Need Help After Irene? Here Are Some Contacts

A day after Hurricane Irene swept through the area, many people will be working through checklists on things needing attention. Here's a run-down on some contacts you may need:

You Need To Know Who To Call If Your Basement Flooded: You can call your nearest volunteer fire depatment with help draining water in your basement if you have 8 inches or more of water. Less than that, they won't help, and you'll need to check with area plumbers—or neighbors.

To contact the fire companies, call:

• Community Volunteer Fire Co.: 908-756-6223
• Mt. Bethel Volunteer Fire Co.: 908-561-7592
  
• Mt. Horeb Volunteer Fire Co.: 908-647-2448
• Washington Valley Volunteer Fire Co.: 732-356-1432

You Need To Know How To Check For Power Restoration: Many residents are wthout power, and it's hard to know for certain when it will be restored. But PSE&G customers can get some details on efforts to restore thier power by logging in to their customer account online. JCP&L customers can track progress towards power restoration on the company's Outage Map, which is updated every 15 minutes.

You Need To Know Where To Eat: Reduced power is available at some of the Mountain Boulevard centers—you may be able to enjoy a meal in town if you're unable to cook at home. Mansuettos Seafood posted they have partial power and hope to open at 11 a.m. Monday. 

You Need To Know Who To Call For Downed Tree Limbs: Borough crews will be cleaning up the downed trees and limbs on the roadways throughout town; if you need someone to cut trees, limbs and branches, try calling these local companies:

• 732-748-9022
• 908-753-3971
• 908-903-0023
• Jonathan Sage with RJS Land and Tree Service is in Warren doing Emergency Tree work, call (908) 917-9221 for tree removal and storm clean-up.
• Anderson Arbor Care, LLC: Call Bill Anderson (908-581-0920) or Ed Anderson  (908-872-7675).

You Need To Know The Sun Will Be Out Today: Not tomorrow, as Annie promises, but today.