Mayor Janice Mironov and Members of Council -- Denise Daniels, Anthony Katawick, Marc Lippman, David Russell, Johnnie Whittington and John Zoller -- Present

August 8, 2020 at 5 P.M.

TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS UPDATE

Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Township officials have continued reaching out pro-actively, directly and continuously to JCP&L as well as the Governor's office, New Jersey legislators, and Mercer County Office of Emergency Management, seeking updated information and power restoration action. Mayor Mironov has been in regular communication directly with the President of JCP&L seeking the expedited restoration of power to the remaining homes in our community and expected improvements regarding the status and timelines to remedy outage conditions.

As of this morning, ALL East Township roadways previously closed due to storm related issues are now open.

JCP&L UPDATES: According to JCP&L, electrical service has been restored to approximately 5,725 homes since storm damage that left sustained power outages for 5,900 households in the Township. Approximately 175 homes remain without power as of 5 P.M. today. JCP&L work crews currently are in town continuing to address power outage issues. Mayor Mironov had further conversations today, August 8, with the President and executive leadership of JCP&L, who assured the Township that they would continue to work actively through today and tomorrow Sunday, "with the expected goal that by the end of the day Sunday, August 9, all homes would have power restored, with the possible exception of a few stragglers experiencing unusual difficulty." Mayor Mironov will remain in direct communication with the JCP&L President to resolve all remaining power issues in East Windsor Township.

Current JCP&L power outages website can be viewed HERE.

East Windsor Township is providing the following services free of charge for residents affected by the storm damage to assist during the JCP&L response period. Residents accessing these public facilities for services are required to comply with New Jersey and Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines by wearing face masks and practicing safe social distancing.

MOBILE CHARGING: East Windsor has opened a 24/7 location for residents to charge mobile devices at the East Windsor Police/Court building lobby, 80 One Mile Road. A second mobile device charging station has been opened at East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, 69 Twin Rivers Drive, available from 7 A.M. to 9 P.M.

INTERNET ACCESS: Residents can obtain free Wi-Fi internet access at Township library locations. The libraries are closed, but the Wi-Fi networks are available within the parking lot areas for those who need access for their mobile devices. The two local libraries, part of the Mercer County Library network, are located at 138 Hickory Corner Road (Hickory Corner Branch) and 276 Abbington Drive (Twin Rivers Branch).

EMERGENCY WATER: Water for household needs can be obtained from the East Windsor Police/Court, 80 One Mile Road and the East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, 69 Twin Rivers Drive. Please bring containers for water filling from the publicly accessible water hoses at each site.

Residents are reminded to never approach downed wires. Please call the East Windsor Police Department at (609) 448-5678 ext. 0 to report downed wires.

Residents are advised to check the Township website at www.east-windsor.nj.us, read E-News Alerts, tune into Community Access TV Comcast Channel 27 and Verizon Channel 38, or call the municipal information hotline at (609) 443-4000, ext. 400, for schedule updates.