Crime & Safety

JCP&L Reports Outages in Howell

Transformer being blamed for outages

More than 1000 Howell residents are reportedly in the dark after a power outage on Tuesday night according to JCP&L. The department said the outage mostly centers on the area of Route 9 and Casino Drive.

The Howell Police Department is reporting on their Facebook page that utility is attributing the outage to a transformer failure in the area. JCP&L's website is reporting that as of 10:30 p.m. 1410 residents in town are without power.

The outages reported spread to neighboring towns including Freehold where 27 people are without power. Their website also has a warning that there will be a "planned outage," on Wednesday in the area of Laird Rd. from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday. 

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