found.....

My children's daycare off of Changebridge by Bayer does not have power.

No power on Pepper Rd behind Cedar Hill Elementary

Cheryl Road at Konner Ave is still in the dark...and cold.

We had regained power after Sandy, but lost it again last night with the nor'easter. And it seems we are an isolated pocket, neighbors 2 doors down have it, just not 4 or 5 houses here on 181 Pine Brook Rd

We are on Pine Brook Rd and we don't have power. The list posted by the township reports only 2 customers without power on Pine Brood Rd. It's a lot more than that.

I think that everyone in NJ who is forced to use JCP&L should not pay their November bill. Maybe then someone at First Energy/JCP&L will take notice. I also think that we should know who is the manager for our area and what steps are they going to take to prevent something like this from happening in the future.

If Douglas and Passaic Valley are being restored today, sure hope Foremost Mountain is in that same grid!!!! Most of us have wells and living without electricity AND water is very, very taxing.

This line up here that feeds Waughaw and my section of Stonybrook is a joke! We have power failures often and we are always the last people to be taken care of. It really is an outrage! I am so sick of it.

JCP&L relies on people calling in their outages. Problem is, this time the LAN lines went down to. That's why they have no clue as to who is really down.

I live on upper Waughaw too. We have been without power for 11 days. I have been unable to get any kind of timeline from JCPL and was told this morning that the restoration was supposed to be completed by Sunday "before the new storm", though they "weren't prioritizing new outages", which is untrue because a street adjacent to Waughaw went down for only 5 hours last night before being restored by JCPL early this morning. Unbelievable.

Day 11 here on StonyBrook Road and Waughaw, where there are still down power lines!!!! No one from jcp&l seems to care about us because we are considered secondary because we are not near a fire dept nor hospital & our area is not considered densely populated!!!!!

My sister lives in Towaco, so I went to the JCP&L website to report it and her power came back on shortly afterwards but no one else's near her. I'm not positive it was the reason why, but if you don't have power, go here and let them know: https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/customer/outages_help/Report_Power_Outages.html

What grade would you give the mayor?
I've seen two comments by him since the storm hit, both stating the obvious concerning PSE&G.
I would give the mayor an F also.

Just to be clear Mayor we are not on day 10 we are on day 11... Streets still out Jarombek, Doremus, Nelson, Ashley, Countrybrook, Daro, , Hickory, smock, Holbrook, should I go on?? Mary, Robert, Douglas, timber, Tomlyn hill, canal, Passaic Valley, Pinebrook Road, Herman, Nathan

It killed me to put my JCPL payment in the mail this morning!!

With all the streets still without power, spread all across the town, how can they say most will be restored today? As of a half hour ago there isn't even anyone on Douglas Dr near the downed wires.

If Thursday "is going to be a big day for restoration", please explain wny J,C,P&L released a updated estimate of restoration progress by town at 10:30 AM this morning that states that only 70 homes will be restored on the 8th in Montville Township????

14 minutes ago
Lancaster Ave in Pine Brook is still out. We actually had a crew assessing and pin pointing issues on Saturday. Yes, that's not a typo Saturday... and they have vanished like our power.

I say we cut all the JCP&L executives power and they don't it back until every single customer is restored. Provide them some motivation.

Hillcrest Road Towaco. Still no power. Every Street around us has power!!!! Really unacceptable!!!!

Lancaster Ave is still out. The more important question is why is the town sitting around waiting for someone to call them from the company. How has it been 10 days and no one from the town government made it there sole mission in life to escalate the townships issues to JCP&L's management.
I know for a fact that this was done in Butler.

Guess you have been lied to again mayor...there are NO trucks working on Douglass or pine brook road! How do they intend to restore our power if there are no trucks there??? Hmmmm

The Waughaw Road/Stonybrook Road power line infrastructure is abysmmal at best. It has been continuously patched for decades to the point where it is just about worthless. I have been here for 26 years and have suffered innumerable power outages. It has gotten so much worse in the last few years. As for the Waughaw residents, not only do they have to suffer through what JCP&L Co. is putting them through, but the decimation of their properties by PSE&G. Life on this mountain is very hard for so many. There is an emergency Township Committee meeting being held Saturday November 10th from 9am to 12 pm in Town Hall to address hurricane response. This was posted to my FB wall by Committeman Scott Gallopo. Somebody needs to really address these issues as we go on to Day 11 up here without power!

