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Earlier this month JCP&L made a generous donation to Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The $2,500 donation will help support the student scholarship program, which will be extremely helpful providing students with financial support as 30% of undergraduate students qualify for federal and/or state-funded grants, and over 40% are first-generation college students.…

On a cold Thursday night, Frank Luna, Regional External Affairs Consultant, layered up to brave the elements on the MetLife Stadium turf. Frank would be joining hundreds of others for a good cause benefiting Covenant House New Jersey – youth homelessness. The FirstEnergy Foundation was a sponsor of the event, ultimately raising about $1.5 million…

Two FirstEnergy employees have put good use to their volunteer hours by putting time towards Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a project by Samaritan’s Purse that delivers gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need around the world. The shoeboxes contain items like toys, school supplies, hygiene items, and clothing, and include a gospel message booklet. The project…

When you need help, sometimes it seems like there are too many obstacles to finding it. FirstEnergy’s Human Services team has recently taken steps to help make the process for enrolling in some assistance programs easier for Pennsylvania customers. Available Assistance Programs To help raise awareness of assistance programs, an online campaign began in October…

Saving the American Chestnut Tree The American chestnut trees that once dominated the country’s eastern forest canopy provided a valuable food source for wildlife and humans, high-quality timber and the opportunity to eliminate carbon to have a positive impact on the environment, according to the American Chestnut Tree Foundation (ACTF). American chestnut trees were nearly…

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PaPUC) has approved the consolidation of FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania electric distribution subsidiaries – Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power – into a single operating company with a continued focus on delivering safe, reliable and affordable electrical service to more than two million customers in the state. In its Dec.…

​For the second year in a row, Mon Power is teaming with East Fairmont High School to collect plastic waste, including items like bubble wrap, bread bags and shipping envelopes, as part of the nationwide NexTrex recycling challenge to promote sustainability within communities across the United States. Over the next year, Mon Power employees and…