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Weehawken Opened $10.5M Pool To Public But Might Still Be Violating Green Acres Policy: Report Weehawken Opened $10.5M Pool To Public But Might Still Be Violating Green Acres Policy: Report
Weehawken Opened $10.5M Pool To Public But Might Still Be Violating Green Acres Policy: Report Weehawken's beautiful $10.5 million swimming pool has been opened to out-of-towners. The Department of Environmental Protection apparently told officials that had to open the pool to non-residents as keeping it closed to residents-only was in violation of DEP rules, as the pool was Green Acres-funded, NJ Advance Media reports. The DEP did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment placed Friday, Aug. 5. While swimming is open to visitors between 9:30 a.m. and 12 noon — which must be scheduled ahead of time for non-residents — the township may still be violating Green Acre…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208 Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208
Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208 A motorist escaped injury when her sedan struck and killed a small black bear on Route 208, authorities said. The 30-year-old Haskell resident was headed north by herself on the highway when her 2016 Subaru WRX hit the bear between Ewing and Summit avenues in Franklin Lakes around 11 p.m. Friday, Capt. Mark McCombs said. She was OK, but the vehicle had to be towed, McCombs said. The state Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife collected the bear.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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13 NJ Beaches Under Swimming Advisory Due To Fecal Bacteria 13 NJ Beaches Under Swimming Advisory Due To Fecal Bacteria
13 NJ Beaches Under Swimming Advisory Due To Fecal Bacteria Swimming advisories were issued to 13 of New Jersey's beaches due to high levels of fecal bacteria. All of the beaches had levels that exceeded 104 colony forming units (cfu) of enterococci in the samples taken Monday, according to the state's Department of Environmental Protection. The beaches under advisories are: Beachwood Beach West, Beachwood East Beach Station Avenue beach, Pine Beach Hancock Avenue beach, Seaside Heights Maxson Avenue beach, Point Pleasant New Jersey Avenue, Long Beach Township  North Bath Avenue beach, Long Branch Village Beach Club beach, Loch Arbour Re…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Amazon Inks Lease On Massive North Jersey 'Last Mile' Delivery Center Amazon Inks Lease On Massive North Jersey 'Last Mile' Delivery Center
Amazon Inks Lease On Massive North Jersey 'Last Mile' Delivery Center Amazon has signed a lease on a 360,000 facility being built on a North Jersey industrial site to be used as a last-mile delivery center. Lincoln Equities Group procured $115 million in industrial build-to-suit construction financing for the facility, expected to be ready in early 2022. Located at the "Highland Cross" industrial site in Rutherford, the state-of-the-art last-mile distribution center will create hundreds of jobs in teh area. Rendering of new Amazon last-mile delivery center in Rutherford.Ford & Associates The property will feature cross-docked loading, 70-plus dock hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Not Funny: Joe Pesci Clashes With Jersey Shore Neighbors Over Long Docks Not Funny: Joe Pesci Clashes With Jersey Shore Neighbors Over Long Docks
Not Funny: Joe Pesci Clashes With Jersey Shore Neighbors Over Long Docks Joe Pesci thinks some of his Jersey Shore neighbors have taken things too far.  Their docks, for instance. The Ocean County resident has joined a neighborhood fight against two Lavallette property owners' applications for 315-foot docks -- more than twice the length of his own. Pesci, 76, says the standard 125-foot dock behind his $6.5 million mansion juts out just far enough at 91 Pershing Blvd. In a letter to Department of Environmental Protection officials, the Oscar-winner argued that doubling the length of docks will block Barnegat Bay views enjoyed by neighbors, and create…

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by Jon Craig
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DEP Files Lawsuit Against Newark Company Over Odor Complaints DEP Files Lawsuit Against Newark Company Over Odor Complaints
DEP Files Lawsuit Against Newark Company Over Odor Complaints Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine McCabe said Thursday that the state is suing a company in over noxious smells allegedly emanating from a production facility the company owns in Newark's East Ward/   Darling Ingredients, a multinational corporation which recycles inedible animal products for use in the manufacture of items like gelatin and animal feed, owns the plant on Wilson Avenue, where inspectors found 320 permit violations between September 2018 and June, according to the suit, which was filed in Superior Cour…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Bomb-Making Materials Found At Clark Home, Authorities Say Bomb-Making Materials Found At Clark Home, Authorities Say
Bomb-Making Materials Found At Clark Home, Authorities Say A Clark man is in custody after he called authorities to his home, where they found a cache of weapons and bomb-making materials, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.  Robert J. Wills, 52, called 911 around 10 a.m. Monday morning and said a police presence would be needed at a State Street home because someone planned to commit an act of violence there, the prosecutor's office said.  Wills was not home when Clark police responded but they did find 12 long guns, three handguns, ammunition and fireworks. Also found were chemicals and materials that could be used to mak…

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by Paul Milo
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ALL CLEAR: Jersey Shore Beaches Reopen After Fecal Bacteria Detected In Water ALL CLEAR: Jersey Shore Beaches Reopen After Fecal Bacteria Detected In Water
ALL Clear: Jersey Shore Beaches Reopen After Fecal Bacteria Detected In Water Water advisories at three Cape May County beaches were lifted after bacteria commonly found in human or animal waste was detected. Bennett Avenue in Wildwood City, Lavender Road in Wildwood Crest and  East 10th Avenue in North Wildwood reopened Wednesday, a day after high levels of enterococci showed up in water samples, state environmental officials said. Results earlier this week showed 120, 120 and 110, respectively, colony forming units (cfu) of the bacteria per 100 milliliters of water, the Department of Environmental Protection said. Enterococci can cause clinical infe…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fairfield PD Shoot Coyote Dead After Biting Mom, 3-Year-Old Son (VIDEO) Fairfield PD Shoot Coyote Dead After Biting Mom, 3-Year-Old Son (VIDEO)
Fairfield PD Shoot Coyote Dead After Biting Mom, 3-Year-Old Son (Video) Fairfield police shot and killed a coyote that bit a mother and her toddler while walking in a park, sending them to the hospital with leg injuries, authorities said. The 37-year-old mom was pushing her 4-year-old son in a stroller in the area between the tennis courts and pool at the Fairfield Recreation Complex when the coyote lunged at her just before 7 p.m., Borough Police Chief Anthony G. Manna said. ** VIDEO: Tatiana, a local nurse and mom, recalled the terrifying attack with her two kids and husband during a press conference at the Fairfield Recreation Complex Friday ** Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
New Jersey Giving Away Thousands Of Tree Seedlings New Jersey Giving Away Thousands Of Tree Seedlings
New Jersey Giving Away Thousands Of Tree Seedlings Looking to add some greenery to your surroundings? The state Department of Environmental Protection would like to help.  From now through May 5, state residents can receive up to five free tree seedlings suitable for planting. Proof of residency is required, and the particular species of tree a resident can receive will depend on where they live. In North Jersey, for instance, residents will get either black oak or persimmon, species that would thrive in that part of the state, the DEP said.  The seedling giveaway is an annual program begun following 2012's Superstorm Sandy, …

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by Paul Milo