Christie Releases Specific Restoration Estimates; New Jersey Down To About 1.2 Million Outages
For those in New Jersey who have been living without electricity since superstorm Sandy arrived, things are slowly getting better.
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For those in New Jersey who have been living without electricity since superstorm Sandy arrived, things are slowly getting better.
If you're planning to line up for gas Saturday, you had better check your license plate first.
There are extended weekend hours at New Jersey's county elections offices, and Governor Chris Christie and his administration are encouraging voters to take advantage of the benefit and cast their vote prior to Election Day.
Residents with license plates ending in an odd number can make gas purchases on odd-numbered days. Residents with plates ending in an even number will be able to buy gas on even-numbered days, the governor said.
For many in New Jersey, it has been days since they saw power, all courtesy of Superstorm Sandy. The utility companies are working around the clock to get the electricity flowing.
As power is slowly restored to some areas of Hoboken, N.J., the level of devastation is becoming more apparent.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into the Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation in the first hour after the relief effort was announced.
More travel options are becoming available to Tri-State area commuters as mass transit gradually gets back on its feet in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Fears of a jet fuel shortage at New York's airports have led some airlines to take the unusual -- and costly -- step of putting extra fuel on planes.
The Christie administration established the hotline to minimize the risks of pet owners returning to damaged homes to check on their pets.
Officials are detonating damaged explosives on Ellis Island Friday afternoon.
Speaking at a news conference Friday morning, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged that there is a shortage of fuel, but said "there is no reason to panic."
"PSE&G has told me power stations on 63rd Street in Bayonne and the Marion power station got flooded out, as we all know. They've drained the water out. They're drying them out," Mayor Jerramiah Healy said.
During a stop at the Jordan Center on the Penn State campus Thursday, Springsteen also thanked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for "doing a fine job" of taking care of citizens. He lauded police, firefighters and other first responders.
Christie announced at 10 a.m. Friday that the roads to Atlantic City were reopening and that the city's casinos had permission to restart operations.
