Widespread power outages reported in Jackson

Charlie Dwyer

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Widespread power outages were reported Saturday night in Jackson and the police department is asking residents to call the power company to report the outages and for questions regarding power. Police are busy providing public safety services and have no control of when the power will be restored.

If you have a legitimate public safety concern, police advise you to contact them to report traffic hazards, downed wires and other dangerous situations.

“First and foremost we hope everyone is safe! There are ALOT of reports of damage throughout the entire town. We are aware of power outages and the power companies along with DPW and county are doing all they can to clean everything up and restore power,” the department said. “All emergency services are working diligently to get this accomplished.”

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After the storm the following roads were closed to traffic:


  • West Commodore Boulevard between Cedar Swamp Road and Diamond Road
  • North Cooksbridge Road between Rose Dr and Willow Drive along with parts of South Cooksbridge Road.

“We ASK that everyone please stay in doors and off the roads so clean up can be completed safely. Please don’t venture out to assess the damage, we will take care of that,” the department said. “As always do not hesitate to call us if you need our assistance or emergency services! Please refrain from calling us about power outages as we are aware and our dispatchers are fielding a high volume of calls.”


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