Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Jenny’s Shell Station, at 461 Bloomfield Ave., is being sued by the state for allegedly raising the price of regular gasoline from $3.70 to $4.50 per gallon after Hurricane Sandy.
Another Bloomfield gas station is being sued by the state for price gouging following Hurricane Sandy. Jenny’s Shell Station, at 461 Bloomfield Ave., was one of three gas stations named today by Gov. Chris Christie, Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa and the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs for illegally raising gas prices beyond state regulation during the state of emergency. Jenny’s Shell Station allegedly raised its price of regular gasoline from $3.70 to $4.50 per gallon — an increase of 22 percent — after the storm, according to the press release. In addition, the gas station also allegedly increased the cash sales of its plus-grade and V-Power gasoline by 18 and 17 percent, respectively. The Division of Consumer Affairs …
Friday, November 2, 2012
The ordinance will go in effect on Saturday at Noon
[Updated: 10:30 a.m. Saturday] Montclair Council's ordinance to restrict the purchase of gasoline by license plate number has been superseded by a state order. Governor Chris Christie signed an executive order Friday night rationing the purchase of fuel based on the last number of car's license plate starting at noon on Saturday. Montclair’s rationing ordinance which was passed prior to Executive Order 108 is no longer in effect. The state has imposed gasoline rationing in 12 counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Monmouth, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties. According to the state, plates ending in an even number can fill up on even numbered days of the month, while plates ending in an odd …
Emergency vehicles currently have enough gas, but the township is 'monitoring the situation very closely' as supplies dwindle.
Gasoline is a scarce commodity in Montclair, and people are lining up for hours at the few working gas stations. On Friday, Bloomfield Avenue gas stations were vacant. Signs, orange cones and yellow police tape around gas pumps informed passersby that no gas was to be found there. The Valero gas station, at 120 Watchung Ave., and the Lukoil gas station, at 575 Valley Road, were two of the few gas stations in the surrounding area actually operating on Friday. People from Montclair and beyond waited for hours at both stations -- some sitting in their cars, while others waited in the cold with gas canisters. The influx of traffic and long lines wrapping around local streets has forced additional Montclair police officers to oversee the …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
From Long Valley to Bloomfield, fuel is scarce and tempers are high in northern New Jersey.
Two days after Sandy severed power to most of North Jersey, dwindling fuel supplies set off a stampede to service stations Wednesday, as empty tank-toting thousands waited hours to pay at the pump. Tensions often ran high as gasoline for cars and generators became more scarce by the second. Lines of people holding red canisters stretched into the dozens, while scores of cars backed up onto highways. "Avoid Morristown. Gas stations are out of fuel, please make other arrangements,” an alert from Morristown Police read Wednesday afternoon. "Everyone's panicking because all their gas tanks are on 'E,'" said one officer as he restricted access to Morristown’s Abbett Avenue in one direction because the mad rush to Dean's Tire Service there had …
Robert Jones
10:12 am on Monday, December 3, 2012
I hope this type of government response to such terrible practices continue and is effective. more ›