I heard there is a petition circulating in Wayne to disenfranchise JCP&L

Still no power on Roe Ri Rd., Mary, and Maple. Hook Mtn Rd. is STILL closed off AND, our streets were NOT on the JCP&L list. When I called JCP&L this morning I was told that 280+ Montville customers were ESTIMATED to get power yesterday, BUT that NO Montville customers -ZERO- actually regained power (this is according to THEIR OWN records). They, also, said that there were NO crews assigned to Montville AT ALL yesterday. Then, I was told that the ESTIMATED number of Montville residence to regain power TODAY, 11/8, would be over 700 and tomorrow over 300. What does Montville, the township committee, the Mayor, etc. have to do to get this done? The response from those who "run" our town and from JCP&L has been terrible. If the Mayor has a direct line to electric company, than PUT PRESSURE ON JCP&L. CALL THEM EVERY HOUR, IF YOU HAVE TO.

And still no trucks have shown up on Stonybrook where there are wires down.

Barbara
Brook Valley Rd. seems to be a "forgotten" area of Montville. The Towaco section is between two sections of Kinnelon and it appears that Montville abrogates its responsibiliy in this area. It also is another of those areas where there is no town water or sewers so during these power outages conditions become quite unhealthy.
It also is a road used by many individuals to travel from Rt. 23 to the Towaco RR station so I'm not sure how it's classified, ie secondary road? I surely would like to see more attention paid to our road and section of Montville, in general, but especially during power outages such as these this year and those of last year.

No trucks on Passaic Valley Road as mentioned. News 12 NJ came to town to speak to residents about our frustrations. Hopefully it will help!

Still no power on Greenridge Drive...

Those of us up here in the top corner of Stonybrook and Brook Valley have always been treated poorly with just about everything. The powers that be decided we didn't even deserve a paved road and gave us chip and tar! I have no idea why I ever think anyone will care what happens to any of us.

Everyone needs to start writing our Congressman and Governor's office. This is absolutely unacceptable. JCP&L should lose their contract. I know people with PSE&G in other towns and they've had their power back for a week now.

In Pine Brook, Konner Avenue, north of Cheryl Road as well as Flanders Drive, and lower Cheryl Road do not have power.

No trucks on Douglas and Passaic Valley - a bunch of crap! My entire neighborhood has reported outages (countless times) yet no Nathan, Holbrook, Jarombek.Nelson, Smock,etc. on their list! An outrage and town officials have not fought for us - needed to be MUCH more PROACTIVE!!! But lets not forget to pay our taxes on time!! HA

NO POWER on salter drive .... Talked to a foreman on PV RD Monday afternoon who told me by tues power would be on he was waiting for his 3man crew... Last time anyone was seen....EVERYONE NEEDS TO ATTEND TC MEETING ON SAT 9-12pm ..... topic-- hurricane sandy!!

Still no power on Woodshire Terrace for 11 days and no credible info from anyone on when power will be restored. We have had to vacate our home and live like vagabonds. It is obvious that JCP&L is shortchanging maintenance and customer support. This level of incompetence is intolerable. Top management must be dismissed, credit issued for failure to deliver service and stiff penalties imposed on the company and senior company officers. What does it take to get these people's attention

EMMA POMPEO
I would like to request a meeting with the Montville Township Committee and the JCP&L executive that handles Montville's account. Please reply if you would be interested in attending this meeting. The purpose will be:
1. Why there is no communication between JCP&L and the Township
2. Who takes care of removing the trees that knock down the power lines (I sent an email to the mayor and he did not respond to my question) in order for JCP&L to work on the power lines that are down?
3. The following questions will be directed only to the township committee: What is their role when we have this kind of situation? How do they communicate to the residents?
If you have other questions that you would like to add to the list feel free to add them. The only way we can get something done, is by getting together as a community and demand more from the township committee who has been appointed by the Montville residents

NO Power on Alpine Road.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO ATTEND TC MEETING ON SAT 9-12pm

I understand that a substation serving Woodshire , Nathan, jaramhek neighborhood that was damaged in the storm and that JCP&L does not have the part. They ordered the part and it takes about two weeks to get it. God forbid these knuckleheads put some extra parts in storage for emergencies !

Washington Ct in Towaco regained power at 5 am this morning.

Once power is restored everyone should take picturers of jcpl's poor maintenance and submit to to the nj board of public utilities. Second if anyone is savvy with setting up a web site, one should be set up one about first energy's(jcpl parent) and post picturers and locations of any area where there are issues with line maintenance where ever first energy does business. Then when problems arise, its easier to file lawsuits against them.

I was told by jcp&l that our power on old jacksonville is fed thru boonton so we are not on the montville list. Wonder if we are on the boonton list. This is a joke

Still no power on Two Bridges Road. On top of that the down wires laying across are not cleared so no school bus for kids on this side of Barney. JCP&L can only give restoration estimates which are moving target. Our Mayor and township committee have not been effective in getting answers from jcp&l or communicating to us. I am tired and sick of dealing with such an incompetent company.

