New Jersey Natural Gas has submitted a filing to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to pass through the benefits of the recently enacted federal tax reform to customers. NJNG announced it will reduce customers’ rates by $21 million, effective April 1, resulting in a $31, or 3 percent, decrease to a typical residential heating customer’s annual bill. NJNG also announced it will provide a one-time refund to customers totaling approximately $31 million. The estimated refund for a typical residential heat customer is $47. The actual refund amounts will be determined in May and reflect individual customer usage. Pending BPU approval, customers can expect to see these savings in their May or June bills. For the rate decrease, a typical residential heating customer using 1,000 therms a year will see his annual bill go from $1,054 to $1,023, a savings of $31.
Two faculty members of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, recently had articles published in medical journals. John F. Clabby, psychologist and clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the CentraState Family Medicine Residency and Geriatric Fellowship Program-Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, was published in the International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine in 2017. The article, “Enter as an Outsider: Teaching Organizational Humility,” discusses the importance of teaching cultural and organizational humility to future physicians as a gateway of providing quality care. Dr. Lisa Mellor, assistant professor at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at CentraState Medical Center, was published in the January edition of Family Medicine Journal. Mellor’s article, “Surviving End-of Life Care,” describes her recovery from a near-death experience, and the conflicted emotions of discussing end-of-life care with her patients.
The Brookside in Freehold, an assisted living and memory support community, recently joined forces with Milestone Retirement, an industry leader in the seniors housing industry. Milestone is a senior living management company with more than 90 communities nationwide. The community, which offers assisted living, memory support, and respite, or short-term care, offers custom care plans to meet the needs of residents and their families. Details: 732-303- 8800.
