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Elderly Man Dies, Struck By Truck In Newark: Prosecutor Elderly Man Dies, Struck By Truck In Newark: Prosecutor
Elderly Man Dies, Struck By Truck In Newark: Prosecutor An elderly man was fatally struck by a pickup truck Monday evening, Aug. 4 in Newark, authorities said. At 7:53 p.m., the man, who has not been identified was hit by the car at the intersection of Franklin Street and North 6th Street in Newark, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Surveillance footage showed the man was standing at the driveway apron to the Shell gas station when he attempted to cross Franklin Street between a pickup truck and its trailer, authorities said. When the traffic signal turned green the driver began to travel eastbound and the man was knocked to the g…

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by Sam Barron
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'Plastics Crisis' Costs $1.5T Annually, Study Says: 'World Cannot Recycle Its Way Out' 'Plastics Crisis' Costs $1.5T Annually, Study Says: 'World Cannot Recycle Its Way Out'
'Plastics Crisis' Costs $1.5T Annually, Study Says: 'World Cannot Recycle Its Way Out' Researchers are warning about a "global plastics crisis" that's costing about $1.5 trillion a year in deaths and medical issues. The estimate comes from a new study published in The Lancet medical journal on Sunday, Aug. 3. Plastic production is projected to triple by 2060, and less than 10% is ever recycled. Plastics are made from fossil fuels and contain more than 16,000 chemicals. Around 8,000 megatons are polluting Earth's environment, including the most remote places on the planet. Chemicals and microplastics have been found in the brains and other body parts of humans, along with lan…

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by Chris Spiker
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Montclair Man Arrested After Woman Shot: Police Montclair Man Arrested After Woman Shot: Police
Montclair Man Arrested After Woman Shot: Police A 33-year-old Montclair resident has been arrested and charged after a woman was shot in Montclair, authorities announced Wednesday, July 16. On Friday, July 11, at 11:24 p.m., officers responded to the Shell gas station at 115 Bloomfield Ave. and observed a large crowd and blood at the scene, Montclair police said. Mountainside Hospital contacted officers to report that a female victim of a gunshot wound had self-transported herself to the emergency room, police said. The woman was in the parking lot of the Shell station when a fight broke out between two men, police said. She said she wa…

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by Sam Barron