JCP&L Says More Utility Workers On The Way

CHATHAM, NJ—Jersey Central Power & Light is calling in reinforcements. The utility, trying to get power restored in northern and central New Jersey, will bring in additional workers from non-affected areas to repair damage from Isiaias.

"An additional 1,300 workers will be arriving tomorrow, joining nearly 4,000 resources already engaged in the restoration effort," JCP&L said, in a statement Thursday afternoon. The company, which dispatched 1,800 additional workers earlier this week, said the new personnel will operate from one of five local staging sites, making it easier to keep more crews on the road.

More than 1,300 customers in Chatham Twp. and nearly 500 in the borough were still without electricity on Thursday afternoon, part of 82,000 Morris County outages.