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'Some Mistakes Can't Be Undone:' NJ Man Behind Anti-dwi Campaign Sentenced In Deadly Crash
“Some mistakes can’t be undone.”
That’s the title of an article written by Mordy Berkowitz, who began speaking out about the dangers of drinking and driving in the summer of 2025, three years after the decision that led to a deadly head-on crash in Lakewood and, for him, a six-year prison sentence.
Berkowitz, 24, of Lakewood, was sentenced on Dec. 3, to six years in New Jersey State Prison for Vehicular Homicide, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The sentence falls under the No Early Release Act, meaning Berkowitz will be required to serve at least 85 percent of his prison …
Water Crisis: Road Salt Could Make Major Hudson Valley Supply Undrinkable, Officials Warn
A major Hudson Valley reservoir serving NYC, Westchester, and Putnam has seen salt levels triple—which could render water undrinkable for the future, officials announced.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection released a report on Friday, March 21, revealing that salinity in the Croton System—one of the city's key water sources that also serves Westchester and Putnam counties—has tripled in the last 30 years, the department said.
At the current pace, chloride levels in the New Croton Reservoir, located in Croton-on-Hudson, could exceed the state’s legal limit b…
