Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Power Back on in Mount Tabor
Powerful winds helped knock out power in sections of the Parsippany neighborhood.
A JCP&L spokesperson says power is back on in Mount Tabor after a brief outage this afternoon.
At about 3 p.m., areas near Simpson Avenue suffered a power outage as the result of Monday afternoon's gusting winds.
According to Parsippany Police, the blowing wind reportedly broke off a tree branch, which fell right by the United Methodist Church at Mount Tabor and came in contact with the main power line.
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Police said one emergency case was reported: An emergency generator was brought in for a resident on Carriage House Road, a patient who is in need of a respirator and oxygen machine, according to department spokesperson Ptlm. Earl Kinsey.
Though police said the power company estimated a restoration time of between one and two hours, JCP&L spokesperson Maria Sessa said power was on again very quickly—before 4 p.m.
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