New Lines from Belleville Switching Station Will Ensure Safe, Reliable Service.

Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (PSE&G), New Jersey’s largest utility, is upgrading electric transmission facilities at its Belleville Switching Station and its Branch Brook Substation as part of PSE&G’s continued commitment to modernizing its infrastructure. The work, which begins this week, will ensure continued safe, reliable electric service for area residents and businesses. No service disruptions are anticipated.
 
As part of the project, two new 69,000-volt lines will be installed to connect the Belleville Switching Station to the Branch Brook Substation, significantly improving capacity and greatly enhancing redundancy for electric service reliability. The 69,000-volt lines and the existing 26,000-volt lines will be carried by new, taller utility poles, replacing existing poles. The new poles will be placed in the same locations to minimize the impact on traffic and Belleville residents .The work is scheduled for completion by June 2014.

Hey Belleville! Our community will have the unique opportunity to participate in a landmark new cancer research study, Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). This is an opportunity for those of us (ages 30-65) who have never been diagnosed with cancer to actively get involved in efforts to help prevent cancer for this and future generations! 

The opportunity for local residents to enroll in CPS-3 will take place at Clara Maass Medical Center on June 11, 2013 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.

View the website for additional information. 

 Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Executive and the Board of Chosen Freeholders invite you to participate in a Professional Development Workshop Butterflies in the Classroom for Pre-Kindergarten to 4th Grade Educators on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Full scholarships are available for Essex County Urban Aid District teachers. Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Participate in the Butterfly Tent Safari at the Essex County Environmental Center from July 13, 2013 through July 27, 2013, featuring live butterflies and butterfly-themed programming for all ages. Open tent hours are from Monday through Friday from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM and Saturdays on July 13, 20, and 27 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. $2.00 suggested donation will go to the Essex County Parks Foundation.

View Professional Development Workshop Butterflies Flyer

View Butterfly Tent Safari Flyer

 Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Executive and the Board of Chosen Freeholders invite Children in Pre-Kindergarten to 4th Grade to Participate in Nature Explorers Summer Camp 2013 at Essex County Environmental Center. There are programs for children entering Pre-K to 4th grade. Re-registration and advance payment is required. Please make checks payable to "Essex County Parks System". Cash and money orders are also accepted. All camps run Monday through Friday and begin promptly at 1:00 PM. View registration flyer and form below.

 Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Executive  And the Board of Chosen Freeholders Invite You to Participate in Energy Education Programs! All programs include access time in our new Energy Exhibits. Programs include Green Choice, This Green Home: Energy Conservation Choices, Science of Energy Lab, and Balancing Energy Needs with Real Life Issues - A Town Meeting.

For more information or to book a trip, please call (973)-228-8776. Grant opportunities may be available; inquire within.

PSE&G is alerting its customers not to be defrauded by a scam in which individuals misrepresenting themselves as PSE&G employees threaten to turn off electric and gas service if payment is not made to them that day.

The scam, which has been reported across the country, involves payments using Green Dot MoneyPaks and seems to be targeting Hispanic neighborhoods in PSE&G’s service territory. As noted on the MoneyPak packaging and on the company’s Web site, to protect themselves from fraud, consumers should treat the MoneyPak like cash and only use the MoneyPak number with businesses on their approved partner list. View the company's web site, MoneyPak.

Residents and businesses in the 48 North Jersey cities and towns served by the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission wastewater treatment system are strongly encouraged to minimize water use to reduce stress on the storm-damaged sewage treatment system and help limit partially treated effluent flowing into Newark and New York Harbor.

The PVSC, which serves 1.4 million customers in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties, is working closely with the state Department of Environmental Protection, federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair damage caused by severe flooding and power outages that has limited the level of treatment of the 240 million gallons a day of wastewater that normally flows through this facility.

To read the Governor’s Executive order, click here.
To read the DEP’s Administrative order, click here.