Top Montville Stories in November

1. Montville Power Outages: Is Your Street On This List?

Although the list turned out to be somewhat inaccurate, readers and residents took a peek to ensure the utility company knew that they remained without power.

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Township officials were not impressed by the communication response of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) following the storm.

3. Fire Rips Through Lake Valhalla Home

Fire officials responded to a house blaze in an area without power and while the owners were not home.

4. Power Restored to Nearly 60 Percent of Montville

Some parts of Montville saw power restored toward the end of the week Superstorm Sandy hit the township.

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During a special Saturday townhall meeting, Montville residents urged township leaders to use a different utility company.

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The neighbors in one isolated part of the community came together following the storm and especially to help an elderly woman whose husband died the day Sandy hit.

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Motorists crowded gas stations, creating lines long enough to make people wait more than two hours. But Montville Mayor Tim Braden said the issue was not that there was not enough gas, but that the local stations were seeing an increased demand.

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While some parts of the township saw power restored sooner, pockets of Towaco and Lake Valhalla waited more than 11 days to see their lights come back on.

9. 3-Car Crash Backs Up Traffic on Changebridge Road

Traffic was slowed for about an hour after a crash at the intersection of Route 202.

10. Pine Brook Boy's Illness Identified After 11 Years

Adam Foye's family has some hope after researchers believed they have identified the specific gene making him sick.