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1. NJ Transit fare hikes are nothing more than a tax aimed at those who can afford it least
(Opinion/Commentary)

... month. For many New Jerseyans, that's more than half a week's pay that can no longer help pay the rent, groceries, utilities or be saved. And if you think that a "turnstile tax" only affects mass transit ...

2. New Jersey's unemployment picture improves slightly
(Money/Economy)

... component, 2,100. Smaller over-the-month gains were evident in trade, transportation and utilities, 400 and construction, 400. But sizeable employment losses occurred in the manufacturing, 1,000 jobs, ...

3. Who's responsible for the damage caused by a fallen tree?
(Money/Economy)

... remain in place. Those suing a town would have to show that the town had actual knowledge of the condition or refused to make it possible to report dangerous trees. Public utilities also have an interest ...

4. Gov. Christie targets New Jersey teachers on media tour
(N.J./State)

... I told by our board of public utilities we should... *** NJ 101.5 FM'S ASK THE GOVERNOR (SAMPLE TRANSCRIPT) GOVERNOR CHRISTIE: ....This plan requires a sacrifice by all New Jerseyans, but it is ...

5. N.J. power outage: Many still waiting for electricity
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to its customers. American Electric Power, Duquesne Light and UGI Utilities have been in New Jersey — particularly Bergen County — to help residents get their lights back on. In addition to customers ...

6. PSEG rolling out renewable energy plan for New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to be installed across Pennsylvania and New Jersey by their PSE&G subsidiary. Approved last month by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the roughly $1 billion project has critics who point ...

7. New Jersey still struggling with unemployment
(Money/Economy)

... trade, transportation and utilities, 29,000 jobs, professional and business services, 28,700, manufacturing, 28,200 and construction 23,400. The drop in trade, transportation and utilities was driven ...

8. Upendra Chivukula: Christie’s planned cuts to N.J.’s clean energy program need to be carefully reviewed
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and retail margin fund. This, after receiving testimony at the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities panel from witnesses that included representatives of utilities, industry associations and Lee Solomon, ...

9. Senate panel to consider three more cabinet nominations Monday
(N.J./State)

... chief, Lee A. Solomon as Board of Public Utilities president, Bret Schundler as Education commissioner, and James S. Simpson as Transportation commissioner. Schundler's and Simpson's nominations must ...

10. NJ Transit announces internal cuts, spending freeze to help fill budget gap
(N.J./State)

... Transit officials also have identified cost reductions in parts, fuel, utilities, and contracts that will be renegotiated to avoid escalations. The emergency spending freeze allows the agency to halt spending ...

11. Where to invest your cash right now in 2010
(Money/Economy)

... for the next three to five years." His own strategy is to boost his portfolios' exposure to bonds along with high-paying stocks – like those in utilities (Vanguard Utility ETF, Duke Energy, Con Edison, ...

12. Coal-fired power plants becoming an endangered species
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Chase announced that any future lending for coal-fired power would be contingent on the utilities demonstrating that the plants would be economically viable with the higher costs associated with future ...

13. N.J. Senate approves Sidamon-Eristoff as treasurer – but not without opposition from Sen. Lesniak
(N.J./State)

... of the nomination of Superior Court Judge Lee Solomon as head of the state Board of Public Utilities. Lesniak said he voted for Sidamon-Eristoff's nomination as a member of the Judiciary Committee ...

14. Senate postpones vote on Bret Schundler as New Jersey education commissioner
(N.J./State)

... in the hearing, the committee approved the nomination of state Superior Court Judge Lee Solomon as chief of the state Board of Public Utilities. His nomination also must be approved by the full Senate. ...

15. Christie declares New Jersey in ‘state of fiscal emergency’
(N.J./State)

... reduction. Capture of $158 million in unexpended balances from the Board of Public Utilities-administered Clean Energy Fund. Capture of $13.8 million in surplus balance from the Homestead Rebate program. ...

16. N.J. snowstorm forces Christie to shut down state government
(N.J./State)

... day. State response to the storm is being coordinated by the state Office of Emergency Management in coordination with the state Department of Transportation and the state Board of Public Utilities. ...

17. New Jersey sports betting, raising Bayonne Bridge, consumer protections top Assembly committee agendas
(N.J./State)

... impossible, it only makes sense that landlords be part of the equation to eliminate bedbugs in their buildings." The Telecommunications and Utilities Committee will consider three bills (A-907), (A-909) ...

18. Gov. Christie names Raymond Martinez to run New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
(N.J./State)

... the largest public utilities in the nation. Martinez received his degree from Long Island University/C.W. Post College and a law degree from St. John's University School of Law. Ashmore served as Rep. ...

19. Gov. Christie names Dr. Janet Rosenzweig to head New Jersey’s Department of Children and Family Services
(N.J./State)

... highway safety projects. Prior to serving with the New York state government, Martinez was the assistant general counsel for the Long Island Power Authority, one of the largest public utilities in the ...

20. Ramapo seeks formal finding on complaint against Cablevision
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Public Utilities also wants Cablevision to come in and explain why the Garden State's 900,000 Cablevision customers were not given 30-days notice that they were going to lose the two lifestyle networks. ...