Tag: New Jersey Natural Gas
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Morris Habitat For Humanity: Elie family set to ‘put down roots’ in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – In a few short weeks, the Elie family will start “putting down roots” in the township. The journey to their first home on Norwood Avenue came with partnerships – Blair Schleicher Wilson, executive director at Morris Habitat For Humanity (MHfH), Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry, Tom Hayes, director of community relations at…
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Monmouth County news briefs, April 20
Gretchen Schmelzer will present “Emergence from COVID: Wellness, Healing and Resilience” in person at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, and virtually on Zoom from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. April 26. As a therapist and trauma survivor, Schmelzer wants people to know that sometimes what feels like a big setback is actually an unexpected difficult step…
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Morris Habitat for Humanity builds first home in Middlesex County; Old Bridge community welcomes Elie family
OLD BRIDGE – Habitat for Humanity provides opportunities when “life happens.” For Jimmy and Taylor Elie, they met in high school. “We had our daughter young,” Taylor Elie said, adding the couple worked together trying their best to raise their family in New York City, which now has become a family of four with an…
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Jackson urges BPU to reject proposed New Jersey Natural Gas rate increase
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Township Council are urging the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to reject New Jersey Natural Gas’ petition for a 25% customer rate increase. Township Council President Andrew Kern, Vice President Martin Flemming, Councilman Alexander Sauickie, Councilman Stephen Chisholm Jr. and Councilman Nino Borrelli voted “yes” on…
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BPU must deny rate increase proposed by New Jersey Natural Gas
By Jeff Tittel The New Jersey Natural Gas Company has filed a rate case with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The petition would increase ratepayers’ monthly bills by 24.8%. According to New Jersey Natural Gas, this rate increase would help pay for costs associated with the Southern Reliability Link pipeline which runs…
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Sierra Club, Pinelands group file motion for stay on natural gas pipeline
Attorneys representing the New Jersey Sierra Club and the Pinelands Preservation Alliance have filed a motion for a stay on the New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) Southern Reliability Link (SRL) pipeline and a motion to supplement the record with the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. According to New Jersey Natural Gas,…
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DEP suspends permits for construction of pipeline in Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington counties
On July 8, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) sent a letter of suspension to New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) regarding the company’s Southern Reliability Link (SRL) pipeline, which had been under construction in a portion of Upper Freehold Township. According to a press release from the New Jersey Sierra Club, the action…
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Preservation group fights to keep preserve’s integrity; latest issue is pipeline constructed by New Jersey Natural Gas
By KRYSTAL NURSE Protecting the Pinelands National Reserve has been the goal of an environmental organization that advocates for conservation laws and regulations at the state’s largest reserve. The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) has worked in coordination with many environmental groups to keep the integrity of the 1.1-million-acre reserve and fight off companies and development…
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Old Bridge reports zero new COVID-19 cases, New Jersey Gas Renewal project in Laurence Harbor begins June 11
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported zero new positive COVID-19 case on June 9, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on June 9. The total number of cases remain at 1,045. The township has lost 65 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Officials have provided updated charts of…