The Mayor was missing in action for the first 72 hours. It is nice to see that she has resurfaced, albeit, saying little other than for the citizens to continue to call JCP&L. Gee thanks - that's great advice, we would have never thought of that. No wonder our power has been out - none of us have called.

Didn't we just have this drill a few months back with Irene? Seems like the township administration has learned nothing. Let's hope they have taken notes this time. There will be a round 3 at some point. They are 0-2 right now. We simply ask for transparency - real time communication - (prior to the storms inception) and that we see results in terms of clean up, and not just watch as township trucks pass limbs in roads, over and over again. A simple ask, isn't it? I realize we as citizens need to do our part as well, and I feel we have pulled together and upheld our end.

Agree-we should be very thankful to the excellent twp employees. But the two committee needs get its act together and threaten jcp&l with legal/political action- as other towns did post irene. Hager needs take care of her present job first or there may not be a second political job for her.

What ever happened to personal responsibility? Why are you waiting for government to act? Put some gloves on and pick up a tree branch. The flip side of low taxes is that you lose the right to complain and you have the personal obligation to clean it up if you want it cleaned up.

I just want to be sure Hilltop Terrace is on that list. We too are starting Day 5 of cold and dark and we're surrounded by streets with power - Fairmount, Southern and Cobblestone Court.

There is also a pocket of seven homes on Duchamp Place with no power. Power was restored to surrounding homes and they received a phone message stating that their power has been restored, but it has not. There are wires still dangling and this is the street that leads directly to Milton Avenue School.

Hugh - I've been working non stop over the past 4 days clearing branches / trees not only of my property, but on side walks / roads as well.

I don't understand your "low tax" comment. We pay among the highest taxes in the country. All I am asking for is leadership from those elected in office in the township. It starts with having a plan, communicating the plan and executing the plan. Looks to me like the Mayor was 0-3. As far as having the "right to complain" which you reference as being the more you pay, the greater voice one should have. Last I checked that right to voice an opinion was afforded to all, regardless of the amount one pays in taxes. Thank you very little, stewart.

Perhaps you are ok with mediocrity in your life. Which is okay. I expect more.

Now back to clearing debris and not waiting to hear or see the town on this one.

The response by JCP&L in the Borough has been horrible. Not a single work crew in sight anywhere. I would sincerely hope that our elected officials take JCP&L to task for their complete negligence and lack of response to this emergency. 5 days with not power in this day and age is inexcusable. Where is our ever-visible Mayor Vaughan now? Why isn't he taking to the bully pulpit to get JCP&L to pay attention to our town? I guess there are no cherry pickers for him climb aboard making for a great photo op. This whole thing has been pathetically managed.

Time to repeal the Tree Ordinence so homeowners don't have to jump through hoops to remove trees from their property before storms to the job for them and take the powerlines down with them.

Where is the communication? Surrounding towns have received status updates via text and email at least twice a day. Not communicating is NOT an option. We need an emergency plan that clearly states what the issues are, where the problems are, where there are warming, charging stations, etc. As far as I can tell, the only communication published to Chatham Residents is through Chatham Recreation and the School District of the Chathams. I wonder how the people without school age children or not involved in Recreation know anything at all? Most of us would handle all situations better if we were at least informed.

"JCP&L crews working in the township until 8:30 p.m., Mayor Hagner says." Really? Why only until 8:30? Anyone ever heard of overtime? I think you'd be hard pressed to find a resident complaining about the noise of a crew working past 8:30.

Powerless - have u signed up for nixtel? It should be found on the town's website - it provides alerts and I believe is sent from the police. This is how I have been able to receive information.

thank you jerry! NO...didnt know a thing about it!

Why couldn't the twp (or boro) remove the branches on Lafayette between the High School and Lafayette School? It's a main road through the twp and as of yesterday afternoon it blocked half the road. This would have been an easy fix. Why don't we have professional administrators who have experience dealing with these kind of events?

JCP&L just said they won't touch a downed power line till the downed branches and trees are cleared. Chatham Township just said they won't touch a downed tree till the power lines are cleared. Which is it?

Thanks Jim. I understand the safety concerns for your DPW crew. But what about the safety concerns for the residents? JCP&L should have a top priority for downed wires. We have multiple downed wires on Crestwood Dr and have yet to see a crew appear on the block. I have called JCP&L but we are also relying on you and the township to priortize these saftey concerns.

Our Mayor Hagner had more important things to do than worry about her citizens concerns. She was out campaigning for her Assembly run and she was pushing a special ordinance through the Committee last Thursday to pay-off her political cronies. If you want to get some response, support us at http://www.change.org/petitions/chatham-township-committee-in-jersey-halt-the-corruption-now

Our fourth day without power, we're in our seventies, toughed it out for three nights and then moved in with nearby family, this storm was unprecedented, I'm guessing none of us have seen anything like it, like an ice tsunami from the sky, triage procedures are well established - open main roads, deal with life threatening situations, connect emergency services, schools, hospitals, infrastructure, nobody's measuring the costs to get us up and running again, sounds like a formula for the bigger emergency in the United States, schools, hospitals, infrastructure, it's uplifting to see repair trucks from Pa, Ohio, so many distant places, our people co-operating for the common good, unfortunately our nation's political leaders have to drink the kool aid, tea, and coffee provided by the big spenders, we'd wait years for our electricity if the nay sayers were in charge of local recovery efforts, thank you emergency workers!

A big thanks to the residents on Orchard Road for cutting and removing large branches so that we could get out. We didn't see a truck on our street until Tuesday and we are still without power. We have a school at either end or our road.

Chatham Twp Police just put this out: JCP&L continues to restore power to isolated areas of the township. Their is no time estimate for complete restoration.JCP&L has brought in extra crews from Ohio and Michigan and together they are working to restore power in the township.
The damage to power lines is wide spread throughout the township and effects every neighborhood. No only are power lines down, but poles are damaged and need replacement.
There is limited information as to when any specific area will be restored. As we receive additional information you will be informed.
<<At least they are finally telling the truth and telling us they have no idea when this will be fixed.

I just spoke with her at the EMS and know all details. I will be on NJ TV tomorrow representing my part of town. Follow me for updates @thesicilian33 on twitter. Email thesicilian33@gmail.com

Half of River Road is restored Monday night up until where the Fire Department is. Unfortunately, we are few houses away from Fire Department and JCP&L decided to stop working on the rest of our street because we are not a priority and Fire Department is. At least, FD could have offered shelter, have hot shower, etc. to the rest of the family who doesn't have power. I have a 1 year old and already sick and taking antibiotics because of all this. Checked on River Road again last night and the trees that are resting on the power line are untouched. JCP&L should have cut the trees that are touching the power line and residents who doesn't want their trees cut (because they said it's pretty) should have been more considerate to others in case of some disaster happens like this one are to be blamed as well.