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The public owes millions in utility bills. How will we help people keep the lights on? | Opinion
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The current state-imposed moratorium is eventually going to end and more than $700 million in utility bills will be due. It s time that everyone comes together and creates a plan to resolve past due utility bills, says Tom Churchelow, president of the New Jersey Utilities Association.
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By Tom Churchelow
There is no question that many New Jerseyans are hurting from the impact of COVID-19. That is why last spring utility companies across the state agreed to implement a moratorium on residential customer utility service shutoffs. The current state-imposed moratorium, however, is eventually going to end. Knowing that, it is time that everyone comes together and creates a plan to resolve past due utility bills.
Floridian of the Year: Floridaâs non-profits
âLook for the helpers:â Florida non-profits are playing a vital role amid the pandemic.
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New patient traffic to St. Petersburg Free Clinic s health center, which cares for residents without insurance, is up 35 percent.[St. Petersburg Free Clinic] [ St. Petersburg Free Clinic ]
By Amy Keller, Florida Trend
Published Dec. 17, 2020
Fred Rogers said his mother told him that in times of trouble and despair to âlook for the helpers.â During the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been many helpers â from doctors and nurses risking their lives caring for patients (âCOVID-19 Heroes,â pages 12-28) to grocery store employees, farmworkers, law enforcement officers, delivery drivers and other workers for whom staying home wasnât an option.