Remember to remove all ice and snow from your vehicle before driving, especially from the hood, windows and roof. It’s the law in New Jersey! Motorists who fail to do so face fines of $25 to $75 for each offense, regardless of whether the ice and snow is dislodged from the vehicle. If flying ice or snow causes property damage or injury to others, motorists face fines of $200 to $1,000 for each offense. There are approximately 500 fatalities in the United States per year due to icy road conditions.
Residents head to the grocery store looking to beat the storm
Ridgewood Nj, With perhaps the first snow storm of the season , and Thanksgiving rapidly approaching . Ridgewood residents took to some last minute holiday food shopping .
Some time ago Kings went through a major renovation .The new store design focusing on the freshest organic ingredients, rarest finds, highest quality products and gourmet chef-prepared meals. And, Kings also features a large selection wines, beers and spirits!
PSE&G Prepares for Wintry Weather with Additional crews and equipment on hand to restore service
November 25, 2014
(NEWARK, NJ – Nov. 25, 2014) Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), New Jersey’s largest electric and gas utility, is preparing for the approaching winter storm system expected to hit the region tomorrow morning through Thanksgiving morning, bringing with it the potential for rain changing to heavy, wet snow.
In anticipation of the storm, PSE&G is ensuring that all available personnel are ready to respond beginning tomorrow morning. The utility is also arranging for additional tree crews to assist PSE&G’s own skilled workforce, and ensuring that additional supplies including poles and transformers are on hand.
While snow usually isn’t an issue for utilities, the possibility of a wet snow can increase the likelihood of downed tree limbs and wires, which causes power outages. Vehicles striking utility poles can also cause wires to come down.
PSE&G urges its customers to be cautious if they see downed lines. Downed wires should always be considered “live.” Do not approach or drive over a downed line and do not touch anything that it might be in contact with.
To report downed wires or power outages, customers should call PSE&G’s Customer Service line at 1-800-436-PSEG. Customers can also report power outages and view the status of their outage by logging in to My Account on www.pseg.com, PSE&G’s mobile-friendly website.
PSE&G offers the following tips to customers to prepare:
Charge your cell phones, tablets and other mobile devices.
Fill up your car’s fuel tank.
Ensure you have a battery-powered radio and a supply of fresh batteries.
Check your supply of flashlights, blankets, nonperishable food and bottled water for everyone in your family.
Put your refrigerator and freezer at the coldest setting. Keep a blanket handy to throw over these appliances for added insulation. If electricity is interrupted, keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible.
Compile a list of emergency phone numbers, including PSE&G’s Customer Service line: 1-800-436-PSEG. Call this number to report power outages or downed wires.
PSE&G offers its customers a number of ways to stay in touch and stay informed before, during and after a storm. These tools can be found at www.pseg.com in the “Storm Center,” under “How you can stay connected.”
Sign up for My Account and bookmark the mobile-friendly homepage on your smart phone so it’s easy to report outages and check restoration progress.
To report power outages via text message, and receive outage updates by text and email, sign up for MyAlerts.
Updated every 15 minutes, PSE&G’s online “Outage Map” displays the location and status of power outages in PSE&G’s service territory.
The utility’s Twitter and Facebook pages also keep the public informed about our restoration progress. Sign up as a follower to monitor restoration process.
Be sure everyone in the family is prepared. Go towww.pseg.com/sesamestreet to learn how to download the PSEG and Sesame Street “Let’s Get Ready!” emergency preparedness app, along with tips on how to be ready for any emergency.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
413 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014
…HEAVY WET SNOWFALL TO IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
* LOCATIONS…INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.
* TIMING…A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY NOONTIME WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS…THE SNOWFALL WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT HOLIDAY
TRAVEL…MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
N.J. led nation in construction-job loss last year
APRIL 23, 2014 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014, 1:21 AM BY LINDA MOSS STAFF WRITER THE RECORD
* Job losses tied in part to a very tough winter
Despite hopes that rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy would boost New Jersey’s construction industry, that sector shed more jobs in the past 12 months here than in any other state in the nation.
From March 2013 through March this year, New Jersey lost 4,600 construction jobs, a 3.4 percent drop year-over-year, according to an analysis of federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Associated General Contractors of America, a trade group. New Jersey construction employment sank to 131,500 from 136,100 during that 12-month period, the trade group said.
Economic experts blamed the Northeast’s particularly severe winter with putting a damper on construction in New Jersey, as well as the red tape and bureaucratic delays that have thwarted the reconstruction of homes and businesses damaged by Sandy. In addition, the state’s office market is depressed, capping that kind of development.
Charles Steindel, chief economist for the New Jersey Department of Treasury, was one of the experts who blamed the tough winter for resulting in construction-job losses. In a normal year the number of construction workers on the job in New Jersey in midwinter is more than 10 percent lower than in the fall, he said.
“The numbers everybody looks at are corrected for this normal seasonal variation,” Steindel said. “But this winter has been far from normal. The average temperature in New Jersey from December to March was 31.7 degrees, 4 degrees colder than the average for the last 20 years. With such bitter cold, compounded by the heavy snowfalls in January and February, construction was at an unusually low ebb. We anticipate that the spring thaw will be reflected in better construction numbers.”
Kenneth Simonson, chief economist for the Arlington, Va.-based AGC, also said that even though the labor statistics are seasonally adjusted, based on averages from prior years, this year that may not have been enough to offset the impact of the winter.
– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/bleak-construction-figures-for-state-1.1000998#sthash.OgFEQxpp.dpuf
5:25 a.m UPDATE: SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TODAY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3
2.03.14 at 5:25 a.m.
Dear Parents/Guardians/Staff,
Due to the severity of the winter storm, the Ridgewood Public Schools will be CLOSED today, Monday, February 3. All afterschool and evening activities are canceled.
Thank you . Daniel Fishbein, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools Ridgewood Public Schools
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
410 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014
…MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EVENT TODAY…
…SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM POSSIBLE FOR ALL BUT EASTERN LONG
ISLAND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
410 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING…
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS…SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT…THE LOWER HUDSON
VALLEY…AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARD TYPES…MODERATE SNOW TODAY. POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW AND
ICE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TODAY. 5 TO
10 INCHES OF SNOW…ALONG WITH ICE ACCRETION OF UP TO A HALF AN
INCH…TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TODAY.
* TIMING…A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE QUICKLY TO ALL
SNOW JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
TIMES…IN PARTICULAR DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT…THEN MIX WITH AND
CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS…SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS…MAKING FOR SLIPPERY TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CA– USE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND — USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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