Community Corner
Some Power Restored, Route 18 and Old Bridge Turnpike Closed
Falling trees and power lines are making the clean up from Hurricane Irene a challenge. township Water is safe to drink.
Power has been restored to some portions of East Brunswick now that PSE&G work crews have replaced a transformer on Riva Avenue. The transformer was damanged by a falling tree.
However, PSE&G is still reporting between 2,000 and 5,000 of its customers in East Brunswick are without power. JCP&L is reporting 4,642 of its customers are without power.
Elsewhere, Route 18 is closed to north and southbound traffic at the East Brunswick/Old Bridge border, and Old Bridge Turnpike is closed because of falling trees.
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Mayor Stahl said two township tree crews and two outside contractors have been working throughout the storm but power lines are posing a danger in some places.
Other alerts include the mayor announcing that township water is safe to drink as of 12:45 p.m. today, and that boiling is unnecessary, as it is in other municipalities.
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He also hopes to lift the travel ban by 6 p.m.
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