Sunday, March 3, 2013
The week's top stories on Patch
A city man facing narcotics charges surrendered to law enforcement while he had 22 bags of marijuana stashed in his underwear, according to the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. An off-duty sheriff’s officer was wounded during a shootout outside a Springfield Avenue lounge. One man has been charged with attempted murder. An employee of Newark Liberty International Airport was shot and killed during a robbery attempt at Broad and Camp streets. A deal has been proposed that would allow dozens of communities and businesses, as well as regional sewerage authorities, to end their involvement in a wide-ranging lawsuit over the cleanup of the heavily contaminated Passaic River. The city government has created a video highlighting the benefits of …
Friday, March 1, 2013
The top stories on Patch in February
Three suspects were charged in the videotaped whipping of a city man over the summer. The man was attacked because his father owed a $20 debt, the attackers were heard saying on the widely seen video. A city man was charged with sexually assaulting the underage nieces of his girlfriend. Police had begun to investigate after receiving a complaint from a parent. PSE&G issued a public warning to customers about a payment scam in which callers pretending to be with the utility threaten to shut off the victims’ power unless a payment is made immediately. The scammers appeared to be targeting Hispanic residents. A 29-year-old Irvington man was shot and killed on Renner Avenue. A second man was wounded in the attack. A jury convicted an 11-year …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Neighbors fear health risks, but PSE&G says switching facility is safe -- and necessary
About 70 people attended a public information session at the 13th Avenue School Monday to hear presentations on a plan to build an electrical switching station in the area, a plan that has raised health and other concerns among residents of the densely populated West Ward neighborhood where it would be built. “PSE&G should be a good neighbor, and to be a good neighbor you should be doing things environmentally correct,” said Kim Gaddy of the city’s environmental commission. Representatives of PSE&G, however, insist the project presents no long term dangers and is necessary to ensure Newark has an adequate electrical supply, especially during natural disasters like Superstorm Sandy, which initially left 95 percent of the city in the dark. …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Meet and mingle with mayors from around Essex County at free event.
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Tuesday, February 19
Area residents are invited to have breakfast with more than 20 mayors from Essex and Passaic County. The third annual Meet the Mayors event will take place on Saturday, March 23, from 9 to 11 a.m., at Crane’s Mill, 459 Passaic Ave., in West Caldwell. Mayors from all 22 towns in Essex County, as well as Little Falls and Clifton, are invited to enjoy a hot breakfast and mingle at this free event. This year’s speaker is Ralph A. LaRossa, President & COO of PSE&G. Only a few spaces are left for this year’s breakfast, according to Anthony Rainone, past president of the North Essex Chamber of Commerce, a co-sponsor of the event. RSVP by March 16 at 973-226-5500 or email@northessexchamber.com. The League of Women Voters of the Montclair Area …
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Hispanic neighborhoods targeted in fraud in which victims are told power will be shut off that day
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Thursday, February 14
Scammers targeting primarily Hispanic residents are posing as employees of PSE&G and bilking victims of substantial amounts of money, the utility said in a statement. The fraudsters contact PSE&G customers to warn them their utilities will be shut off that day unless a payment is made using a prepaid debit card. The call is sometimes pre-recorded. The victims are then instructed to purchase a Green Dot MoneyPack, use cash to put money on the card, and then provide the card number to the person who called them. Once the scammers have the card information, they then transfer the funds. “We take very seriously any attempt to defraud our customers,” said Joseph A. Forline, vice president of customer solutions for PSE&G. “We are working …
Friday, February 8, 2013
No significant power outages have been reported as of noon Friday, but storm expected to last into early morning Saturday.
No significant power outages have been reported in Essex County a few hours into Friday's Winter Storm, but PSE&G is ready to respond to what could be widespread outages throughout its service area, the utility said in advance of the Nor'easter. Contractors, including tree crews, are poised and ready and additional supplies, such as poles, transformer and other equipment, are on hand, PSE&G said. The Nor’easter could dump more than a foot of snow and bring heavy winds to Essex County, where widespread, long-term outages caused by Superstorm Sandy are still fresh on many residents’ minds. Essex County has declared a state of emergency, according to the county’s Office of Emergency Management. No parking will be allowed on country roads …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Work may lead to periodic lane closures along 1&9
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Wednesday, February 6
PSE&G is upgrading and replacing a portion of an underground electric transmission circuit in Essex and Union counties. The circuit, which runs through Elizabeth and Newark, connects the utility’s Bayway Switching Station in Elizabeth to its Federal Square Substation in Newark. In Newark, construction will take place at various spots along Rt. 1&9 Southbound between Elizabeth and Frontage Road. Construction is expected to be completed by May 31. During this period, utility service to PSE&G customers will continue as usual. PSE&G has scheduled extended work hours Monday through Friday, with some 24-hour and/or weekend work also expected. The construction dates and scheduled work hours identified are tentative and subject to minimal …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Mayor Cory Booker challenges PSEG's estimate that power has been restored to about 65 percent of customers in Newark
UPDATE, 7 pm Wednesday, Oct. 31 Parts of Newark are still without power Wednesday, including large parts of the North Ward, despite PSEG estimates that 65 percent of the city is back up. PSEG officials later clarified those comments, saying its original percentage estimates referred to meters and not actual customers. City officials now believe about 60 percent of the city was without power as of 2:30 pm Wednesday, and that it may take up to two or three days to restore. During a conference call with reporters around 5 pm Wednesday, PSEG president Ralph Larossa said the company is working on the Essex switching station, infrastructure wiped out by a tidal surge during the hurricane. That station alone serves tens of thousands of customers…
Electric Company official says Hurricane Sandy 'similar but a much more serious storm than Irene.'
Nearly 150,000 PSE&G customers in Essex County are still without power Wednesday morning after what officials called a "painstaking" restoration process. Power has been restored to large parts of Newark, including Newark International Liberty Airport, Elizabeth and parts of Jersey City. Newark likely experienced the brunt of outages, with 95 percent of the city dark Tuesday. That number has dropped to 35 percent, with an assessment of substations continuing Wednesday. "We have an enormous amount of work ahead of us," said Ralph Izzo, chairman and chief executive officer of PSE&G. Hurricane Sandy, said another PSE&G official, was "similar but a much more serious storm than Irene." There were more than 255,000 Essex County PSE&G customers…
Monday, October 8, 2012
The week ahead in Newark
The Newark Public Library, 5 Washington St., is hosting “An Evening with Henry Louis Gates” Tuesday at 7 pm. Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, is editor of The Root.com and one of the nation’s most respected scholars of African-American culture. The event is being hosted by Mayor Cory Booker and is part of the library’s 125th anniversary celebration. The Newark Municipal Council is holding a rally and march to support the reelection of President Barack Obama Saturday beginning at 11 am at Lincoln Park. Also taking part in the event, which will be held until 3 pm and ends at city hall, 920 Broad St., will be the Newark Knights Motorcycle Club, the Newark Bronze Shields and other organizations. The …
sistateacher
12:39 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The deceit of stating it would be a community meeting is disrespectful. The other switching stations are in industrial areas, not residential. How do they know about the impact on the residents of the community if there was no study. more ›