5 More Wells Found Polluted South of Old Ciba-Giegy Pipleline

TOMS RIVER-The old Ciba-Geigy pipeline which dumped thousands of pounds of chemicals and treated water off the sand of Ortley Beach until 1991 could be the source of the latest round of…

Carcinogens Found in Toms River Neighborhood Water Wells, Maruca Says “Test Your Water”

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Councilwoman Maria Maruca is calling for residents of Windsor Park, along Route 37 to test their wells for contamination. The New Jersey DEP has found concentrations of trichloroethylene and…

Cory Booker Announces His Own $3,000,000,000,000.00 Green New Deal

NEWARK-Climate change, according to progressive liberal Democrat Cory Booker (D-NJ) is a real threat to civilization. Like his cohorts of the Justice Democrats, including Alexandria Cortez, Booker is trying to sell Americans…

Brick MUA Opposes Stavola Asphalt Plant Expansion

BRICK-The Brick Township MUA has announced their formal opposition of an application submitted by Stavola Industries, LLC for the expansion of the company’s Brick Township asphalt plant. The MUA says the plant…

BREAKING NEWS: NJ Bill to Allow Dogs Into Beer Breweries One Step Closer to Becoming Law

TRENTON-The New Jersey State Senate has passed legislation sponsored by Senators Mike Doherty and Kip Bateman to allow dogs in New Jersey breweries. The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill by…

High Bacteria Count Closes Seaside Heights Beaches for Thursday

SEASIDE HEIGHTS-Beaches in Seaside Heights will be closed today due to high bacteria counts in the water, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. High counts of bacterial were also found…

Monmouth Freeholder Joins Fight Against “Ill Conceived” Howell Solid Waste Facility

HOWELL-Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley has joined the public in the fight against a proposed solid waste recycling facility in a sleepy Howell Township neighborhood this week. Curley broke from the silence…

Report: Only 1 Well Above Limits in Jackson After Joint Base Water Testing

Tests on several water sources on and off Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst show contamination from two chemicals contained in firefighting foam used on the base for decades, the base said. On base, some…

Sierra Club: Joint Base Chemicals Linked to ADHD in Children

The following is a press release submitted by Jeff Tittel, NJ Sierra Club TRENTON-In August, the US Department of Defense (DOD) hired a company to begin testing the groundwater at Joint Base…

Local Officials Silent on Joint Base Water Testing

JACKSON-As Joint Base MDL officials go door to door in Jackson Township trying collecting water samples from residents to see if their private wells have been contaminated by fire retarding chemicals used on…

Clean drinking water to be made available for residents with contaminated wells

JACKSON-Joint Base MDL officials said today that they have not yet received test results back from wells tested in Jackson Township, but if those tests come back with PFOS and PFOA levels…

Military to go Door to Door to Ask Residents for Well Samples; Contaminated Wells Found In Manchester

JACKSON-The Department of Defense ramped up its efforts to get water samples from residents in Jackson near Joint Base MDL whose well water may have been contaminated with fire suppression chemicals over…

Did Joint Base Fire Operations Contaminate Jackson Drinking Water? Base Officials Seeking Private Well Samples

JACKSON-Fire suppression chemicals used for decades in fire training exercises and emergencies at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been found in quantities far exceeding EPA health advisory levels and base officials are asking Jackson residents to…

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