Power Out To More Than 4,500 Homes From Point Pleasant To Mantoloking

POINT PLEASANT and POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ — More than 4,500 homes and businesses, including 2,500 in Point Pleasant, were without electricity Tuesday afternoon amid ongoing issues in the extreme heat, authorities said.

According to the First Energy outages website, power is anticipated to be restored to most of those affected by 11 p.m. Tuesday.

In Point Pleasant Beach, where just over 20 percent of the town was without service, police said officers are directing traffic at traffic signals in the southern part of the borough, where most of the issues exist.

"Anticipated restoration is 6 PM," Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Doug Vitale said, adding the borough will open a cooling center if the outage lasts longer. There were 845 homes and businesses affected out of 3,958 in Point Pleasant Beach as of 5 p.m.

In Point Pleasant, officials said Jersey Central Power & Light told them there have been transformer fires and other issues, but said they too have been told power is anticipated to be restored by 6 p.m. There were 2,575 homes and businesses out of 9,880 without electricity there.

In Bay Head, nearly all of the borough was without power, with 1,226 of 1,251 homes and businesses affected. In Mantoloking, nearly 60 percent of the borough (330 out of 563 customers) was without power.