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Toxic Pollution Concerns Rekindled By 'Canonball 2' Wildfire On DuPont Site Toxic Pollution Concerns Rekindled By 'Canonball 2' Wildfire On DuPont Site
Toxic Pollution Concerns Rekindled By 'Canonball 2' Wildfire On DuPont Site UPDATE: A blaze that burned through much of the weekend in the Ramapo Mountains wasn't the usual run-of-the-mill forest fire. The fire, which continued to smolder late Saturday afternoon well into Sunday, was on a notorious 570-acre expanse of property in Pompton Lakes considered one of New Jersey's most polluted. Toxic substances that were dumped from what was a munitions plant on the DuPont site from 1902 to 1994 leached into the groundwater, creating an underground vapor of cancer-causing solvents. Saturday's blaze -- dubbed the "Cannonball 2" -- covered more than 100 acres of Ramapo M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Port Authority PD: Serial-Scamming Gambling Addict Nabbed At Newark Airport Port Authority PD: Serial-Scamming Gambling Addict Nabbed At Newark Airport
Port Authority PD: Serial-Scamming Gambling Addict Nabbed At Newark Airport An online poker celebrity from Pittsburgh was busted by Port Authority police who they said conned unwitting victims at Newark Airport to give him hundreds of dollars by claiming to be a stranded traveler. A "serial scammer" whose criminal exploits have been publicized on YouTube and Deadspin, Michael H. Borovetz bought a refundable ticket to get past security at Terminal B, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. He then approached a 55-year-old Princeton man, told him his flight had been cancelled and said he needed $200 for a hotel room, Pentangelo said. "He told the vi…

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by Jerry DeMarco