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JCP&L To Spend $12.5M On Underwater Power Line Upgrade For NJ Barrier Islands JCP&L To Spend $12.5M On Underwater Power Line Upgrade For NJ Barrier Islands
JCP&L To Spend $12.5M On Underwater Power Line Upgrade For NJ Barrier Islands Jersey Central Power & Light will replace a high-voltage underwater power line in Barnegat Bay to improve reliability for more than 13,000 customers on New Jersey’s barrier islands, officials said. JCP&L will invest $12.5 million to replace an aging underwater power line beneath Barnegat Bay, FirstEnergy Corporation said in a news release on Friday, Nov. 22. The project was expected to be finished by mid-December. The 34.5-kilovolt line will be one of four high-voltage sources serving barrier island communities like Point Pleasant Beach, Lavallette, Seaside Heights, and Island Beach…

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by Chris Spiker
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Proposed Hotels, Upscale Restaurant Will Transform Vacant Cherry Hill Land Proposed Hotels, Upscale Restaurant Will Transform Vacant Cherry Hill Land
Proposed Hotels, Upscale Restaurant Will Transform Vacant Cherry Hill Land Two hotels and a restaurant will be built on a largely vacant strip of land in Cherry Hill, officials said. The 11-acre site contains a Magic Car Wash, former gas station and quarry. It's considered a prime location for development because it's on Route 70 West just 11 miles from Philadelphia. The project includes two five-story hotels: a 120-room Hampton Inn & Suites and 131-room Residence Inn by Marriott, according to plans by KM Hotels of Richmond, VA, the developer. There will be a small "upscale" restaurant with a full-scale bar, KM Hotels said in its proposal. “The zoning b…

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by Jon Craig