Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Christie, Cuomo, local representatives react to Congress shelving $60 billion in recovery money.
Officials from states hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy blasted Congressional Republicans on Wednesday for not passing a bill that would fund $60 billion toward recovery efforts. In a release, Sen. Frank Lautenberg said the move denies aid to "families, communities and businesses that were devastated by one of the worst storms to ever hit the United States. “Denying emergency aid to Superstorm Sandy victims is a new low for House Republicans," Lautenberg said. Lautenberg said Congress should put partisan politics aside, as it does for other disaster recovery efforts, and "extend a helping hand to help them get back up." "Helping struggling families recover from disasters has never been a partisan issue in Washington and it never should be," …
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Along with superstorm Sandy's hard lessons comes the challenge to move beyond the status quo and reinvent our energy future
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Tuesday, January 1
by Ralph Izzo, chairman and CEO of PSEG In wreaking devastation across New Jersey, superstorm Sandy challenged us more than any other natural disaster in PSEG’s 109-year history. We have faced many daunting storms before, but Sandy exceeded them all in size and destructive fury. Over a two-week period our employees, assisted by thousands of workers from 24 states and Canada, made more than 2.1 million electric service restorations -- a record for any utility in the country. About 48,000 trees had to be removed or trimmed and 2,400 utility poles repaired or replaced. On top of this, Sandy left us with a massive rebuilding task. We estimate the costs of restoring our distribution and transmission system at $250 million to $300 million as a …
Friday, December 28, 2012
Extension announced by New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
New charities and established organizations raising money for Hurricane Sandy relief and required to register under the state's Charities Registration and Investigation Act have been granted a filing deadline extension, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs announced Thursday. The extension is for charities, fundraisers, and fund-raising organizations who are subject to the registration and reporting requirements of the CRI Act and located in Sandy-affected areas, according to a release. Those organizations with filings due between Oct. 27 and Jan. 31, 2013, have been granted an extension to Feb. 1, 2013. According to the release, the extensions granted follow the same rules as the Hurricane Sandy extensions granted by the Internal …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Three Jersey Shore families face the very real possibility of Christmas without presents unless they receive some charity.
A Ridgewood resident is asking the public to bring some joy this holiday season to Shore families still feeling the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy. Kayleigh Smith, whose family owns Mac Murphy's bar, will be bringing Christmas presents to three families now forced to live in Point Pleasant motels and hotels. "These children have been through so much in the past few months – they were displaced from their homes, havent been able to go back to school, have been separated from their friends, and lost most of their belongings," Smith told Patch. In total, there are 20 children in need. Seven girls, aged 4-11, are in need of presents; nine boys, aged 3-14 could also use gifts, Smith said. Among those with nothing, Smith said, are also a…
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Gov. Christie's office announced an extension for New Jersey residents affected by Hurricane Sandy to register for disaster assistance.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The deadline for New Jersey residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy to apply for disaster assistance has been extended, Gov. Chris Christie's office announced Tuesday. Residents now have until Jan. 30, 2013, to register for disaster aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. The deadline to apply for aid was originally set to expire on Dec. 27, 60 days after FEMA launched its recovery effort, though considering the totality of the damage and the number of households affected by Sandy, the State appealed for more time to accommodate all of its residents. "The single most important step people can take in this recovery period is to register with FEMA, if they haven’t already," Christie said in a release. “The process of a …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
First responders were recognized for their efforts after Hurricane Sandy.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Bergen County officials hosted a dinner Thursday to thank first responders for their service during Hurricane Sandy. Thousands of residents lost electrcity for days after heavy winds brought down trees and power lines, and residents around Moonachie, Little Ferry and Hackensack experienced serious flooding after a levy broke. "Bergen County has never seen a storm of this magnitude," Fair Lawn Mayor Jeanne Baratta said. "We're still rebuilding." Officials hosted a dinner at the Bergen County Police and Fire Academy in Mahwah Thursday night. They presented commemorative gifts to the attendees and all the county's first responders will receive "Superstorm Sandy" patches. "Everybody coming together was truly extraordinary," County Executive …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Students will attend a one-session day on Jan. 21 to make up one of the days lost to Sandy.
In an effort to make up three required instructional days lost to Sandy, students will be braving the cold on Jan. 21., better known as Martin Luther King Day. At its Dec. 10 meeting, Interim Superintendent Ray Albano suggested the school board agree to a one-session day on Jan. 21 while also making up the final two lost days during the April break, Thursday, April 11, and Friday, April 12. Martin Luther King Day was previously designated as a day off in the calendar approved by the board in January. According to district spokeswoman Andrea Tahinos, the state requires at least four hours of instructional time to constitute a full day. "Observances of the holiday for students will be planned throughout the district during the morning hours…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
As residents remain anxious in the aftermath of Sandy, the agency says it is offering tips and information about mitigation.
Navigating her way through the piles of paperwork, through meetings with contractors and the near never-ending stream of advice coming at her from every direction is a new experience for Jacqueline Capestro. Then again, so was watching ocean water surge down the street and into her home. For the 22 years she’s lived there, Capestro had never once seen her Bradley Beach home flood. When she returned following Hurricane Sandy to assess the damage she found her floorboards buckled, the furniture destroyed, and a flood line on the wall three feet from the floor. After initial shock slowly shifted to resolve, Capestro was left without an answer to one very important question: What now? In Capestro’s case, and in the case of many New Jersey’s …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Initially attributed to Hurricane Sandy, the death of Benjamin Harris has been reclassified, according to a report on northjersey.com.
The death of a former Glen Rock teacher who fell down the stairs at his power-less apartment building has been determined not to be a result of Hurricane Sandy, according to a report on northjersey.com. Hawthorne police in November said Benjamin Harris, a retired Spanish/drama teacher at Glen Rock High School, fell down the stairs of his Hawthorne Gardens apartment on Nov. 2. They attributed his death to Sandy having knocked the power out. The state's medical examiner on Monday reclassified the death as not being caused by the storm, northjersey.com reported, though they did not specify why the death had been reclassified. Harris, 83 at the time of his death, was described by former students as an enthusiastic educator with a passion for …
Friday, November 23, 2012
Escalating costs put the village's budget in "a precarious position," according to Village Manager.
Originally estimated at around $700,000, the financial damage caused by Super Storm Sandy has doubled, Village Manager Ken Gabbert said at a special public meeting on Friday. According to a report in The Ridgewood News, the manager said the new damage estimate is up to $1.2 million. An emergency appropriation to cover the costs is expected with Ridgewood's budget currently "in a precarious position," the paper reported. Gabbert, on vacation this week, did not respond to requests for comment posed by Patch. Mayor Paul Aronsohn said all power-related damage is expected to be covered in full by FEMA, with other 75 percent of other costs potentially paid for by the federal government. He said Gabbert estimated a potential bill of "several …
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8:47 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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