Discuss: Response to Hurricane Irene in New Providence

Hurricane Irene came in with a fury, leaving behind a tremendous amount of flooding, damage and power outages across the state. While New Providence was not the town hit the hardest by Irene, . Some even had trees fall on their homes and cars. So let the discussions begin.

How do you think local, county and state officials responded to the hurricane? What about utility companies? Has your power been restored? If not, when do you expect power on again? Is your basement or home still flooded? We want to know. Share your thoughts in the comments section below. And if you have any photos of damages to your property, add them to our or send to caitlin.mahon@patch.com.