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High Winds the Culprit for Ridgewood Power Outage in the West Glen Avenue Area

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Ridgewood NJ, it appears high winds were the culprit , according to the Ridgewood Police Department, West Glen Avenue was closed between Heights and Hillcrest due to a utility emergency which caused power outages in the area. PSE&G was on scene attempting to restore power.

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Transformer Malfunction in Glen Rock Sets off Residents Smoke Alarms

Linwood Ave at Washington Township Boarder Shut Down due to Fallen Tree Monday

file photo by Boyd Loving

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Glen Rock NJ , the Glen Rock Police report that on Thursday February 25th  at 2:51 a.m. Glen Rock Police Patrols, along with Glen Rock Fire Fighters, responded to Henry Street on a 9-1-1 report of a utility emergency. A power service voltage interruption caused the activation of residents’ smoke alarms and caused an odor of smoke in some of the homes. PSE&G determined that the source was a malfunctioning transformer which subsequently resulted in a power outage to numerous homes. The matter was turned over to PSE&G for correction.

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ROAD WORK, UTILITY EMERGENCY, ROAD CLOSURE OR CONSTRUCTION

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ROAD WORK, UTILITY EMERGENCY, ROAD CLOSURE OR CONSTRUCTION

Below, please find the road details and permits, which could cause traffic delays, for today, August 6, 2014:

NJ Transit – West Glen Avenue Trestle Painting Project. NJ Transit anticipates the work will require alternating lanes of traffic (one lane closed to do the work). Each lane closure should take no more that 1 ½ weeks, for a total of 3 weeks of lane restrictions. Work will begin at 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday, though some Saturday work may be required to keep to the schedule.

Police officers will be used for traffic control.

PSE&G Energy Strong gas main work– Vesta Court/Meadowbrook (Crew 1) Starting at 7:30 am. (Ferriera Construction) This will be ongoing for many weeks.

PSE&G Energy Strong gas main work – and Rose Court (Crew 2) –

Cablevision starting at and meeting at the train station 8 am, corner of Franklin and North Broad. 

PSE&G (Electric) East Ridgewood Ave/Duck Pond. Starting at 8 am

PSE&G (Gas) – 274 East Glen Avenue – 8 am – 3 pm. Two (2) police officers assigned.

Meter Closing:

Cottage Place – Meter Numbers: 198 and 199 (This is scheduled to go through August 15th).