MORRISTOWN, N.J., Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 4,000 employees from Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) utilities, as well as outside utilities and contractors, continue their around-the-clock efforts to restore service to electric customers following a damaging weekend snowstorm that left more than 379,000 JCP&L customers in northern New Jersey without power. To date, the company has restored 249,000 customers - two-thirds of all customers who lost power during the storm. To report an outage, JCP&L customers should call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877). For updated information on the company's restoration efforts, current outages, FirstEnergy's storm restoration process and tips for staying safe, go to www.firstenergycorp.com. JCP&L will also provide updates via Twitter on @JCP_L....

Jersey Central Power Light Restores Service to Two-Thirds of Customers Affected by Damaging Snowstorm: Nearly 500 Crews Involved in Massive Restoration Effort in Northern New Jersey