April 27, 2021
1:44 pm
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved PSEG’s bid for a second round of $300 million in annual subsidies, which it argued is vital to keep its nuclear plants open, in spite of personal reservations and skepticism from several of the state’s commissioners.
Under the resolutions approved by the NJBPU on April 27, PSEG’s three nuclear plants – Hope Creek, and Salem 1 and 2 – will get a combined $300 million in annual subsidies over three years, totaling $900 million.
PSEG and Exelon, which also owns Salem 1 and 2, contend that the aging plants are no longer profitable because of the costs of upkeep and the much lower costs of natural gas. All three sites were approved unanimously by the five commissioners.
BELLMAWR - Traffic is rolling again on a highway lane that was closed here last month after the collapse of a retaining wall.
The right-hand lane of northbound Interstate 295 between Essex Avenue and the area of Browning Road was scheduled to reopen Wednesday morning, said the state Department of Transportation.
The lane was closed March 25 after a retaining wall shifted next to a segment of 295 that was under construction as part of the Direct Connection project.
The affected roadway had not yet opened to traffic, according to the DOT.
But the lane s shutdown, which was taken as a safety measure, caused traffic congestion for some northbound motorists.
Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board meets March 4
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Nine citizens were selected by the Tallahassee City Commission to serve on the new Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB), which will convene its first meeting on March 4. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the City of Tallahassee s Smith-Williams Service Center located at 2295 Pasco Street.
At the meeting, the City s Inspector General, as the board administrator, will provide an overview of the CPRB s role as an advisory board to the City Commission, City Manager and Police Chief.
Members will hear from the CPRB s ombudsman and be provided information that will assist them when reviewing and making recommendations regarding completed internal affairs reports involving the use of force and other matters of importance or interest to the board, the City or the Police Chief.
Bucks County struggles to enforce new Pa. COVID-19 guidelines
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In this file photo, a health care worker wears personal protective equipment as she speaks with a patient at a mobile testing location for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Updated at 2:08 p.m.
Officials in Bucks County say they’re struggling to enforce new state COVID-19 guidelines as some businesses, particularly bars and gyms, continue to flout the new restrictions.
“A few gyms can’t decide they’re going to do it their own way and make everyone else carry the weight,” said Commissioner Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, during a Friday press briefing. “Please contact us, ask us for help.”
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Bethlehem Mayor Walter Baumgarten was unaware of a $46 million state transportation project to excavate a jagged rockscape on Route 78 until August less than two months before construction was scheduled to begin.
Actually, he wasn t aware that rockfall was an issue, Baumgarten told the NorthJersey.com reporter who informed him of the project.
“Nobody seems to be aware of falling rocks being a problem, so why are they doing it?” Baumgarten said. “If there’s any ice on the road we’ll have daily accidents, or they’ll hit the occasional bear over there, but again, that has nothing to do with the rocks.