A bill advancing in the Legislature would give electric utilities wide latitude to trim or remove vegetation, even if local shade tree commissions object.
There's not a lot of optimism that JCP&L will meet its goal of restoring all customers who have been without power for over a week in a hard hit Hunterdon County town.
Hundreds of thousands of people were without power Wednesday evening after a nor'easter snowfall that brought dangerous lightning, fallen trees and countless traffic accidents.
The cleanup continued on Saturday from the nor'easter that dropped a foot of snow in North Jersey and caused serious beach erosion along the Jersey Shore.
Residents Against Giant Electric, which has spent more than $400,000 in its fight to stop "monster power lines" from being built in their backyards, claims JCP&L can solve the same problems and provide the same service to customers without the construction of giant poles and lines that could affect residents' home values and health.