Tag: NJDEP

Neighbors may have gotten an unpleasant whiff or two after a sewer pipe broke in the borough, creating a messy situation at the east end of Grant Avenue May 7. Officials from the borough’s engineering and public works departments responded to reports of a leak at the pump station across the Shrewsbury River from Sea Bright.

Residents of Tinton Falls who live along the Swimming River are concerned about a potential development that isn’t taking place in their borough.

Cigarette smoking is the leading risk factor for lung cancer but a lesser-known cause among nonsmokers is something that potentially lurks in the home of every Two River-area resident: radon gas.

The wooded site, surrounded by a sprawl of single-family residences, has become a topic of interest for neighboring property owners after it hit the real estate market late in the summer with a $2.8 million asking price.

MONMOUTH BEACH – An application to build three single-family homes on property that contains wetlands made waves at the borough’s Jan. 25 planning and zoning board meeting.

At the most recent Rally for the Two Rivers meeting, representatives from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and other state and local officials discussed the menhaden die-off, its cause and continued monitoring.

Facing rising sea levels and potential major storms, the Department of Environmental Protection will offer policy recommendations.

If approved, this $1 billion dredging initiative could disrupt and disperse toxic chemicals and carcinogens into the bay.

After a recent denial letter by the NJDEP, pipeline company Williams Transcontinental quickly reapplied for project permission.

By Chris Rotolo |  HOLMDEL – Monmouth County is rapidly developing vacant land along its highways and waterfront, but there is a renewed desire by...