Governor signs bill aimed at preventing utility bill ‘sticker shock’
By Nikita Biryukov, NJ Monitor New Jersey’s gas and electric utilities will be required to inform certain customers of their energy use and costs before monthly bills are issued under a bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Tuesday. The bill is a bid to allow...
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Orders Electric Utilities to Develop Cost Mitigation Plans
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) ordered New Jersey’s four electric distribution companies (EDCs) to file petitions providing distribution side proposals to mitigate overall bill impacts to residential customers during high usage summer months. The...
Atlantic County Public Health Officials Offer Wildfire Smoke Precautions
The wildfire in Ocean County that began yesterday and has burned more than 11,500 acres, is impacting the air quality for the surrounding areas, including Atlantic County where air quality is currently listed as unhealthy for sensitive groups for today (April 23) and...
NARTP/ACEA host briefing for U.S. secretary of transportation and acting FAA administrator
On April 16, the National Aerospace Research and Technology Park (NARTP) and the Atlantic County Economic Alliance (ACEA) welcomed the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau, Congressman Jeff Van Drew, and a delegation of...
Federal budget cuts slash Lucy the Elephant renovation funding
By Julia Train On March 18, Richard Helfant, Lucy the Elephant’s executive director and CEO, received an email from Senator Cory Booker’s office that left him stunned. The message informed Helfant that a $500,000 federal grant — originally presented to the Save...
