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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Power Restored in Westwood, Hillsdale, Washington Twp.

There were no more power outages in the three towns Sunday, according to data from PSE&G.

Power had been restored to all of Westwood, Washington Township and Hillsdale by Sunday morning, according to data from PSE&G. There were only 45 power outages in Bergen County remaining from Hurricane Sandy and the Nor'easter. Thousands of local residents lost power after Hurricane Sandy passed through the area two weeks ago. Many local roads were blocked by downed trees and power lines and schools were closed for a week. Most of the area had already been restored by the time a Nor'easter hit Wednesday, but crews repairing wires for smaller pockets still without power had to shut off power briefly to some places where it had already been restored. Residents reported crews continuing to work late Wednesday as several inches of snow fell. …

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Sporadic Power Outages Hit Area as Storm Arrives

The winter storm and ongoing efforts to restore power were responsible for the on-and-off power outages, according to PSE&G.

Updated at 10:26 p.m. New power outages sporadically hit areas of Hillsdale and Washington Township around Pascack Road and the Garden State Parkway Wednesday as snow from "Winter Storm Athena" began to fall. The affected area stretched from around Anne Blanche Smith School in Hillsdale to parts of Washington Township, according to Hillsdale Police Sergeant Joseph Mazzeo. Police set up blockades at the intersection of Pascack Road and Hillsdale Avenue because the traffic light had gone out. A generator was later used to power the light. PSE&G representative Rena Esposito told Patch that some power was being turned off briefly because of ongoing work to restore power after Hurricane Sandy, and from winds of the winter storm that was in the …

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4:49 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

My power is out. PSEG told me an hour ago that it is because crews are working in the area and turned off the power. I called back at 4 PM Wednesday and now they say it is because of the weather. I guess we can expect the power to go out EVERY TIME WE GET A RAINDROP OR SNOWFLAKE for the rest of the winter, I guess, because the rep indicated to me that the "repairs" they are doing are temporary …   more ›

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