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Federal Scrooges Nix Humorous NJ Holiday Highway Signs Federal Scrooges Nix Humorous NJ Holiday Highway Signs
Federal Scrooges Nix Humorous NJ Holiday Highway Signs Bah humbug. Saying that some video highway signs distract drivers — including those humorous holiday signs seen in New Jersey — the Federal Highway Administration has proposed new limits on their use. The New Jersey Department of Transportation has shared clever (well, they thought) speed, texting and drunk driving signs in the holiday spirit across the state for years.  Even Gov. Phil Murphy got in on the fun, sharing photos of them in a tweet, Daily Voice reported. The New Jersey DOT had some fun with its holiday warnings. Twitter via Gov. Phil Murphy State highway signs ha…

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by Jon Craig
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Ex-Workers: Ferry Company Dumped Raw Sewage, More Into Hudson, Manhattan Waterways Ex-Workers: Ferry Company Dumped Raw Sewage, More Into Hudson, Manhattan Waterways
Ex-Workers: Ferry Company Dumped Raw Sewage, More Into Hudson, Manhattan Waterways Two former employees have accused New York Waterway of dumping raw sewage, oil, fuel, batteries and other waste into the Hudson River, Raritan Bay and other waterways surrounding Manhattan “for years.” After issuing dumping complaints to the company, EPA investigators returned weeks later to find ferry bathrooms that were under investigation “either locked or removed entirely,” a federal whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former NY Waterway fuelers and overnight mechanics Rafi Khatchikian and Ivan Torres alleges. “NY Waterway cynically put out-of-order signs on bathrooms and even removed toile…

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by Jerry DeMarco