utilities

The Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority will be flushing its distribution system beginning during the week of October 9 and continuing through November.

Except for two homes being evacuated, the collapse of a steel dome atop Monmouth County borough's water storage tower had little impact.

The upcoming heating season in New Jersey is not likely to see any major increases in home heating costs.

A recent study found low levels of hexavalent chromium in New Jersey's tap water.

New Jersey is behind much of the nation regarding the technology in place to monitor homeowners' utility usage.

A rate hike could be in store for New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) customers.
The utility has asked the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to approve an approximately $148 million increase to its delivery rates. If approved, the change would increase the average household bill by about 24%, or $21...

As I do every morning when I get up, I went to check my email and news websites this morning. After waiting a few minutes for the pages to load to no avail, I figured that I was just having a problem with my connection. But, it turns out that I'm not the only Jersey Shore resident having issues toda…

You've got your contractor, you've got your permits... but are you really ready to raise your home to meet the flood guidelines?
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) spokesman Ron Morano says if you haven't touched base with them, you're taking a chance.
"W…

Officials are reminding everyone to be cautious after Ocean County's second natural gas explosion in less than a week.
Police and firefighters responded to Cooks Lane in Point Pleasant Beach around 1:40am for a reported structure fire...

Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is celebrating the completion of 160 infrastructure projects across its 13-county service area in 2014.
The utility spent an estimated $250 million on a variety of projects designed to improve service reliability and ensure that existing systems ca…