Four days after Hurricane Irene hit the city, the number of those without power is starting to diminish.
JCP&L is reporting that there are 185 reported outages in Long Branch, 21 in Elberon and 7 in West End.
Several restaurants and businesses in West End were without power until Wednesday, and now almost all are up and running. The traffic light at the corner of Second Avenue and Brighton Avenue is also now working.
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Power has also reportedly been restored to Howland Avenue on Thursday morning. Howland Avenue is where a potential tornado touched down in the area.
The street is still closed and traffic on Ocean Avenue from Matilda Terrace to West End Avenue is being detoured.
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