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JCP&L Will Trim Trees Along 3,400 Miles Of Power Lines To Reduce Outages JCP&L Will Trim Trees Along 3,400 Miles Of Power Lines To Reduce Outages
JCP&L Will Trim Trees Along 3,400 Miles Of Power Lines To Reduce Outages Jersey Central Power & Light is planning to trim trees to protect more than 3,400 miles of power lines across the Garden State, officials said. JCP&L will clear trees as part of a $32.5 million plan to prevent power outages during severe weather, the company said in a news release on Wednesday, Apr. 10. It's the first part of an annual $1.5 million increase in tree-trimming costs as part of a settlement with the state Board of Public Utilities. JCP&L also said it will spend $2.5 million more in each of the next five years to expand trimming zones along 18 high-priority circ…

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Paramus Firefighters To The Rescue, But It Wasn't A Cat Caught In A Tree This Time Paramus Firefighters To The Rescue, But It Wasn't A Cat Caught In A Tree This Time
Paramus Firefighters To The Rescue, But It Wasn't A Cat Caught In A Tree This Time It's ordinarily a cat whom firefighters are asked to rescue from a tree. On Tuesday it was a Paramus homeowner. The 48-year-old East Midland Avenue resident found himself stuck about 45 feet in the air while trimming a tree around 5 p.m., Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said from the scene. A small limb apparently had given way, witnesses said. Members of Paramus Fire Co. 1 got the man down without incident, said Ehrenberg, who's also a firefighter. East Midland Avenue, ParamusBoyd A. Loving He was tended to by Paramus Emergency Medical Services and released at the scene, the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco