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Some Jersey City Residents Still Without Water 16 Hours After Major Main Break Some Jersey City Residents Still Without Water 16 Hours After Major Main Break
Some Jersey City Residents Still Without Water 16 Hours After Major Main Break Although water has been restored to much of Jersey City and Hoboken after a major water main break, some Jersey City residents remained without water Wednesday -- nearly 16 hours after the Kearny incident. A boil water advisory was issued by Suez for those whose water had been restored in the cities Wednesday morning. Jersey City residents on Huron Avenue, St. Paul's Avenue, Elm Street, Spruce Street, Liberty Avenue and Journal Square reported still being without water Wednesday morning. Others reported discoloration despite boiling. Suez urged residents to check with their building's man…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Oradell Driver, 17, Critical After Haworth Crash Oradell Driver, 17, Critical After Haworth Crash
Oradell Driver, 17, Critical After Haworth Crash A 17-year-old Oradell boy clung to life after his SUV slammed into a tree in Haworth Thursday night. Borough firefighters extricated the unconscious driver from his 2002 Toyota 4Runner following the 9:42 p.m. crash in front of the SUEZ water treatment plan on Lake Shore Drive, Detective Sgt. Justin Fox said. The Haworth Ambulance Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, Fox said. He was last reported in critical condition, the sergeant said. Several borough police officers, firefighters and both BLS and ALS responders were at the scene.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUEZ: High Lead Levels In Drinking Water Puts Hundreds Of Bergen County Households At Risk SUEZ: High Lead Levels In Drinking Water Puts Hundreds Of Bergen County Households At Risk
Suez: High Lead Levels In Drinking Water Puts Hundreds Of Bergen County Households At Risk Hundreds of Bergen County households are at risk for elevated levels of lead in the drinking water that serves 800,000 people across North Jersey, SUEZ announced Wednesday. Of the 108 samples tested, 16 across Bergen and Hudson counties showed higher levels than the federal standard. The discovery impacts 53 Bergen County and six Hudson County county municipalities -- all served by SUEZ' Haworth water treatment plant, a company spokesman told NJ.com.  The elevated lead levels likely came either from older lead pipes that extend from water mains under the street into homes or…

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by Cecilia Levine