Days after a powerful storm knocked out power and downed trees across northern New Jersey, towns around the Summit area are racing to clear debris and finish repairs.

More than 1,400 households remained without electricity across the region early this week, while public works crews began collecting fallen branches left along roadsides.

Officials in New Providence, Chatham Township and Madison warned residents that debris pickup will be limited to a single pass through neighborhoods.

New Providence sets cleanup schedule

New Providence began curbside collection July 7 with a zone-by-zone schedule running through Friday, July 10.

Residents must cut branches into 4-foot lengths and keep pieces under 12 inches in diameter. Whole trees, stumps and firewood will not be collected.

The borough reported about 480 customers without power Tuesday morning, with several roads still closed because of downed trees and wires.

Chatham still restoring power

About 500 Chatham Township homes remained without electricity Tuesday, according to Mayor Jennifer Rowland.

Utility crews from outside the region were brought in to assist, while the Department of Public Works began debris pickup July 7 for branches 16 inches or smaller.

Madison restores power

Madison restored power to all Madison Electric customers by Monday evening, except properties where service lines were physically damaged.

The borough began a one-time storm debris collection Tuesday.

Other towns

Summit opened its Transfer Station for storm vegetation drop-off, while about 600 customers were still without power Monday afternoon.

Berkeley Heights reported outages dropping from about 1,200 to 445 customers by Tuesday. Officials said the township was still finalizing its debris collection plan.

Residents across the area are reminded to stay at least 30 feet away from downed wires and treat all fallen lines as live. Collection schedules and updates are available through individual town websites.