Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Power Restored in Township

A failure at the Green Village substation caused the power outage affecting Chatham Township Thursday.

Clerk Greg LaConte said power was fully restored to the township by Thursday evening.

JCP&L's Green Village power substation experienced a failure Thursday which caused a "widespread power outage" in Chatham Township, according to a Nixle alert released by .

According to the JCP&L website, 3,477 residents were without power at about 3 p.m. Thursday. Police said 80 percent of the township was affected.

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lost power at about 2:15 p.m. and students and teachers evacuated the school.

Police ask residents to report power outages by calling (800) 544-4877, and not to contact police.

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