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South Orange Middle is first school in Essex to attain River-Friendly Certification

By Editor on October 28, 2022 MAPLEWOOD, SOUTH ORANGE

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood School District announced Oct. 27 that South Orange Middle School received River-Friendly Certification through a partnership with Rahway River Watershed Association. The River-Friendly School Program helps teachers, students and school leaders reduce water pollution while creating new teaching opportunities, enhancing wildlife habitats and establishing a healthier environment for […]

Glen Ridge declares state of emergency, several towns affected by water main break

By Yael Katzwer on October 13, 2022 BELLEVILLE, BLOOMFIELD, GLEN RIDGE, HEADLINE NEWS, MONTCLAIR, NEWARK, NUTLEY

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — An Oct. 5 water main break in Nutley has caused Glen Ridge and Montclair to declare states of emergency. The break, which spans more than 70 inches of main, has affected several Essex County towns, including Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair and Nutley — as well as others in Passaic and […]

AG, NJDEP announce seven new environmental enforcement actions

By Editor on August 29, 2022 NEWARK

TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced Aug. 24 the filing of seven new environmental enforcement actions across the state. Six of the environmental justice lawsuits center on a broad array of chemical pollutants that have tainted separate, unrelated sites in Newark, Linden, […]

Water main break affects drinking water in Belleville, Bloomfield, Newark

By Yael Katzwer on August 18, 2022 BELLEVILLE, BLOOMFIELD, HEADLINE NEWS, NEWARK

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Just as utility companies and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection have been encouraging state residents to conserve water as New Jersey faces drought conditions due to extreme heat, a water main break in Belleville spelled trouble for several Essex County towns. Due to an Aug. 9 water main break […]

Bloomfield offers payment plan to residential customers with unpaid water charges

By Editor on August 1, 2022 BLOOMFIELD

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — State law requires the township of Bloomfield to offer residential customers an installment plan for unpaid water charges that accrued between March 9, 2020, and March 15, 2022. Beginning immediately, the township will be mailing utility payment plan letters to all residential customers who currently have arrearages from during the state’s moratorium. […]

State awards $9.4M in grants for projects to improve water quality

By Editor on July 25, 2022 NEWARK

TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $9.4 million in grants to local government agencies, nonprofit groups, universities and others to fund projects that will improve water quality and reduce the impacts of nonpoint source pollution from stormwater, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced July 18. In many cases, the projects […]

NJAW invests $850,000 in Maplewood infrastructure

By Editor on May 31, 2022 MAPLEWOOD, SOUTH ORANGE

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — New Jersey American Water announced May 27 that it will replace approximately 2,100 feet of aging water main in Maplewood from now through mid-July. The company will upgrade the aging 8-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1900s with new 16-inch ductile iron main along Baker Street from Ridgewood […]

Bloomfield Fire, Engineering departments to begin routine hydrant flushing

By Editor on May 10, 2022 BLOOMFIELD

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Fire Department, in partnership with the Bloomfield Engineering Department, began routine, mandatory hydrant flushing on Monday, May 9. To minimize disruption to residents that may be impacted, notifications about which hydrants will be flushed will be made ahead of time via the township cable channel, Channel 35; the township website; […]

Glen Ridge to flush fire hydrants throughout borough

By Editor on May 9, 2022 GLEN RIDGE

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Water Bureau has announced that the spring flushing of fire hydrants throughout the borough will begin the week of May 9 and continue through June 7. The flushing crews will begin at 10 p.m. each night and work until 5 a.m. The water bureau, in conjunction with the […]

Baraka launches new, state-of-the-art Pequannock Water Treatment Plant upgrades

By Editor on April 20, 2022 BELLEVILLE, BLOOMFIELD, EAST ORANGE, HEADLINE NEWS, NEWARK, NUTLEY

NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka and other dignitaries hoisted wrenches on April 11 to launch $23 million in new upgrades for a state-of-the-art facility at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant. The water treatment plant is located at 2224 Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike in West Milford. The plant treats and then pipes water to residents and […]