Saturday, April 27, 2013
32 New Jersey towns impacted by Sandy and Irene back PSE&G plan to make New Jersey’s utility systems more resilient against severe weather.
Ten Bergen County towns have approved resolutions supporting “Energy Strong” – PSE&G’s proposal to strengthen its electric and gas distribution systems to better withstand powerful storms and natural disasters. Leaders in Bogota, Cliffside Park, Elmwood Park, Garfield, Hackensack, Hillsdale, Little Ferry, New Milford, River Vale and Tenafly said infrastructure upgrades are necessary to reduce the threat of extended service interruptions like those caused by Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene. PSE&G proposes investing $3.9 billion in its distribution system over 10 years to reduce the number and duration of power outages caused by severe weather. “We are pleased that so many communities have expressed support for our plan to make New …
Monday, November 19, 2012
Now that the storm is behind us, and power has been restored, share what you experienced, and learned, when New Milford went dark.
Most of New Milford lost power after Hurricane Sandy, closing schools for a week, bringing most businesses to a halt, causing great concern for the borough's seniors, many who live alone, and generally disrupting life around town. Some residents were without service for more than 10 days, and others saw power go out again when a snowstorm hit. With Shop Rite and most of the convenience stores closed for over a week, food became a real concern--especially for seniors and those with disabilities who do not drive. PSE&G says Sandy was an unprecededented disaster, among the worst in the history of New Jersey. More than 1.7 million were without power at its peak, and it takes time to work through even with the tens of thousands of crews …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Chief Papapietro presses PSEG for updates on those in New MIlford who are still without power.
Chief of Police Frank Papapietro, who also heads New Milford's Office of Emergency Management, continues to press PSEG to restore New Milford's power that was compromised during last week's Hurricane Sandy. "Although most of the town's power has been restored, there are still pockets in the southern part of town that remain without power," Papapietro said. "Specifically Birchwood," he added. Wednesday morning, Papapietro once again reached out to PSEG requesting an update on outages and requested an ETA on when power would be restored, stressing the fact that residents in this area were on day 10 without power. "Also, a nor'easter is headed our way Wednesday evening," Papapietro said. Within the hour, three PSEG trucks were on Birchwood …
Monday, November 5, 2012
80 percent of New Milford has power restored.
According to Mayor Ann Subrizi, 80 percent of New Milford has had their power restored since Sandy's punch took down wires and caused damage at the substations. That leaves 20 percent of the town still in the dark. Although there are still a few large sections of town that remain without power, PSE&G reports that these are primarily sub-station circuit problems. Once the circuits are fixed at the substations, PSE&G workers will repair the transmission boxes that affect individual houses, as appears to be the problem in the Birchwood area of town. Once the transmission boxes are repaired, power will return to those individual houses that are still without power. PSE&G has been importing help from all over the country to help restore New …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Company says New Milford is among towns where crews are focused this weekend.
New Milford is one of more than a dozen Bergen County towns where Public Service Electric and Gas repair crews will be focusing efforts over the weekend, the company said Saturday morning. In hard-hit New Milford, PSE&G's outage map showed upwards of 5,000 customers without service. "Crews will be focusing on New Milford, Teaneck, Englewood, Ridgewood, Fort Lee, Paramus, Bergenfield, Palisades Park, River Edge, Glen Rock, Tenafly, Hackensack, Lodi and Bogota this weekend," the statement said. Power was restored to more areas of New Miflord, including Main Street and the area by Gibbs School in the north part of town. Still, large areas of the town remained without service days since Sandy struck. Of 333,690 PSE&G customers in Bergen …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
With impending storm, residents want to keep powered on.
Editor's Note: In light of the impending storm, we are re-printing this article on generators that was originally published February, 2012. Home Depot in Hackensack said it's the new black. Not shovels, not paint, not hammers. Generators. Yes, generators are the new black in Bergen County. Lowe's and Sears Hardware said there was no doubt—it's absolutely true. Even New Milford's Building Department confirmed it. Since Hurricane Irene and Snowtober, the number of people purchasing and installing generators in their homes is on the rise. "There were a lot of serious weather events that left people without power last year," a salesman from Home Depot told Patch. "People don't want to be left in the dark again." Whether you are in the market …
Friday, May 4, 2012
The PSEG Foundation is partnering with Sustainable Jersey to provide $200,000 for 32 municipal projects.
The PSEG Foundation is partnering with Sustainable Jersey to provide $200,000 in grants to fund 32 municipal projects that will help make towns "more livable, environmentally friendly and prosperous." Sustainable Jersey is a nonprofit that provides tools, training and financial incentives for communities that pursue sustainability programs. New Jersey is the first state in the nation to have a comprehensive sustainability program for communities that links certification with strong state and private financial incentives, and a fully resourced program of technical support and training. By partnering with Sustainable Jersey, Anne Hoskins, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Sustainability for PSEG said in a statement, “PSEG is …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Representatives from BPU and PSEG talk storm issues with local officials
In the wake of Irene and the October 29th snowstorm, public officials throughout Bergen County have been asking state legislators to hold utility companies responsible for communicating real-time information in an effort to provide their constituents with answers. Responding to this, State Sen. Loretta Weinberg hosted a meeting on Dec. 13 between District 37 officials and representatives from PSEG and the Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The goal of the meeting was to establish protocol that will open the lines of communication between public officials and the utility companies during times of severe weather emergencies. In attendance were Councilwoman Ila Kasofsky and Councilman Harvey Sohmer from Fort Lee whose town, like New Milford, …
John
8:48 am on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
This is all great. Since Sandy I would expect town personnel to demand a high standards from the utility companies. But people has anyone seen the low hanging wires on Trenton street where any kid could jump up and grab them and possibly get injured. I would think that the DPW, Police, Residents of the Neighborhood and especially the FD(on their block) would demand to get these wires raised. Town… more ›