Community Corner
Hurricane Sandy: Reporting Outages and Closings
Check back here for updated information, and let us and others know if your business, shop, service or organization is closing because of the storm.

Hopatcong-Sparta Patch will be updating this post with information about power outages and closings as it becomes available. If you know something we don't have listed, shoot us an email at lauren.mennen@patch.com
Closings
- All Hopatcong schools will be Monday and Tuesday.Â
- All Sparta schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
- All Hopatcong Borough Offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
- All Sparta Township Offices will be closed Monday.
- The Sparta Public Libary will be closed Monday.
Outages
Find out what's happening in Hopatcong-Spartafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Hopatcong and Sparta residents should report outages to the power company first by calling 1-888-544-4877 or by using the website www.firstenergycorp.com.
- If Hopatcong residents are without power for more than 12 hours, call the Office of Emergency Management at 973-810-8346.
Important Contact Information
HOPATCONG POLICE DEPARTMENT: 973-398-5000
SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT:Â 973-729-6121
HOPATCONG OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: 973-810-8346
Find out what's happening in Hopatcong-Spartafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
You can also:
- Read updated alerts from the Hopatcong Police Department on their Facebook page
- Read updated alerts from the Sparta Police by subsribing to their Facebook page here and following them on Twitter
- Receive Nixle alerts from the Sparta Police Department by signing up at Nixle.com
- Sparta residents can sign up for the Honeywell Instant Alert System
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