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Getting Gas During NJ Emergencies Is A Nightmare [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:02:07 +0000

Remember those lines for gas that sometimes stretched for miles just after Superstorm Sandy hit New Jersey? How about the odd-even gas rationing?

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Should All NJ Gas Stations Have Back-Up Generators? [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:47:24 +0000

In the days after Superstorm Sandy, many New Jersey gas stations were without power, and long lines formed all over the Garden State.

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Odd-Even Gasoline Rations Begin

Dino Flammia — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:55:28 +0000

Odd-even rationing for gasoline purchases began Saturday in 12 New Jersey counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Monmouth, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren.

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Gas Stations Should Have Generators, Lawmakers Say

Dino Flammia — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:52:54 +0000

A bipartisan effort has been launched in Trenton, in wake of hours-long lines at select New Jersey gas stations since the big hit from Sandy.

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Gas Shortage Update: Oil Tankers Poised to Deliver Supplies to Northeast

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:57:19 +0000

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday temporarily waived a maritime rule to allow foreign oil tankers coming from the Gulf of Mexico to enter Northeastern ports to help ease a fuel shortage in the areas hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy.

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NY-NJ Ports Opening for Gas Delivery to Ease Shortages

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:10:48 +0000

The U.S. Coast Guard opened the Port of New York and New Jersey on Thursday on a restricted basis to get gasoline and fuel to the areas hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy.

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