l will believe it when i see it. The Dorothy Drive area is still out and was for 7 days twice last year. We must be last on the priority list.

Micheal Rogers THE only way for jcp&l to improve is to get them the heck out of this state. This will happen again, they have 2 huge strikes now (irene, sandy) I am not, as a taxpayer, willing to wait for strike 3! 2 weekw is waaaay too long to wait for power in an area that was not devastated. I just hope the people of our town will show a little respect to these guys trying to work, the ones by me are from indiana and its not their fault. Just try and tell yourself that when you see them. Blame lies with management.

Jesse is right - Burnham Park was out for 7 day (TWICE) last year and once again we are in the dark - now for 11 DAYS - When the electricity went out I knew we would be last - and the facts speak for themselves - Why was it only yesterday that I saw the first utility trucks in Morris Township - Look Madison has their own utility company - got their residents back super quick and now they are helping us - that is pretty bad!

Please give us an update about our schools. When will Hillcrest, Alexander Hamilton and Frelinghuysen Middle School be powered again? MSD has done a great job setting up temporary facilities and for that I am thankful but they need to be back in their own schools.

ill believe it when i see it aswell we are just off James street and we been out of power since monday the 29th of October at 9:30. First they said 7 to 10 days now there saying today tomorrow or sunday and there also saying if your not back on by this weekend it could be another 2 weeks until your back on by thanksgiving!

Its quite odd how they got power back to Morristown so quick but we're still in the dark and the cold.

When we had Irene last year power was only out a day or 2 and Irene was much more severe with lots of power lines down so i dont get it this time ,we were spared pretty much so i dont see much devestation for them to wait a month to get the power back on.

Me and my wife are also expecting our first child making matters worse ,we dont want to come home to a cold and dark house ,so we may be contacting fema soon if power will not be on in another 2 weeks.

We are off james street as well and it was 8 days no power with irene. Good luck with fema, compared to those at th shore id say we'd be last again with any help from them. Remember, they have a great shelter set up for us (what a joke). I spoke with the repair men (they, believe it or not, have a more realistic idea when they will get power back on) and the one guy said james street is a huge project (probably why it was left for last). Setting poles today, so go look, I will be there, and they have to run all new wire up to south street. He said sunday, I hope he's right. If we don't have power by Sunday, as the governor said, he lives in mendham so we should all go over to his house and ask if we can stay with him til our power comes on. Wonder how that would go over?

"...power will be restored to almost all of Morris Township by Saturday evening." - The key word here is 'almost'. I am willing to bet there will still be a couple hundred Morris Township residents out of power come Sunday night.

And to anyone who is saying if power is not restored by Sunday then it will be Thanksgiving....where are you getting your information from. Anyone who I hear that from says they have heard it second hand, so I believe that is just a rumor for now (hopefully).

I also spoke to a lineman in Spring Brook last night and he said that they would have 24 guys in the James St / Springbrook area today (Friday).

Thank god! For any other resident in the james street situation I just ask that you not take your frustrations out on these guys. When I spoke to them yesterday the first thing I said was "thank you for coming" and immediately their body language relaxed. They have apparently been bearing the brunt of many unhappy residents. Please redirect your anger towards our mayor and the executives at jcp&l. Also take the time to email our governor and file a complaint with the board of public utilities (google it).

This needs to be said. First I feel badly for anyone still without power. Mine came back Thursday afternoon (10 days w/o). And I agree that from speaking with utility workers the communication and perhaps mgmt between JCPL, the other workers, government and residents has been bad.

However - the fact remains that we were all warned that this would be an epic storm several days in advance. We were told that we should expect power to be out 1-2 weeks. We were given tips such as stock up on various supplies, top off the gas tanks and stay off the roads unless it's an emergency. Instead people panicked and became irrational and angry. People didn't get enough gas so lines several hundred yards long resulted. Countless idiot drivers drove through road closed barriers only to have to turn around when they actually got to the downed poles and wires. Does JCPL deserve some blame and investigation? Certainly. But the fact remains that we were all told what to expect. NJ has not seen a storm like this in over 100 years. Northern NJ was hammered, imagine what central and southern NJ are going through. Those complaining about not getting power back within the timeframe we were warned about don't know the extent of damage or the work required to fix it. Not a JCPL worker or shill, just someone with reasoning abilities.

So because James Street was such a big project, the logical choice is to... leave it to the last round of repairs? Brilliant. New wires all the way to South St.? WTF is that? How are the people upstream of this mess getting power, magic fairy dust?

First Energy is an excellent example of unregulated (yes, it's supposed to be regulated, but that's not improving things) capitalism at its worst. I remember after the October storm last year when we were out for a week their website had all this "OMG! Disaster!" rhetoric while the Investor Relations pages were bragging about how much they increased their profits. It's not rocket science, they are in it for short term gains, which means cutbacks in linemen, maintenance, and planning for the future. This can be said of many crappy utilities these days...

Nordrom, we did prepare. I made sure we had candles, flashlights, bottled water, and non-perishable food. But you can't prepare to live in a house without heat in sub-freezing temperatures. I have a 21-month-old son who cannot live in a house that is 43 degrees. Thankfully, we've been able to stay with family in Madison and my son is in MA with my parents. How was I supposed to prepare for that??

Funny how we get notification from our mayor NOW. I emailed him on Monday, one week after the loss of power, and asked him what he was doing to take care of this problem. Apparently, not much. That mirrors the fact that I didn't get a response from him. My neighbor just spoke to the linemen and they said no power until Sunday. Thank you Mr. Mayor for nothing and your utter lack of communication. I look forward to the next election where we can hopefully removes these lemmings from the town leadership

Lot's of crews on James St and South St.

If you plan ahead and have $750 you can have heat, fridge, tv and lights. Buy a generator. Mine has been used 3 times by me and once by a friend. It's now at someone else's house because I got power. More than ever a little personal responsibility goes a long way.

At the moment, my complaint is against you, Nordrom. You were accusing people of not being prepared. We were as prepared as we could be. I understand Mother Nature can neither be controlled nor perfectly predicted. I'm not complaining about the hurricane. But it's been 12 days and I've barely even seen any work crews in my neighborhood. We had minimal damage to wires and the trees have been cleared. In the past year, I have been without power for a month. We live in one of the wealthiest counties in the US and we have a power company that is unable to effectively communicate with the people for whom it is supposed to provide service.

Lots of crews also reported in upper Spring Brook and Armstrong as well as James St.

Hillcrest School sent an e-mail to parents saying to be prepared for school to be closed next week with continued busing to Alfred Vail. Why is Hillcrest School expecting to be closed if power is going to be restored by midnight Saturday? Maybe in Burnham Park we're still in for it...

You all know JCP&L is a private company? Not a government entity? I sense you don't know that.

Yup Friday evening - once again no electricity - once again Burnham Park is still in the dark - this is beyond inexcusable! I am tired of our public officials and their "Promises"

I was driving in BP. It looked like only more street to go and they were working on it. Could be tonight. Still some new poles laying on the side though

Venessa it is ridiculous that we all have to have them now, but you'll be much happier with a little investment. You can go the whole house route and have zero annoyance...until the natural gas gets shut off.

Well, I have to eat my words; power returned to Fairmount Ave in Burnham Park today. I am beyond speechless.

Power back on Skyline yesterday, Rolling Hill today, but NOT ON WESTERN near Rolling Hill.

Power guys say tomorrow night earliest for west lake.

I'm afraid the township governance doesn't have the "juice" of Morristown's. I feel for those out of power, as I was without for several days. I think Morris Township needs to start asking some hard questions as to why JCP&L was so unresponsive to your towns needs.

Does anyone see JCP&L crew on James Street today, Friday?

Anyone know whether power is back in Rolling Hill-Blackberry area (i.e. Laura Lane, Eagle Nest, Blackberry, etc.)? Is JCP&L doing any work on the lines down on south street near Southgate Parkway?