A Few Hundred in FH Were in the Dark

Transformers to blame for up outages. As of 9 p.m., many restored.

Hundreds of customers in Fair Haven are currently in the dark. JCP&L estimated 382 in Fair Haven in the early evening. And, as of 9 p.m., Jersey Central Power & Light outage maps showed 61 remaining without power. "There were two transformer fires in town," Mayor Ben Lucarelli said. "One was on Cooney Terrace, off Grange Avenue, and the other was on Lake Avenue, near Second." While both fires had been quelled, Lucarelli said his concern was the wind that's expected in tandem with the rain and flooding possibilities. And in Red Bank, the east side was currently experiencing a widespread power outage in the late afternoon to early evening, with almost 700 residents in the dark. Police Capt. Darren McConnell said several transformers blew …

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