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Update: 500 Customers Restored Overnight In Parsippany
Parsippany mayor said the utility was making progress in repairing damage
PARSIPPANY, NJ—Jersey Central Power & Light said it restored service to more than 500 township customers overnight and early Friday, despite still-hazardous conditions three days after Tropical Storm Isaias.
"Downed trees, broken branches and road closures continue to hamper crews' efforts to access
areas with damage to make repairs to broken poles and downed wires," said JCP&L spokesman Cliff Cole.
Parsippany reported 5,048 outages on Friday afternoon, part of 54,155 in Morris County.
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"A lot of progress was made late yesterday," said Parsippany Mayor Michael Soriano, "and it appears that we finally got the attention we’ve been demonstrating we need."
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