Tag: PSE&G
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Residents of Colony Oaks displaced after power issues due to fire
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Eighteen units in the Colony Oaks apartment complex were displaced due to power issues after a structural fire last week. The North Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) received multiple 911 calls for a reported working structure fire in the Colony Oaks Apartment Complex on Petunia Drive on Jan. 19. Volunteers from the North Brunswick…
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PSE&G begins surveying in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Residents along the Route 130 corridor may see activity from PSE&G representatives. The energy company will be replacing its A-shaped lattice transmission towers with “forks,” or monopoles with prongs, in the coming months. Michael Hritz, director of North Brunswick’s Department of Community Development, said the statewide transition is so that the poles…
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Edison first responders participate in emergency drill
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYgzc6MzVS0] EDISON — The Edison Fire Department responds to 400 to 500 gas leak calls a month. Fire Chief Brian Latham said many of the calls are minor — someone left their stove on or a contractor accidentally nicked a pipeline. Nonetheless, Latham said routine gas leak drills/exercises like the one on July 20…
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Families memorialized with street signs in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The legacies of two more families were cemented in North Brunswick as secondary street signs were unveiled during special ceremonies. Wright Way was named for William Wright at the intersection of Garner Road and South Barkley Place and Marrone Way was named for Frank Marrone, Frank Leonard Marrone and Richard James Marrone…
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Paving to begin on Sayreville streets
SAYREVILLE – Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) has finished upgrading a portion of its aging gas lines in Sayreville. Next, crews will pave roads from May 8-19, weather permitting, according to information provided by PSE&G. Paving will take place at Albert Drive between Campbell Drive and Florence Drive; Campbell Drive from Haven Terrace…
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Repaving project begins in Milltown
MILLTOWN – PSE&G has scheduled a four-day repaving project from May 4-8. The construction will take place on sections of Kuhlthau Avenue, First Street, Dale Road, Clay Street, Ochs Avenue, East Lawrence Street, Highland Drive, Cleveland Avenue and Columbia Avenue. Construction crews will work form 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. “No Parking” signs have been…
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South River residents again targeted by phone scammers
SOUTH RIVER – The South River Police Department (SRPD) is urging residents to be alert to phone scams demanding immediate Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) bill payments via pre-paid cards. Over the past few weeks, there has been an uptick in the number of phone scams being reported, according to information provided by…
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Residents lightly impacted by downgraded winter storm
*please post online. thank you. By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Even though Winter Storm Stella made less of an impact than what the original forecast predicted, residents of North and South Brunswick still felt her effects on March 14. In South Brunswick, police responded to a crash around 9:35 a.m. on Route 130 near Stults…
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Police credit seatbelt with saving young man’s life during crash
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The 23-year-old driver of a car that split in half after striking a utility pole was released just five hours after the crash because he was wearing a seatbelt. The collision, which occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 on Davidson Mill Road at Gregory Court in South Brunswick, caused the 2000 Mitsubishi…