Scotch Plains, Fanwood Power Outage Update

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM FANWOOD MAYOR COLLEEN MAHR WAS DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL AT 10:06 A.M. MONDAY:

Power remains out for many Fanwood residents. PSE&G is working on it, but they tell us it could be "on our around September 5th" before all power is restored. Residents should plan accordingly. Please do not call 911 to find out when the power is coming back on because the police do not have that information. You can try calling PSE&G's customer service number, 1-800-436-PSEG.

Union County Emergency Declaration is lifted. Thus, all travel restrictions are lifted.

Public works and Fanwood Police hope to have Midway Avenue open by the end of the day Monday. A downed tree is being removed. All other major streets in the Borough are open. Some side streets remain closed as tree removal and utility work progresses.

Fanwood Borough offices are open for business.

The weather forecast is quite nice for the rest of the week.

Call 911 for all emergencies. Do NOT call 911 to ask about the power.

Please keep an eye out for your neighbors, especially the very young and the very old.

Visit www.fanwoodnj.org for periodic updates as we continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.

Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SCOTCH PLAINS POLICE SGT. ERNESTO HERNANDEZ WAS SENT VIA UNION COUNTY FIRST ALERT AT 10:11 A.M. MONDAY. TO SIGN UP FOR FIRST ALERT, CLICK HERE.

PSE&G is working as quickly as possible to restore power to all of Scotch Plains. The Scotch Plains Fire Department is also working as best they can to pump out basements. The list for pump outs is very long so please be patient. [Editor's note: The Fanwood Fire Department is not pumping out basements.]

The following streets are closed to thru traffic:

• Acacia
• Ridgeview
• Pheasant
• Aberdeen
• William
• Rahway

The traffic signal at the intersection of Martine and Raritan is still out as of 9:00 a.m. Traffic in all directions is down to one lane. Expect delays during peak hours.