A bill advancing in the Legislature would give electric utilities wide latitude to trim or remove vegetation, even if local shade tree commissions object.
The first of a series of 5 meetings this month to gather comment and input about New Jersey's Energy Master Plan will be held Friday at The College of New Jersey in Ewing.
The state's largest utility company has hired a law firm to conduct an independent investigation into the case of a city woman who died hours after the company shut off her power for non-payment.
The state's largest power utility is reviewing its records after a 68-year-old woman who depended on an oxygen tank died hours after power to her home was cut off.