Tag: Department of Environmental Protection
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DEP grants enhance recycling programs in Middlesex County
To further support local government efforts to ensure that all New Jersey residents enjoy cleaner communities, the Murphy Administration is awarding $16 million in grants to municipalities across the state to enhance waste reduction and recycling efforts. “Thirty years after becoming the first state in the nation to enact a recycling law, New Jersey…
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DEP grant enhances recycling program in Florence
To further support local government efforts to ensure that all New Jersey residents enjoy cleaner communities, the Murphy Administration is awarding $16 million in grants to municipalities across the state to enhance waste reduction and recycling efforts. “Thirty years after becoming the first state in the nation to enact a recycling law, New Jersey…
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Woodbridge receives grant money for litter cleanups
WOODBRIDGE – The Department of Environmental Protection awarded $182,134 in annual Clean Communities grants to Woodbridge to help conduct litter cleanups that improve the quality of life in New Jersey’s communities. Clean Community programs include education and outreach programs at schools, libraries and festivals, creating opportunities for the public to learn about cleanup efforts, according…
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Two Woodbridge sites part of the state’s “new day” for environmental enforcement
TRENTON — Two sites in Woodbridge are part of six separate lawsuits that the state recently filed. This action was aimed at recovering damages for the harm caused by pollution to properties, groundwater and waterways across the state, while also in an attempt to recover the costs the state has paid in conducting environmental clean-ups. Attorney…
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Allentown faces fines for violations at treatment plant
ALLENTOWN – The borough is being hit with a $154,000 fine from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as the result of ongoing violations at its waste water treatment plant on Breza Road. Mayor Greg Westfall announced the fine during the March 13 meeting of the Borough Council and said the penalty is due…
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Edison Eagle Scout earns award
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A sophomore at John P. Stevens High School received a 2017 New Jersey Preservation Award for his Eagle Scout project at the Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum. Last year, Steven Zederbaum, a member of Troop 17 of Metuchen and Edison, with inspiration from local historian Walter…
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Chase Bank to replace abandoned Pizza Hut in Sayreville
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Former Pizza Huts tend to still look like Pizza Huts even after they have been converted to other businesses. However, the J.P. Morgan Chase bank that will be occupying the space where the closed Pizza Hut now sits at North Ernston and Washington roads in Sayreville will not have…
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Demolition of storm-damaged homes begins in Old Bridge
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Almost five years after superstorm Sandy, the sounds of backhoes and dump trucks fill the crisp morning air on Cliffwood Way in the Laurence Harbor section of the township as the area begins to turn a new leaf. Twelve storm-damaged homes — seven on Cliffwood Way, three…
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Jackson responds to DEP, offers more sites to Green Acres
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – Several months after municipal officials received a letter from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) outlining stewardship concerns the state had at Jackson’s Vista Center and Camp Joy properties, the town’s representatives said they have submitted a plan that could alleviate some of those issues. Business Administrator Helene Schlegel…