“There is a higher presence of PSE&G crews in town today,” said Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca on Friday morning. Though he declined to be more specific, he said crews were working to begin to restore power in town.
Power had been restored to some street in town, including Concord Avenue, Florida Street, Marion Place, the Kensington Terrace area, and the corner of Parker and Prospect.
"The priority now is getting PSE&G to clear downed wires on fallen trees in places like Woodhill Drive and Cedar Lane," said DeLuca.
Other Sandy updates:
- The gas situation remains worrisome. The Delta station at the corner of Valley Road and Oakland Road is still closed as of Friday morning, and the owner said he is having trouble getting gas from his distributor in Elizabeth, which is out of power. “They are telling me by Monday,” he said.
- The township is talking to NJ Transit about the possibility of running express bus service from Maplewood to New York City.
- The election will go on. A polling machine was moved into Maplewood Town Hall this morning. “Four out of six polling places have power,” said DeLuca; those that do not are Prospect Presbyterian Church and Clinton School. Nine out of 21 election districts are currently affected by power outages.
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