Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
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7 candidates seek seats on Old Bridge school board
OLD BRIDGE — Seven candidates are vying for the three, three year term seats available on the Board of Education in the upcoming election. Incumbents Kelly Ellis-Foster and Donna Andriani will face newcomers Theresa Burns, Jill DeCaro, Kyler Dineen, Lisa Lent-Miller and Matthew Sulikowski. Board member Frank Weber is not seeking another term on the…
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Legislators seek to monitor ocean quality
SEA BRIGHT – Aiming to provide citizens with safer and cleaner ocean water, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) discussed recently introduced legislation while standing on the Sea Bright Public Beach. According to a prepared statement from Menenedez, the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act (BEACH Act) of…
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Application for Wawa gas station in North Brunswick will continue in September
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Due to a lack of the necessary board members needed for a vote, the North Brunswick Zoning Board will continue its application hearing for a Wawa gas station in September. North Brunswick Partners LLC has spent months revising plans to demolish the existing Wawa convenience store located…
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North Brunswick mayor asks Trump to reconsider action against climate change
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Although North Brunswick is just slightly more than 12 square miles in size, local officials are hoping to have a much larger impact on the world. Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack has joined Climate Mayors, also known as the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda (MNCAA), a network of 257 United States…
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Sierra Club rallies in Edison to support EPA
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Congressman Frank Pallone (D-Middlesex, Monmouth) said rallies in support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) like the one held in front of one of the agency’s Region 2 Laboratory and Environment Center facility on Woodbridge Avenue last week will have an impact in Washington. “You may not see…
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Officials tout safety of water in North Brunswick
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Representatives from New Jersey American Water flooded the North Brunswick Municipal Building to discuss water quality issues in town. North Brunswick provides water through a contract with American Water, which oversees the water treatment plant in town, North Brunswick Business Administrator Kathryn Monzo said during a special…
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Plan to clean up Margaret’s Creek contamination moves forward
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — For many residents like Samantha Manburg, who lives along the waterfront in Laurence Harbor and Cliffwood Beach, they want their beach back. “We want our recreation back,” she said. “We want to enjoy the sight and outdoor view. … That is why we live here.” However, that…
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Updates to destroyed warehouse are limited one year later
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – One year after a massive nine-alarm fire destroyed one million square feet of warehouse space at the DCH Collision Center on Livingston Avenue in North Brunswick, information is limited as to the fire investigation, the future of the property and any potential lasting environmental and health hazards. The blaze started…