Friday Night Power Outage Darkens Fischer Blvd.

The dark of night got incredibly dark for a section of East Dover on Friday night. A power outage affecting portions of town near Fischer Boulevard and east meant hundreds of homes were without power for approximately three hours.

Around 11:45 p.m. on Friday a power outage was reported in the neighborhood of Fischer Boulevard north of Bay Avenue, and east of the main road. The power outage lasted for approximately three hours. Homes as far west as Overlook and Hazelwood roads were affected.

Temperatures that evening were in the mid 60s, after a triple-digit, record-breaking heat wave broke the day prior.

It was the second power outage this week reported in Toms River. On June 9, about 500 customers went without power, according to a service grid for Jersey Central Power & Light. Residents and businesses in Lakehurst, Lanoka Harbor, Seaside Park, Toms River and Waretown were reportedly without power that afternoon.

On Sunday, Lakewood users were the only community reporting a power outage, with fewer than 500 customers without power at 11:15 p.m.

Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said there were no incidents he was aware of as a result of the power outage on Friday night. Calls placed to JCP&L seeking more information about the cause of the outages were not immediately returned this weekend.