Storm Damage Update: All NJTransit Lines Open

Three days after Saturday's surprise snowstorm, Union County towns and the companies that try to service them are slowly getting back to normal.

While schools remain open in Westfield — bad news for students, but good news for parents and administrators who'd hate to burn through snow days before two months before winter — commuters got a bit of good news this morning.

NJTransit is reporting that service to the Morris & Essex train lines, including Gladstone Branch andMontclair-Boonton lines, has been restored. Morris & Essex Lines trains are operating with 30-45 minute delays in both directions as the transit company tries to make repairs to tracks and power sources damaged by the storm.NJTransit continues to cross-honor all passes for transportation.

A statement from JCP&L to customers who remain without service reads, "Based on our preliminary assessment of the damage caused by the storm, we anticipate that 95% of customers without power will be restored by Thursday evening. We expect to have remaining customers restored by Friday. We will continue to work to restore your service as quickly and as safely as possible."

As of 6:20 this morning, JCP&L parent First Energy reported that 17,859 customers are without power, including Summit (7,941) Berkeley Heights (3,499), Mountainside (117), New Providence (3,047), Springfield (1,953). Click here to check back about areas without power. If you remain without power or need to report a downed line, call 888-544-4877.

PSEG officials provided only a range of outages in Union County towns, from 1-500 homes (Cranford and Clark), 501-2,000 homes (Scotch Plains, Westfield) They say that no PSEG customers in Summit are without power. But this morning, the utility's twitter feed didn't report any Union County outages. Click here for more details about PSEG outages.

As cleanup and restoration of power and services continues around Union County towns, check on friends, neighbors and the elderly —and check back with Patch for more news and information as it becomes available.