How horrendously ironic that PSE&G will be putting disgusting 200 foot tall towers throughout our town so that other areas can get better power. Not that the TC fought that either.

Cheryl Rd, Brittany Rd, Demoray, and Flanders residents NEED TO READ THIS...
If you live on one of the streets mentioned and may have seen power for a short time on Thursday 11/1, like we did, you are one of the 70 homes that JCP&L told me are on the circuit that now has an "Underground Cable Fault". How do I know? I've lived on Brittany for 21 years and have seen and heard the "circuit breaker" on the pole between 47 and 49 Brittany Rd fail. I also spent about 30 minutes on the phone w JCP&L yesterday and they confirmed the Underground Cable Fault. Don't believe me? Stop by the pole between 47 and 49 Brittany and check out the Yellow Tag on the pole with "FAULT" written in black marker. If you think we will get Brittany Rd dug up before everyone else gets wires hung, think again. Time to start calling anyone and everyone about "OUR" JCP&L problem.
Remember the Gov is up for re-election next year!

please restore power for my grandma in montville :( barney road. thanks.

If the township holds this meeting with the citizens and JCP&L the first item the township should ask for is the JCP&L engineering circuit grid map for Montville. This map would help Montville officals understand the "real" restoration process. The process is always primary loops/legs first and secondary taps after that. No power company in their right mind could provide any better info then what their grid map shows. As at least one blogger above stated - they have only 4 houses on their street and if the street is a dead end then they will be one of the last to see service restored. I'll bet if you look at last year's storm and this years you will see an identical pattern regarding which streets in Montville got power back ahead of others.

Still out on Lancaster Ave.
Line crews have told me at least three times the fix is a breaker on a corner pole.
At this point I don't know what to believe
Calling JCPL is a waste of time.
Do the members of the township committee have power?

Perhaps it's me, but it seems like there may be a few more people at this Saturday 9am meeting than would fit in Town Hall. It seems people might be pretty upset.

It would be really frustrating to leave your cold home after taking a cold shower and find there was no parking and you couldn't get inside the building because of the size of the crowd.

Call me ignorant. There have been a lot of comments on Patch. Given how upset it seems so many people are about this, I would think there might be a possibility of hundreds and hundreds of people showing up. Who am I to question, but I wonder if this is the right venue.

Saturday morning at 9 am? How many people? Just saying.

Still no power on demoray, Flanders and lower Cheryl. Come-on!

We're still waiting on Weiss drive in Towaco. Getting old.

Mary drive still without power. Lucky to still have a generator. Someone tried to steal it Tuesday night, but a couragous neighbor chased them away...

My name is mark this was in clad for . I was with out power for like 8 days I don't think I'm going to pay my November bill jcpl don't deserve my money this time. I really think they ago

Yesterday came and went and our power in the Douglas Drive area is still powerless. New poles have been up. Cable came & left because all the wires are still connected & on the ground. Douglas was listed as one of streets to be restored yesterday.

I'm thinking about putting a sign at the end of my street so the utility people are aware that we still have a problem. Anybody with me?

Herman way out as is the rest of high ridge and Mary. As in previous storms last one restored and we do have underground wires. Lets get power back then work on correcting infrastructure.

AC- saw comment about lil learners daycare. We are there too. What can we do with the children? Senators office is in that building too. I hope he is complaining too to JCPL. Other buildings around there have power and I didn't see changebridge on the list.

I have been without power for 9 days (finally restored on Wednesday). Although we do not have a choice with who delivers electric, I decided to get back at JCPL in the best way I could. I set my bill pay to pay my JCP&L 9 days late going forward. I urge everyone else to do the same.

Art Daughtry, I bet you are wrong. We were dead last restored durinf Frankenstorm 2011 and this year restored on 11/2. And my lines are underground. We lose power A LOT! Two years ago we bought a generator because lack of power caused my sump pumps to fail and flooded my basement! I am really tired of JCP&L.

I live on Woodmont Road. JCP&L restored power to the entire street 3 days ago, but not us because our line is down at the pole on the street - I call twice a day asking when we will get power.....I guess we are just one in a million other people doing the same thing. Unbelievable at this point. They should have had the 1600 extra people here a week ago not yesterday. Amanda Chapman

It is not only JCP&L. It is also Optimum (Cablevision). Our electricity was out for about 6 days after the storm. This, in our estimation, was pretty good but still deserves some kind of a refund. No service, no payment. However, our Optimum account which includes cable TV, Internet, but, more importantly, our phone, has been out since day one. It comes on - as a tease - for a few hours - and then is gone again. Consequently, we have had to keep putting minutes into our cell phone since this is our only means of contact. So, Cablevision/Optimum, are we going to see some kind of a refund from you? I am using someone elses Internet right now. To some, this might not be an inconvenience. However, to my family andme, without a telephone, is an inconvenience.

