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Department of Environmental Protection

Waldorf, MD
Weather
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts With summer-like heat moving in, health officials have issued a Code Orange Air…

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by Cecilia Levine
Southeast-Brewster, NY
Police & Fire
Drones To Fly Over Southeast: Here's When, Where Drones To Fly Over Southeast: Here's When, Where
Drones To Fly Over Southeast: Here's When, Where Drones will soon be sighted above a Hudson Valley town—these are supposed to be there, though,…

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by Ben Crnic
Cherry Hill, NJ
Business
Proposed Hotels, Upscale Restaurant Will Transform Vacant Cherry Hill Land Proposed Hotels, Upscale Restaurant Will Transform Vacant Cherry Hill Land
Proposed Hotels, Upscale Restaurant Will Transform Vacant Cherry Hill Land Two hotels and a restaurant will be built on a largely vacant strip of land in…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Body Recovered From Delaware & Raritan Canal In Mercer County Body Recovered From Delaware & Raritan Canal In Mercer County
Body Recovered From Delaware & Raritan Canal In Mercer County First responders were pulling a body from the Delaware & Raritan Canal in Mercer…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Rescued From Sand Collapse On NJ Beach 2-Year-Old Rescued From Sand Collapse On NJ Beach
2-Year-Old Rescued From Sand Collapse On NJ Beach A toddler was rescued on a Monmouth County beach after the sand around him collapsed, authorities…

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by Chris Spiker
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Police Department In Hudson Valley Expresses Thanks For Support During 'Darkest Time' Police Department In Hudson Valley Expresses Thanks For Support During 'Darkest Time'
Police Department In Hudson Valley Expresses Thanks For Support During 'Darkest Time' Members of a Hudson Valley police department are thanking the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
Obituaries
Funeral Arrangements Announced For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash Funeral Arrangements Announced For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash
Funeral Arrangements Announced For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash Funeral arrangements have been announced for a police officer who…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bristol, PA
News
Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials
Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials Cleanup efforts are underway after motor oil spilled into Mill Creek in lower Bucks…

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by Mac Bullock
Ridgefield, CT
Police & Fire
Swimmer Goes Missing At State Park In Ridgefield Swimmer Goes Missing At State Park In Ridgefield
Swimmer Goes Missing At State Park In Ridgefield Police and dive teams are searching for a swimmer who was reported missing at a state park in Fairfield…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bristol, PA
Weather
Code Red: Philadelphia Air Quality Low Due To Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Officials Warn Code Red: Philadelphia Air Quality Low Due To Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Officials Warn
Code Red: Philadelphia Air Quality Low Due To Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Officials Warn Wildfire smoke from north of the border is again affecting air quality…

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by Mac Bullock
Harrison, NY
Police & Fire
Stolen Construction Vehicle Rams Police Cruisers In Harrison: Stopped By Quick-Thinking Cop Stolen Construction Vehicle Rams Police Cruisers In Harrison: Stopped By Quick-Thinking Cop
Stolen Construction Vehicle Rams Police Cruisers In Harrison: Stopped By Quick-Thinking Cop A rampaging stolen construction vehicle that rammed multiple…

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by Ben Crnic
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Homes Evacuated, Driver Hurt As Tanker Truck Carrying 6K Gallons Of Fuel Overturns In Bethlehem Homes Evacuated, Driver Hurt As Tanker Truck Carrying 6K Gallons Of Fuel Overturns In Bethlehem
Homes Evacuated, Driver Hurt As Tanker Truck Carrying 6K Gallons Of Fuel Overturns In Bethlehem Several Bethlehem homes were evacuated and a…

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by Valerie Musson
Lakewood, NJ
News
SInkholes Filled At Jersey Shore Beach, Area Remains Blocked Off SInkholes Filled At Jersey Shore Beach, Area Remains Blocked Off
SInkholes Filled At Jersey Shore Beach, Area Remains Blocked Off Sinkholes that left a Jersey Shore beach unusable earlier this month have largely been…

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by Jon Craig
Jersey City, NJ
News
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
News
Historic Lighthouse Shined-Up In Months-Long Restoration On Jersey Shore Historic Lighthouse Shined-Up In Months-Long Restoration On Jersey Shore
Historic Lighthouse Shined-Up In Months-Long Restoration On Jersey Shore ]Barnegat Lighthouse will close to visitors for the next seven months as the…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
News
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
DEP Investigating Bad-Tasting Water In Chester, Montgomery Counties DEP Investigating Bad-Tasting Water In Chester, Montgomery Counties
DEP Investigating Bad-Tasting Water In Chester, Montgomery Counties The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating complaints of…

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by Nicole Acosta
Rutherford, NJ
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Worcester, MA
News
COVID-19: More Than 430,000 MA Residents In Jeopardy Of Being Fined Every Time They Drive COVID-19: More Than 430,000 MA Residents In Jeopardy Of Being Fined Every Time They Drive
Covid-19: More Than 430,000 MA Residents In Jeopardy Of Being Fined Every Time They Drive More than 430,000 Massachusetts residents are in jeopardy…

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by Kristin Palpini
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
ID Released For Remains Of Woman Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir ID Released For Remains Of Woman Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir
ID Released For Remains Of Woman Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir A woman who had been missing for more than 30 years has been identified…

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by Kathy Reakes
Springfield, MA
News
Formerly Polluted Gas Station To Host Farmers' Markets, Food Trucks, More Formerly Polluted Gas Station To Host Farmers' Markets, Food Trucks, More
Formerly Polluted Gas Station To Host Farmers' Markets, Food Trucks, More The site of a formerly polluted oil service station is being renovated into a new…

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information
Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information In six months, the vacant, sprawling Strathmore Paper Mill has been…

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by Kristin Palpini
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Photos: Car Crashes Near Reservoir In Northern Westchester Photos: Car Crashes Near Reservoir In Northern Westchester
Photos: Car Crashes Near Reservoir In Northern Westchester All hands were on deck after a driver crashed near the Amawalk Reservoir in Northern…

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by Zak Failla
Lakewood, NJ
News
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. …

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by Jon Craig
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Photos: Oil Spill Reaches Lake Mahopac Photos: Oil Spill Reaches Lake Mahopac
Photos: Oil Spill Reaches Lake Mahopac More than 200 gallons of oil flowed down a hill, spilled into Lake Mahopac and had to be cleaned up by first…

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by Zak Failla
Stamford, CT
Lifestyle
Deer-Mating Season, Earlier Sunsets Lead To Increases In Crashes Deer-Mating Season, Earlier Sunsets Lead To Increases In Crashes
Deer-Mating Season, Earlier Sunsets Lead To Increases In Crashes Oh, deer. It’s deer mating season, and area residents have been cautioned that there will…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
News
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…

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by Paul Milo
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Sunken Jefferson Boat Spilling Fuel Brings HazMat Presence To Lake Hopatcong Sunken Jefferson Boat Spilling Fuel Brings HazMat Presence To Lake Hopatcong
Sunken Jefferson Boat Spilling Fuel Brings HazMat Presence To Lake Hopatcong A sunken boat spilling fuel into Lake Hopatcong in Jefferson brought the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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…

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by Paul Milo
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Paint Thinner? Two Hospitalized By Fumes At Ridgewood Treatment Plant In Glen Rock Paint Thinner? Two Hospitalized By Fumes At Ridgewood Treatment Plant In Glen Rock
Paint Thinner? Two Hospitalized By Fumes At Ridgewood Treatment Plant In Glen Rock Two employees at Ridgewood’s wastewater treatment plant in Glen…

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by Jerry DeMarco