Posts Tagged ‘Department of Environmental Protection’

Thursday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Aug 26th, 2010 • Category: Blog

- Epps Contract: The Board of Education will not vote on superintendent Charles Epps’ controversial new contract at its meeting tonight after all. The contract must still be approved by the state before coming back to the board; state officials aren’t sure when their review will occur.
- Dual Office Holders: Hudson County’s Nick Sacco and [...]



Drought Watch Issued for Hudson County

By Jon Whiten • Aug 6th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

The continued dry conditions and concerns about reservoir levels have led the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to issue a drought watch for Hudson County and four other North Jersey counties.
The DEP, which has noticed “a rapid decline” in some reservoir levels, hopes to moderate water demand through voluntary conservation. It is not [...]



Monday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Jul 19th, 2010 • Category: Blog

- 5-Year-Old Shot: A 5-year-old girl was shot in the neck Friday night at the Montgomery Gardens housing complex in Jersey City. She will undergo surgery today to remove the bullet, which pierced her neck and hit her spine. An 18-year-old Jersey City man has been charged in connection with the shooting.
- Murder Conviction Overturned: [...]



Monday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Jul 12th, 2010 • Category: Blog

- County Open Space Funding Cut: The Hudson County freeholders have approved a resolution setting the open space tax this year at roughly one-tenth of a penny, which should raise $695,215 — only enough to cover the debt service on current projects.
- Bedridden Woman Left Alone to Die: A 33-year-old bedridden and mentally disabled [...]



DEP: Newark Company Used Harmful Chemicals While Spraying for Bedbugs in Jersey City

By Jon Whiten • Jul 9th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says Newark’s TVF Pest Control has used chemicals not appropriate for indoor use in about 70 residences in Jersey City and other locations since October while spraying for bedbugs and other infestations.
The DEP has issued an administrative order requiring TVF to cease all applications that use the chemicals [...]



Thursday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Blog

- New Council Year Begins Today: Council president Peter Brennan tells the Journal that striking a budget, streamlining services and solving the food truck licensing issue are among his top priorities for the council year that begins today.
- Man Indicted for Paulus Hook Towers Murder: A 41-year-old homeless man has been indicted on charges he [...]



Chromium Meeting on Public Health Slated for Thursday

By Jon Whiten • May 18th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

At a public meeting Thursday, the Chromium Cleanup Partnership says it will unveil “a comprehensive program designed to protect public health activities” while the cleanup of toxic hexavalent chromium on Garfield Avenue begins this summer.
The partnership is the umbrella name given to PPG Industries, Jersey City and the state Department of Environmental Protection, who all [...]



Jersey City’s Third Annual Green Award Winners Announced

By Jon Whiten • May 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

Three individuals, two government agencies and three specific projects are the winners of Jersey City’s third annual Green Awards, the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency announced today.
Two municipal employees will receive the Champions award this year. Transportation planner Naomi Hsu, who works in the planning division, gets the nod for her work on the Jersey City [...]



Friday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • May 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog

- Fight Over High School Sports Continues: Parents and students came out to this week’s Hudson County freeholders meeting to offer suggestions on how to reinstate the sports programs that have been eliminated at the Hudson County Schools of Technology, and to question how the district couldn’t find the $150,000 necessary in its $45.7 million [...]



Chromium Meeting Slated for Monday

By Jon Whiten • Apr 15th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

PPG Industries will present its proposed work plans for the initial cleanup at the Garfield Avenue chromium site, as well as how it plans to protect the public’s health during the process, at a public meeting Monday evening.
The company, fresh off losing a legal battle to dismiss a federal lawsuit calling for a more [...]

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