While we are a little late to this party, it’s worth addressing. A Nixle went out earlier notifying residents about a power outage in parts of Manchester, Jackson, and Western Toms River. The exact cause is unknown to us, but we have heard rumblings of a fire at a JCP&L substation. Power is beginning to come back in certain areas now, but many are still in the dark.
Current Power Outages

TR Patch said it was a fire at the sub station on Ridgeway road
Trish Brophy probably was, I live my ridgeway liquors and I heard a lot of sirens around 9:30
Trish Brophy I am the one who told them!!! I messaged them this morning, and they didn’t know. But OCSN messaged me right back.
Just came back on !!!
Kerry Camarato Hooray!
Trish Brophy Yay!!! My TV is on 247 and I need coffee!!
Trish Brophy At least nobody was injured.
Kerry Camarato If you have a gas stove you can light the burnr with a match and still make coffee. I did that thru the week of no power after Sandy. And my wonderful neighbors who had a generator brought me enough half & half for my coffee every morning
Trish Brophy I know we did that for Sandy also,I don’t have instant coffee, I made a cup of tea.
Hmm… I wonder if this is why my lights were flickering earlier this morning in TR, maybe around 9am?