Wednesday, December 5, 2012
State Sen. Kevin O'Toole calls utility's request "insulting" at Trenton hearing Wednesday.
[UPDATED: 2:45 p.m. Wednesday] State Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R-40th District) told Jersey Central Power & Light officials Wednesday morning their request for a $31.5-million rate hike following Hurricane Sandy was “insulting.” O’Toole, speaking at a state Board of Public Utilities hearing in Trenton to discuss the rate hike, told Patch during a short recess he was given the opportunity to directly address JCP&L President Donald Lynch about the utilities response to the storm and “what went right and what went wrong.” “I told him it (the proposed rate increase) was insulting,” said O'Toole. “We critiqued as to why it was necessary and I said that perhaps it would be wise to keep money for the repairs from New Jersey in New Jersey” and not place…
Thursday, November 15, 2012
State Sen. Kevin O'Toole wants PSE&G, JCP&L and others to improve response times during emergency situations.
A North Jersey state senator is proposing legislation to cut down on the long lines at gas stations and ensure the safety of residents during emergencies. State Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R-Cedar Grove) is co-sponsoring the New Jersey Residents Power Protection Act. The legislation would hold utility companies accountable for their response times during emergencies. It would also require gas stations and other facilities to have generators on hand to ensure residents have access to power and gasoline during emergencies situations. “It was apocalyptic in North Jersey in the days following Hurricane Sandy,” O’Toole said. “Sometimes, there was no evidence of any activity by the power companies at all.” O’Toole spoke regularly with several North …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Club ABC Tours apparently closed its doors Oct. 1, leaving some customers stranded
State Sen. Kevin O’Toole urged New Jersey officials Wednesday to investigate a travel agency that allegedly took money from customers but shut the doors before vacationers could pack their bags. The Bloomfield-based company, Club ABC Tours, allegedly defrauded over 200 customers, who were left without a booked vacation or were stranded in foreign countries without accommodations, O’Toole wrote in a letter to state Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa. The Republican Essex County senator wrote letters to both Chiesa and State Senate President Stephen Sweeney on Wednesday calling for a special committee hearing to investigate the fraud allegations. “They were willing to go to great lengths to leave no stone unturned in their attempts to …
M OKeef
3:44 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Also as reported in Star Ledger yesterday, Essex County got Federal funds to help with the clean up and Essex County hiring 104 employees to clear storm brush etc but none of the money will be used for Millburn. We are just a pocketbook to them. more ›