Thursday, May 16, 2013
Odor led to brief evacuation of Marshall School, says SOMSD Superintendent.
South Orange - Maplewood School District Superintendent Brian Osborne sent the following email Thurday morning: SOMSD Community, As you know, the safety of our students and staff is always our top priority. We noticed an odor of gas at some of our schools and contacted PSE&G to ensure that this was not an indication of hazardous conditions. PSE&G informed us that they are engaged in a routine maintenance process in Livingston, which involves releasing small quantities of gas into the air. The related odor is currently detectable in some areas of South Orange and Maplewood. The maintenance is scheduled to finish in approximately one hour, and the odor should dissipate soon thereafter. In the meantime, PSE&G assures us that the odor …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Saturday's event will include mayors from two counties, plus President of PSE&G.
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Thursday, March 21
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. For information or to RSVP, call 973-226-5500 or email@northessexchamber.com. The League of Women Voters of the Montclair Area partners with local chambers of commerce to present an annual Meet the Mayors breakfast at Crane's Mill.
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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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 …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Village officials reconfirm top priority status.
Following a day of tense discussions with PSE&G officials, South Orange Village President Alex Torpey confirmed priority status for South Orange to have power restored. Torpey received the following e-mail, at 5:30 p.m. today, from John McManus, Project Manager at PSE&G regarding an earlier press release by PSE&G. Mayor Torpey: Our apologies for statements in our press release this morning that may have caused confusion regarding our work priorities. South Orange is one of the towns in Essex County that has been placed on a high prioritized list. We have crews working hard in and around South Orange Saturday, Sunday and Monday ensuring that power is restored to residents by Monday, which is our ETR for the Village. John J. McManus Project…
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
At issue is the information management systems of the utility.
On October 29, an earlier than usual snowstorm blanketed the East Coast, leaving 6,000 residents and businesses in South Orange without power. As customers sat in the dark and called PSE&G for assistance, they were told a multitude of things, ranging from “it’ll be fixed by midnight tonight” to “our records show you have power.” Last night, the South Orange Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution that requests an investigation into PSE&G’s informational management. Added to the agenda mid-afternoon on Monday, Resolution 2011-303 requests the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to conduct an investigation of information management by Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) and making certain recommendations in that regard…
Monday, November 14, 2011
Resolution demanding an investigation of PSE&G appears on the agenda.
On October 29, an earlier than usual snowstorm blanketed the East Coast, leaving 6,000 residents in South Orange without power. As customers sat in the dark and called PSE&G for assistance, they were told a multitude of things, ranging from “it’ll be fixed by midnight tonight” to “our records show you have power.” Tonight, at the Board of Trustees special meeting (7:30 p.m. at Village Hall), the South Orange Board of Trustees will discuss a resolution that requests an investigation into PSE&G’s informational management. Added to the agenda mid-afternoon on Monday, Resolution 2011-303 requests the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to conduct an investigation of information management by Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) and…
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Village officials share some additional information about October’s snowstorm.
On October 29, an earlier than usual snowstorm blanketed the East Coast; millions of people were left without power. In South Orange, thousands of homes were left without power while nearly the entire town was affected by falling trees and debris. The power outages were caused by the debris. In addition to the outages, other village services were interrupted. Leaf pickup has been delayed until more branches can be cleaned up. Following the storm, the South Orange Department of Public Works (DPW), Police Department and Fire Department spent days cleaning up. The damage was deemed much worse than expected, topping the damage caused by Hurricane Irene from a month earlier. Officials state that DPW has already collected almost 50% more …
Sunday, November 6, 2011
The Power utility company announces full restoration for customers.
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
The Following Is a Release By PSE&G: PSE&G reports that it has finished restoring service to the more than 571,000 customers impacted by the storm on October 30. In a notice dated Nov. 6 at 1 p.m., PSE&G announced that it had completed their restoration. Final outage information
Lee Navlen
3:46 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
The same Ralph A. LaRossa who kept giving Mayor De Luca misleading information as to when we would get our power back after Sandy? Following the Mayor's advice and publication of his e-mail address on MOL, I must have fired off half a dozen e-mails to LaRossa. I may attend just to see if he remembers me! more ›