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The letters told customers a smart meter was to be installed at their home but an appointment needed to be made because it was inaccessible.

The letters told customers a smart meter was to be installed at their home but an appointment needed to be made because it was inaccessible.

The letters told customers a smart meter was to be installed at their home but an appointment needed to be made because it was inaccessible.

The letters told customers a smart meter was to be installed at their home but an appointment needed to be made because it was inaccessible.

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View Comments As utility bill balances mount during the pandemic, the time you have to pay before you face the possibility of shutoff is narrowing. New Jerseys utilities are calling on customers who are behind on their bills to contact them to make a payment arrangement or to find assistance to help pay before the deadline. “We understand many customers are in a difficult financial situation because of the pandemic,” said James V. Fakult, president of JCP&L, in a statement. “Customers wh...

By: Nicole Swan, interim director, PSE&G Business Customer Solutions COVID-19 has led to financial hardship for many businesses. PSE&G is committed to supporting their customers as we all move forward and recover together from this pandemic and its impact on our economy. In recognition of the challenges faced by PSE&G’s business customers, the utility voluntarily suspended shut-off of service for nonpayment in March 2020. PSE&G was the only utility in New Jersey that extended the state-issue...

New Jersey’s largest utility is the only one to extend to its business customers the state-issued moratorium on service shut-offs due to nonpayment Credit: (PSE&G via iStock) File photo COVID-19 has led to financial hardship for many businesses. PSE&G is committed to supporting its customers as we all move forward and recover together from this pandemic and its impact on our economy. In recognition of the challenges faced by PSE&G’s business customers, the utility voluntarily suspended shut...

PSE&G warns NJ customers of a new scam A new year means a new scamming tactic. PSE&G is warning customers that scammers are still trying to extract money from potential victims, by impersonating PSE&G employees on the phone. Fred Daum, executive director of Customer Operations at PSE&G, says the new tactic involves scammers making outbound calls to customers, claiming to be PSE&G employees. If the customer does not pick up the phone, they will leave a voicemail and a phone number to call them b...

LongIsland.com Former Congressman Peter T. King is joining the Board of Trustees of the Museum of American Armor at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Old Bethpage, New York Until his recent retirement from Congress he served as a member of the Homeland Security Committee and Ranking Member of the Sub-Committee on Emergency Preparedness, and was twice past Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee where he was an effective ally in America’s campaign to confront terrori...