New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency today as Hurricane Sandy approaches New Jersey. Gov. Christie appeared in North Wildwood this afternoon to talk more about the storm.
The declaration makes federal funding available via the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the storms.
A representative from Atlantic City Electric spoke with Townsquare Media's Heather DeLuca to offer an update on recent power outage numbers and how quickly they are working to restore electric in your area.
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Tens of thousands of customers remain without power in South Jersey today - following a series of violent thunderstorms that rolled across the region at the end of last week causing widespread damage and outages.
Utility crews in South Jersey have made progress to get the power restored as 102,000 Atlantic City Electric customers remain without power after powerful thunderstorms brought down trees and power lines early Saturday morning.
Utility crews are working around the clock to restore power in parts of South Jersey after violent thunderstorms rolled through the area early Saturday morning, bringing down utility wires and more trees than Hurricane Irene.
Utility crews will be back out today restoring power to South Jersey a day after violent thunderstorms rolled through the air on Saturday morning bringing down utility wires and more trees than Hurricane Irene.