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Albany, NY
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Sinkhole Swallows SUV On Capital Region Roadway (Developing)
Emergency crews are responding after a sinkhole opened up on a roadway in the region, trapping an SUV. The incident was reported at around 5 p.m. Monday, July 31, in Schenectady, near the intersection of Eastern Parkway and McLellan Street. Photos shared on the Schenectady Neighborhood Watch Facebook page show a blue SUV with its front end submerged in a large hole in the asphalt. An SUV became trapped when a sinkhole opened in Schenectady, near the intersection of Eastern Parkway and McLellan Street, on Monday, July 31.Facebook/Darlene Lee It appears that the vehicle’s air bag deployed…
Towson, MD
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Baltimore City Denies Help To Sinkhole Homeowners Stuck Paying For Condemned Homes
Homeowners in a Baltimore neighborhood are pleading for City leaders to step up and help after being denied assistance claims following the condemning of several homes due to an underground sinkhole caused by infrastructure issues, reports WJZ. Several homeowners are suing the city of Baltimore after their claims were denied, causing them to pay for mortgages on homes that do not even exist anymore due to the long-standing sinkhole on North Avenue. The sinkhole was caused by a 115-year-old problem in the infrastructure. When the homeowners applied for assistance, they were told that the clai…
Lakewood, NJ
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SInkholes Filled At Jersey Shore Beach, Area Remains Blocked Off
Sinkholes that left a Jersey Shore beach unusable earlier this month have largely been filled back in by natural tide cycles, state officials said. The first sinkhole at Bradley Beach was spotted on Thursday, Aug. 11. Several other sinkholes off McCabe Avenue were found the next day. A section of the beach near the sinkholes remains fenced off as a precaution, according to state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) spokesman Larry Hajna. The holes were caused by breaches in an outflow pipe near the beachfront, local officials said. The DEP’s Division of Coastal Enginee…
Middletown, NJ
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Large Sinkholes Close Jersey Shore Beach
A beach in Monmouth County has been closed due to several large sinkholes, authorities said. The sinkholes are near the waterline at the Ocean Park Avenue beach near McCabe Avenue, Bradley Beach police said. "The area is fenced off and we ask the public to remain clear for safety reasons," police said.
Bethlehem, PA
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Deep Sinkholes Cause Indefinite Shutdown Of Lehigh Valley Road, Police Say
Several deep sinkholes and crumbling surfaces have caused an indefinite shutdown of a Lehigh Valley roadway. The sinkholes emerged on Hollo Road west of the Schoeneck Creek bridge in Palmer Township on Thursday, August 4, a release from Lower Nazareth Township said. Authorities have since issued an indefinite shutdown of the roadway citing “crumbling road surfaces, multiple deep sinkholes, and a compromised culvert.” Hollo Road between Vanburen Road in Palmer Township and Prologis Parkway in Lower Nazareth are closed to all traffic, Palmer Township Police said. “We ask travelers to plan …
