MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) forestry contractors will trim trees in more than 50 municipalities in September as part of its $34 million vegetation management program for 2017. The work is done to maintain proper clearances around electrical equipment which promotes enhanced service reliability by helping to protect against tree-related outages.

Year-to-date, more than 2,500 circuit miles of tree trimming have been completed, with an additional 1,100 miles expected to be completed by year-end.

JCP&L's tree trimming program is conducted by certified forestry experts under the company's direction. The work will take place in the following counties and municipalities:


    --  Hunterdon County -Town of Clinton, Delaware Township, Franklin Township,
        Borough of Frenchtown, Borough of Hampton, Kingwood Township, City of
        Lambertville, Readington Township and Borough of Stockton
    --  Essex County - Township of Livingston, Township of Millburn
    --  Middlesex County - Old Bridge Township and Borough of Sayreville
    --  Monmouth County - Hazlet Township, Holmdel Township, Manalapan Township,
        Matawan Borough, Middletown Township, Neptune Township, Ocean Township,
        Tinton Falls Borough, Union Beach Borough and Borough of West Long
        Branch
    --  Morris County - Town of Dover, Township of East Hanover, Township of
        Hanover, Jefferson Township, Kinnelon Borough, Borough of Lincoln Park,
        Long Hill Township, Mine Hill Township, Montville Township, Township of
        Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock Township, Borough of Riverdale,
        Rockaway Township, and Borough of Wharton
    --  Ocean County - Brick Township, Lakewood Township, Borough of Point
        Pleasant Beach, and Toms River Township
    --  Passaic County - Borough of Pompton Lakes and Wanaque Borough
    --  Somerset County - Warren Township
    --  Sussex County - Walpack Township
    --  Union County - City of Summit and Springfield Township
    --  Warren County - Township of Blairstown, Township of Hardwick and
        Knowlton Township,

As part of the notification process, JCP&L works with municipalities to inform them of vegetation management schedules. In addition, customers living in areas along company rights-of-way are notified prior to work being performed. To further decrease tree-related outages, JCP&L's foresters also are working to educate residents who live near company equipment about the importance of properly maintaining the trees on their own property.

JCP&L is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE). JCP&L serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. Follow JCP&L on Twitter @JCP_L, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JCPandL, or online at www.jcp-l.com

Editor's Note: Photos of JCP&L vegetation management work being done are available for download on Flickr.

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SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.