Light Drizzle 71°
Tag:

Energy Efficiency

Real Estate
Brand-New $40.7M Affordable Housing Community Opens In NJ, Home To 50% Veterans Brand-New $40.7M Affordable Housing Community Opens In NJ, Home To 50% Veterans
Brand-New $40.7M Affordable Housing Community Opens In NJ, Home To 50% Veterans A $40.7 million affordable housing community in Central Jersey is officially open — and more than half its residents are military veterans. Valor Pointe, an 80-unit complex developed by Conifer Realty in partnership with the People for People Foundation, celebrated its ribbon-cutting with local leaders last month in Monroe Township. Clarke Caton Hintze More than 50 percent of Valor Pointe’s apartments are leased to veterans and their families. Units feature large bedrooms, ample closet space, patios or balconies, and modern finishes. Amenities include a fitness center, great room, smart-c…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
VA Ranked Among 15 Most Eco-Friendly States, New Study Says: Here's Why VA Ranked Among 15 Most Eco-Friendly States, New Study Says: Here's Why
VA Ranked Among 15 Most Eco-Friendly States, New Study Says: Here's Why Several Northeast states are among the most environmentally friendly in the nation, according to a new study. The Greenest States in 2025 list was released by WalletHub on Wednesday, April 9. The personal finance website compared all 50 states across key metrics like air and water quality, renewable energy use, green transportation, and carbon emissions. WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said infrastructure plays a big role in whether residents can make eco-friendly choices. "If a state doesn't have a great infrastructure for alternative-fuel vehicles, it becomes much harder for r…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Schools
Hackensack BOE Pres Resigns, Cites Board Drama, Wasted Resources As Challenges (WATCH) Hackensack BOE Pres Resigns, Cites Board Drama, Wasted Resources As Challenges (WATCH)
Hackensack BOE Pres Resigns, Cites Board Drama, Wasted Resources As Challenges (Watch) Hackensack Public Schools Board of Education President Scott James-Vickery announced his resignation during his final board meeting Wednesday, Dec. 18, using the occasion to highlight persistent challenges he believes are holding the district back from reaching its full potential. James-Vickery, who served six years on the board and held the role of president since 2019, listed several issues he said have hindered Hackensack Public Schools, including internal politics, wasted resources, and a lack of focus on students’ needs.  “The students’ resources are being drained by the board,” h…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Business
How To Get Free Coffee, 99 Cent Ice Cream Scoops At Newly-Remodeled Bergen County Dunkin' How To Get Free Coffee, 99 Cent Ice Cream Scoops At Newly-Remodeled Bergen County Dunkin'
How To Get Free Coffee, 99 Cent Ice Cream Scoops At Newly-Remodeled Bergen County Dunkin' A Bergen County Dunkin' store just got even better. The newly remodeled 2,400-square-foot store at 525 Cedar Hill Ave., in Wyckoff, which also serves up Baskin Robbins ice cream, is reopening on Friday, Sept. 13. To celebrate the grand reopening, guests can enjoy a single scoop of Baskin-Robbins ice cream for just 99 cents from 9 a.m. to noon on the day of the grand reopening, and are invited to spin a prize wheel for free Dunkin’ merchandise and giveaways, while supplies last. Dunkin’ is also offering 100 Days of Free Coffee to the first 100 Dunkin’ Rewards members in line at store b…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Business
30 Under 30: Meet The New Jersey Trailblazers Named To Forbes' Prestigious List 30 Under 30: Meet The New Jersey Trailblazers Named To Forbes' Prestigious List
30 Under 30: Meet The New Jersey Trailblazers Named To Forbes' Prestigious List There are music moguls, social entrepreneurs, fashion bloggers and venture capitalists. The common thread between eight of the 600 trailblazers named to Forbes' latest "30 Under 30" list is New Jersey. Below are the "bold risk-takers  putting a new twist on the old tools of the trade," Forbes says. And, certainly, the future looks bright. Rutherford native Mark Shami, 27 of Fort Lee, Founder, The M Jewelers:  "The M Jewelers sells gold and silver nameplate jewelry from a website where customers can design and visually render their own pieces. The Manhattan-based c…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Residential PSEG Customers Could See Increased Utility Rates Residential PSEG Customers Could See Increased Utility Rates
Residential Pseg Customers Could See Increased Utility Rates Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) filed its first regulatory rate review in more than eight years last week, asking for a small adjustment in electric and gas base delivery rates. If approved as filed, the typical combined residential electric and natural gas customer will see an approximate 1 percent increase or about $19.70 in their annual bill.  Even with this proposed increase, bills for the typical residential customer are expected to be more than 15 percent lower than they were in 2010. "Our customer bills are already among the lowest in the state – and that won't …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine