Sunday, January 6, 2013
App to launch sometime in January, according to press release.
Following several major storms in about a year—including two powerful near-hurricanes—Jersey Central Power & Light has, fairly or not, suffered some pretty harsh criticism from both customers and municipalities. On Thursday, the utility announced a series of new operational practices that, according to a press release, "will provide additional information to municipal officials about power outage restoration efforts during significant storm events." The JCP&L enhancements will include, according to the press release: Providing municipalities with maps showing electrical circuit routes in their communities; locating JCP&L municipal liaisons in company field offices to maintain contact with local officials; hosting targeted teleconference …
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Here are some key issues and questions to think about as new year begins.
Here are some important issues and questions Wayne residents could keep in mind and ask as 2013 begins. 1.) Leadership. The three at-large council members, Lonni Miller Ryan, Joseph Schweighardt, and James Jimenez, and Mayor Chris Vergano term’s all expire at the end of the year. The five council members, all Republicans, who ran for re-election in 2012 all won new terms. Will the GOP sweep again this year? Will a Democrat legitimately challenge Vergano for the mayoralty? Will a Republican challenge him in the primary? 2.) Taxes. The council approved an increase in municipal taxes in 2012. Will the council approve another hike? Will taxes remain flat? Taxes has been something that residents have referenced at council meetings and in …
Monday, December 24, 2012
Here are some of the best responses from the past year.
Chickens, Jersey Central Power & Light, Wayne Hills football, Bob Franco, and floodgates. Those are the five topics that stories these quotes were found in were about. “I have a wife and kids to get back to and take care of and I have a career to finish. I am bound and determined to get back to the way things were. I need to be able to fully use my arms and legs again so I can give each one of those people who helped me that day a great big bear hug." — Wayne Police Officer Bob Franco on his desire to recover from a serious spinal cord injury he suffered during Superstorm Sandy. "It is going to be hard to walk away, but I realized this week that next week would be the latest we'd be around. I am going to miss the kids, it was a great group…
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Here is a recap of the top stories that were on Wayne Patch this week.
Security was increased at the town’s 14 public schools following the horrific school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Conn. where 28 people, including the gunman, were killed. Uniformed and plainclothes police officers patroled each school throughout the week. Officials gathered more ammunition against Jersey Central Power & Light at a special meeting. Mayor Chris Vergano and other town officials want to have the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) revoke JCP&L’s license to sell power in Wayne. Forty-three firefighters and a civilian dispatcher were honored for their participation in the rescue of police Officer Bob Franco and John Neukem during Superstorm Sandy. The school district’s Be Proud program, a drug and …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Officials, residents raise concerns at third BPU hearing about utility company's storm response.
Nearly two months after Hurricane Sandy pummeled through the Northeast, the frustration about the communication from state officials and power companies in the storm aftermath is still a major discussion among members of the public. The quality and accuracy of the information flow was the key subject brought up at the Board of Public Utilities third public hearing at Hopatcong Middle School Tuesday night. More than 60 people, including local officials and residents from Morris, Sussex and Passaic counties, attended the meeting where over a dozen people commented and raised concerns to BPU and JCP&L officials about the state's preparedness and response after the storm that left millions across the state without power for days and some for …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
BPU holds hearing from 4 to 7 p.m. at Hopatcong Middle School.
Nearly two months after Superstorm Sandy, residents will have the chance to tell state officials first-hand their concerns and suggestions for the storm response and what it was like to survive without power for days. The Board of Public Utilities will hold a public hearing on Tuesday at Hopatcong Middle School from 4 to 7 p.m. to hear input from residents all over the region about what the experience in the aftermath of Sandy was like. "We hope that residents are able to give us as much information as they have," said Greg Reinert, a spokesman for BPU. "What their experiences were, what did they experience as far as the outage, whether it was a line down or what information did they get regarding the outage, what information they weren't …
Officials hear more stories of how utility company failed to help residents in a timely manner after Tropical Storm Sandy.
Officials gathered more ammunition against Jersey Central Power & Light at a special meeting Monday. The meeting was part of a series of steps the town is taking to oust JCP&L from providing power to its 3,000 Wayne customers. PSE&G provides power to about 19,000 residents. Officials know that it may be impossible to get JCP&L out of the township, but they want to at least try and see if the utility company can at least upgrade its equipment and infrastructure. “They are taking your money every month, so they have an obligation to make sure your power doesn’t go out every time the wind blows,” said Mayor Chris Vergano. Vergano and other town officials want to have the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) revoke JCP&L’s license to sell …
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Here is a recap of the top news stories of the week.
North Jersey and Wayne residents and officials criticized Jersey Central Power & Light for the company's lack of response in the days following Superstorm Sandy. A Wayne man has plead not guilty to attempted murder in the shooting a Paterson resident on Nov. 15. Brian Curry, 24, was arrested last week after the Vernon and Paterson police departments conducted a joint attempted murder and narcotics investigation. A 20-year-old Wayne man was drunk when he struck a utility pole and fled before returning to the scene on Parish Drive Sunday night, township police said. Raymond Morales, 20, was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Samantha Music has created a product to reduce the risk of…
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Officials will meet with residents on Monday to discuss their experiences with the utility company in the days following Superstorm Sandy.
Local officials blasted Jersey Central Power & Light at a town hall meeting earlier this week for their response, or lack of response, to re-establishing power after Superstorm Sandy earlier this year. While there are only about 3,000 JCP&L customers in Wayne, most of those people were without power for more than a week during in the days following what some called was the worst storm in the history of the state. Most of Wayne is serviced by Public Service Electric & Gas. Some JCP&L customers were without power, and heat, for 12 or 13 days. Officials want a strong response from the Board of Public Utilities and fines and penalties levied against the company. “In this day and age it is incomprehensible how JCP&L treated its customers after …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Company's president to meet with Board of Public Utilities in Basking Ridge.
The president of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and members of the Board of Public Utilities will appear in Basking Ridge at a public meeting Monday to discuss the utility's response to Superstorm Sandy. Local officials and residents were severely critical of the utility company during Sandy. Some of the company’s 3,000 Wayne customers were without power for 13 days following the storm. Mayor Chris Vergano is hosting a meeting later this month to discuss with residents their negative experiences with the company. The state Board of Public Utilities issued a notice that the meeting will be held to solicit public comment on JCP&L's preparedness and responsiveness before, during and after Hurricane Sandy. The meeting will be held from 4…
Robert Pignatello
9:13 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
The bpu did nothing to compel the utility companies to do better this time around post Irene. Nor did the legislature. The bpu chair now is rewarded with a seat in the state Supreme Court.i don't think he is focused on holding utilities more accountable ar the moment. Time passes. Nothing happens. Memories fade. And this is the best that Jcpl can come up with? Great. We will have an app so I can … more ›