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Amazon Facility, Schools Close Due To Water Pressure Problems Plaguing NJ Communities
Low water pressure or complete lack of water is plaguing communities in Mercer County, local officials say.
Aqua New Jersey customers in Chesterfield, Hamilton, Hamilton Square, Robbinsville, and Windsor could experience the issues through Sunday, June 4, the company said.
The issues began on Thursday, June 1, after a pump malfunction in one of the wells, Aqua NJ said in a statement.
"The team is working around the clock to address this issue...," the statement reads. "We anticipate water pressure will improve significantly by tomorrow (Saturday) evening and will fully recover by Monday m…
Lab Operators In Bergen, Morris Defrauded Government Out Of $3.5M For COVID Tests: Feds
Two business partners from Bergen and Morris counties operated a clinical lab that defrauded government health insurance programs out of an estimated $3.5 million for COVID testing, federal authorities charged.
Tariq Din, 55, of Saddle River, and Abid Syed, 45, of East Hanover, paid kickbacks to "marketers" for referrals to their Metpath Laboratories in Parsippany, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Two of the accused marketers, Muhammed Aurangzeb, 45, of Robbinsville, and David Weathers, 59, of the Bronx, received $5 to $30 per referral from Metpath, the U.S. attorney said.
Weathers …
3 Ewing Township Police Officers Indicted Federally For Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect, 16
One former and two current Ewing Township police officers surrendered to federal agents on Friday after they were indicted on civil rights charges following a recorded assault on a handcuffed juvenile nearly four years ago, authorities said Friday.
Current Officers Matthew Przemieniecki, 43, of Hamilton and Justin Ubry, 33, of Burlington and retired Lt. Michael Delahanty, 51, of Robbinsville all used "unreasonable and excessive" force in the Jan. 5, 2018 incident, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Officers who pursued the 16-year-old boy after he stole a car and then crashed a car…
