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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Hurricane Sandy

City Issues Statement From JCP&L: Projects Nearly Every Customer Restored This Weekend

The city received a statement late this afternoon that says "estimates should be viewed as guarantees." City and utility ask residents to help with list of citywide outages.

The following is from the City of Summit: JCP&L OFFICIAL DOCUMENT AND STATEMENT  RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF SUMMIT  NOVEMBER 10, 2012 AT 5 PM  JCP&L's states. . .  "Please see the Outages List that JCP&L knows about on streets in Summit. If you do not have service and your street is not on this list, JCP&L needs you to please call (888) LIGHTSS (544-4877) and report your outage. This is vital for you to do so to have your service restored.  Our (JCP&L's) intention is to work to restore the largest outages first. Most likely, those streets with the greatest number of customers will see service restored sooner, with homes that require individual service line repairs coming later. However, there may be instances in which our crews might assess …

Joan k

10:36 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012

We understand what an estimate is and how it is different from a guarantee. However when you originally said 1100 people' would be restored on weds then changed it the day of to 11. That original number is not an estimate it is a joke. And when you keep telling people power will be restored in the next couple days but do not deliver that too is not an estimate its a lie... We understand what an …   more ›

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Hurricane Sandy

Summit Superintendent Updates School Schedule Information

The following information is for Nov. 8 and 9.

Due to power conditions that persist in Summit, Superintendent of Schools Nathan Parker has issued an updated to parents on schedules. Through Friday, elementary schools will continue with a single session and primary centers will be closed to their students. Students in upper grades will continue to attend middle and high school on a full schedule. However, students are getting a break during these difficult times. "Students are not expected to do homework or to be given assessments that will impact their grades," Parker wrote in his message today. Unless power is restored to Franklin and Lincoln-Hubbard by next week, Parker plans to place those elementary school students into Jefferson and Washington schools. The next update on school …

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