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17 Woodmont still dark

Another day in paradise up here on Stonybrook. This is horrendous!

Parts of Taylortown Rd is still without power. We lost it early and seem to be one of the last to get it back.

Just wandered through town, Hook Mtn , Pine Brook Rd, Douglas Drive, Waughaw, Stoneybrook, Parts of Lake Valhalla , Lower Taylortown. Not one utility truck to be seen anywhere. Are any crews in Montville? Unless someone starts doing something the latest promises are empty IMO.

By the way. Is that a speed trap on StoneyBrook in the unmarked Black Dodge?

Waughaw definitely still in the dark.
But I got some information from a neighbor a few months ago. Back in April 2012, She spoke to a "Reliability Engineer" for our area from JCP&L. He made the following assessment of what needs to be changed to decrease the frequency and the duration of power outages in the area. This is his list:
1 - 7 arrestors need to be changed.
2 - 2 animal guards need to be added.
3 - Remove a vine on a primary wire.
4 - 5-1- fuse cut outs changed/added.
5 - 4 year cycle of trimming trees
6 - 5 year cycle of inspections
Obviously I am not sure any of the above would have made a difference in this case but it just goes to show that someone did assess that there were issues that needed to be addressed.
From what I understand, he put a work order in and it was supposed to take about 2 months. Doubt it ever happened since we've lost power a couple of times since, not mention this time.
It is this complete indifference that really troubles me.

The trouble is also that First Energy has no financial incentive to keep the system running. All they do is handle the transmission of electricity (they haven't sold electricity since de-regulation) and get a return on their investment. So when power goes out they're not losing revenue, they just hire some temporary workers and pass the costs on to us.

If they have no skin in the game they should lose their monopoly.

No power on Pinebrook between Peace Valley and Formost Mt Road.

Power is back ON at Brittany Road. Hopefully also on Cheryl, Flanders, and Demoray.
Tom

David Alan Way in the Lake Valhalla area power is back on as of about 4 pm. Thanks to Montville Police for keeping the pressure on JCP&L

Still no power on Cliff Road and neighboring streets---JCP&L's list obviously unreliable. Waiting patiently.
Linda

Still no power on StonyBrook Road!!!!

Once again, those of us on Stonybrook Road and Waughaw Road are left in the dark. It really is astounding how poorly we are treated in these situations. There was some hope earlier in the day when a neighbor was "assured" that JCP&L was going to be working on Waughaw. That never happened. I still have wires down on my driveway that feed the power up here. Nobody has been here to work on them.

Finally have power on Lancaster Ave.
It's like being in paradise.

According to Gov. Christie's office, the State of NJ Office of Emergency Management (OEM), coordinates with the OEMs of the various counties. In turn, local municipalities are to communicate their issues, need, etc. to their county's OEM. Who, if anyone, in Montville Township government has contacted the Morris County OEM relative to the needs and issues of our residents?

Morris County OEM phone no. Is 973-285-2900.

email I sent to our Mayor:
Madison NJ hs their own power company and power is always restored in less
than JCP&L are doing. Why don't we look at Madison and mirror what they have
done. JCP&L again is not working. I have not seen one truck in the area of
Crescent roads since Sandy. They are again disappointing and a disgrace. As
Mayor, you have an obligation to have our power restored in a reasonable time.
We are now on 6-7 days without power. It is criminal
>Response from our Esteemed Mayor:
Montville will not be going into the power supply business. I understand your
frustration but neither I or any other elected official can prevent acts of God
which leave us in this current state of turmoil. I know two things: 1. Your
power will be restored. 2. Your power will not be restored fast enough. We
suffered no injuries or loss of life. That may not matter to you but in the big
picture it matters to me. I suggest you head over to the high school and warm
up. The people over there are great full for what they have and appreciative of
all we are doing for them. Please join the crowd.

Tim Braden

email response to above from me to Tim Braden:You need to adjust your attitude. Your answer was condescending and inappropriate. Why don't you go join the crowd over at the high school. You will certainly /not get my vote and I am forwarding your email response to all of my friends and neighbors. I can see you are really open to ideas that will help Montville in the future. How dare you state that I don't care about the welfare and safety of my neighbors. Call me from the high school and I will certainly meet you there to discuss further your email and my suggestion. Of course no call came to me!!!

Jean Kida

Mr. Braden with his wiseacre response to MS Kida iParty at the election, seems not to comprehend that he is answerable to the people, not vice-versa. As Harry Truman once suggested: "if you can"t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."