It was a very 2020 Christmas.
It should surprise no one that the year that brought COVID-19, wildfires and a contested presidential election finished off with a dark Christmas.
Howling winds and torrential downpours late Thursday night brought down trees and power lines throughout the region, leaving over 75,000 New Jersey households without power for a time.
By Saturday afternoon, PSE&G reported that it had restored power to all but 359 of its customers.
The winds topped 50 miles per hour in Bergenfield and Lyndhurst and went up as high as 60 miles per hour in Vernon, according to Bob Ziff of the North Jersey Weather Observers.