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Jury Awards $3M To Woman Sexually Abused By NJ Lifeguard 46 Years Ago Jury Awards $3M To Woman Sexually Abused By NJ Lifeguard 46 Years Ago
Jury Awards $3M To Woman Sexually Abused By NJ Lifeguard 46 Years Ago A New Jersey woman who says she was groomed and sexually abused by her lifeguard more than 40 years ago finally got the justice she’s been fighting for. On Friday, August 1, a civil jury in Atlantic County awarded Rachel Neufeld-Del Rossi $3 million after finding former Margate City lifeguard Steven Allen Chasens responsible for sexually abusing her beginning when she was 15 years old in 1979, according to her attorney Jeffrey Fritz of Soloff & Zervanos. The award includes $1.75 million in compensatory damages and $1.25 million in punitive damages, Fritz said. Del Rossi testified that …

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Millions In NY Breathing Unhealthy Air, New Study Warns: Here's Why Millions In NY Breathing Unhealthy Air, New Study Warns: Here's Why
Millions In NY Breathing Unhealthy Air, New Study Warns: Here's Why Nearly half of all people in the United States, including millions across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a new study. The American Lung Association released its 2025 edition of the "State of the Air" report on Wednesday, April 23. The study, now in its 26th year, highlights troubling air quality trends in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The report found that 156 million people – about 46% of the U.S. population – are living in counties that earned failing grades f…

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by Chris Spiker