Crime & Safety

Verizon Outage in South Brunswick Thursday Night

People in Hunterdon County, Somerset, and Hillsborough also reported they lost service. It was out for 90 minutes, but back by 9 p.m.

South Brunswick, NJ - South Brunswick residents experienced a Verizon wireless outage for about 90 minutes on Thursday evening, township police report. The outage limited cell phone service and calls, and Verizon immediately sent crews to address the problem.

The outage was township-wide. People in Hunterdon County, Somerset, and Hillsborough also reported they lost service. Service was restored to Middlesex County at about 9 p.m. Thursday, police report.

It is still unclear what caused the outage.

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