Business owners and experts say the lengthy power outages caused by the freak October snowstorm have taken a toll on many companies and the losses are only beginning to be tallied.
It's been a full 8 days since the historic "Snowtober" storm that brought 10 to 20 inches of heavy wet snow to central and north Jersey. About 10,000 residents remain without power this morning.
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A loyal NJ101.5 listener ran into hardworking linemen from JCP&L at the Royal Diner in Washington, Warren County this morning. When the listener, a Hunterdon County resident, asked the workers when power will really be restored he was told "Sunday".
In a follow-up to information provided throughout the week to New Jersey 101.5, JCP&L Spokesman called in to Jim Gearhart Thursday morning with the latest number.
A U.S. Department of Energy official says utility crews have been slower to fix Northeast power outages caused by last weekend's snowstorm than they were after Hurricane Irene and its remnants because they had less time to prepare.
Power is slowly being resorted to Hunterdon County. The outages are down to 29,000 and officials say it won't be until Thursday evening when most power is back. Some power may not be restored until Friday morning.
Hunterdon County Emergency Management has provided us with the following information on shelters and shower locations...
Hunterdon County was one of the worst areas hit by the Halloween Weekend storm. Power and cell service is out due to hundreds of massive trees crashing down from the weight of the snow. It will be days before power is restored in many areas.