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At Least 19 Missing, Multiple Deaths Confirmed After Massive Blast In Tennessee At Least 19 Missing, Multiple Deaths Confirmed After Massive Blast In Tennessee
At Least 19 Missing, Multiple Deaths Confirmed After Massive Blast In Tennessee A massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leveled a building, sent thick black smoke into the sky and left workers missing as rescuers waited out secondary blasts. The blast tore through Accurate Energetic Systems in Bucksnort in Hickman County just before 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10, officials said. NBC affiliate WSMV-TV in Nashville reports authorities have confirmed multiple deaths, with at least 19 people unaccounted for and others hospitalized.  Local officials said initial rescue efforts were delayed by ongoing detonations on the site, where burning debris complicated access. R…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Abandoned Gas Station Demolished In Skillman Abandoned Gas Station Demolished In Skillman
Abandoned Gas Station Demolished In Skillman An eyesore is no more in Skillman. An abandoned gas station at the corner of Route 206 and Route 518 was recently demolished to the cheers of town officials as the excavator crashed through the broken down roof.  “We are glad to finally move forward and see this eyesore removed from Montgomery’s busy commercial gateway,” said Deputy Mayor Vince Barragan. The gas station was demolished after the township filed multiple notices of violation against the property owner, Anton Nader, including visits from the health inspector. According to town officials, Nader wanted a zoning variance to …

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by Sam Barron
Real Estate
Doo Wop Lovers Mourn As Iconic NJ Motel Faces Wrecking Ball For Redevelopment Doo Wop Lovers Mourn As Iconic NJ Motel Faces Wrecking Ball For Redevelopment
Doo Wop Lovers Mourn As Iconic NJ Motel Faces Wrecking Ball For Redevelopment A cherished piece of New Jersey history is set to be demolished. The North Wildwood Zoning Board voted 7-2 to approve a plan to replace the Chateau Bleu Motel with three single-family homes, the Doo Wop Preservation League announced Thursday, March 20. The decision, announced by the Doo Wop Preservation League on March 20, 2025, marks the loss of one of the East Coast’s finest examples of mid-century resort architecture, the organization said. ‘A Special Place That Brings a Smile’ Unfortunately, The historic Chateau Bleu (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) will be…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Coal Plant's Smokestack Will Be Imploded Removing Jersey Shore Landmark NJ Coal Plant's Smokestack Will Be Imploded Removing Jersey Shore Landmark
NJ Coal Plant's Smokestack Will Be Imploded Removing Jersey Shore Landmark Cape May residents will get their final view of a once-towering coal-burning power plant when the smokestack of the former B.L. England power plant is imploded later this month. The plant and its iconic smokestack have been a longtime landmark along the Jersey Shore. The site's structures have been imploded in phases since last year along the Great Eff Harbor Bay. "The demolition is substantially complete," township officials said in a statement on Facebook. Beesely's Point Development Group LLC plans to develop the site. The final implosion at the shuttered plant in the Marmora sect…

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by Jon Craig
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Joe Pesci's Iconic $5M Jersey Shore Home Demolished: Report Joe Pesci's Iconic $5M Jersey Shore Home Demolished: Report
Joe Pesci's Iconic $5M Jersey Shore Home Demolished: Report Two years after a dispute with neighbors over long docks, Joe Pesci's iconic mansion in Lavallette has been demolished, reports say. The actor, now 79, sold his Barnegat Bay home for nearly $5 million last winter before the new owners decided to demolish the 1980s-style mansion this week, according to Shore News Network. John Caravella of East Hanover-based Caravella Demolition razed the home, the outlet said. Two years ago, Pesci had a highly publicized dispute with neighbors over docks that were longer than his, DailyVoice.com reported. The property has been split into two lots and…

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by Jon Craig