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Morris
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LAWSUIT: Morris County Tenants Claim Home Gave Young Daughters Lead Poisoning LAWSUIT: Morris County Tenants Claim Home Gave Young Daughters Lead Poisoning
Lawsuit: Morris County Tenants Claim Home Gave Young Daughters Lead Poisoning A Parsippany landlord is being sued by tenants who say he allowed them to live in a house with lead-based paint that poisoned the family’s 2- and 5-year old daughters -- then tried evicting them to avoid accountability, according to a report in the DailyRecord. Elida Rodriguez and Luis Jimenez have been living in a Dover home owned by Efrain and Eda Umanzor of Parsippany for almost 10 years, the report says. Their older daughter Joseline was initially diagnosed with lead poisoning in September of 2017. Genesis showed signs of poisoning in her blood in August 2018, less than a year…

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by Valerie Musson
Nassau
News
Students At Long Island School To Be Relocated For Remainder Of Academic Year Students At Long Island School To Be Relocated For Remainder Of Academic Year
Students At Long Island School To Be Relocated For Remainder Of Academic Year A school district on Long Island said it will relocate students and staff at one of its middle schools for the remainder of the school year due to environmental health concerns. Northport Middle School students will be relocated this week after high levels of benzene were found on school grounds. Eighth-grade students will be relocated to the high school, seventh-grade students to East Northport Middle School, and sixth-graders will relocate to elementary schools. "In order to prepare for the transition, there will be no school for Northport Middle School students on T…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
Police & Fire
Refrigerant Leak Clears Fair Lawn HS Refrigerant Leak Clears Fair Lawn HS
Refrigerant Leak Clears Fair Lawn HS A refrigerant leak briefly cleared Fair Lawn High School Monday morning. The Freon leak, discovered around 8:30 a.m., was traced to an HVAC unit on the roof, which "caused a smoke condition on the second floor," one responder said. The building was ventilated and the all-clear was given to return shortly after 9 a.m. No injuries were reported. Fair Lawn police and firefighters were among the responders. ****** ALSO SEE: A battery on a piece of construction equipment in a Fair Lawn warehouse exploded Monday night, sending a worker flying, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Nassau
Schools
Foul Odors In Long Island Middle School Making Students Sick, Parents Say Foul Odors In Long Island Middle School Making Students Sick, Parents Say
Foul Odors In Long Island Middle School Making Students Sick, Parents Say A strange odor at a Long Island school is reportedly making children sick, prompting a backlash from parents and a response from the school district. Students at Northport Middle School have reportedly been getting sick from odors that are filling the school from an unknown source. Some students were forced to miss weeks of classes over the past year due to the smell impacting them. According to News 12, teachers, and students first reported the odor as far back as 2017, and a wing of the school had to be evacuated and closed for a stretch. Hazardous materials were later found in a warehous…

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by Zak Failla
Morris
News
CLOSED: Harmful Algae Bloom Shuts Budd Lake Beach CLOSED: Harmful Algae Bloom Shuts Budd Lake Beach
Closed: Harmful Algae Bloom Shuts Budd Lake Beach A harmful algae bloom has shut another North Jersey swimming area. Budd Lake Beach in Mount Olive will be closed pending water sampling results, which are expected back early this week, health officials said. Samples show the Budd Lake beach samples exceed the cell count threshold of 20,000 cells/ml, DailyRecord reports. The beach cell count was 91,750 cells/ml and the boat launch count was 303,500 cells/ml, the article says. Two other HABs shut Greenwood Lake and Lake Hopatcmong earlier this season.

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by Cecilia Levine
Sussex
News
Swimming Advisory Lifted In Portion Of Lake Hopatcong Only Accessible By Boat Swimming Advisory Lifted In Portion Of Lake Hopatcong Only Accessible By Boat
Swimming Advisory Lifted In Portion Of Lake Hopatcong Only Accessible By Boat A swimming advisory in a portion of Lake Hopatcong only accessible by boat has been lifted after nearly a month. State environmental officials issued the advisory in place during a harmful algae bloom in late June. Measurements in Indian Harbor indicate that cyanobacteria levels are below the State’s 20,000 cells per milliliter advisory threshold.  Bacteria levels at Indian Harbor were 19,000 on July 23, and 18,500 on July 25.  Indian Harbor is near beaches that will not be accessible due to continued high bacteria levels, including 24,750 at Pebble Beach, 24,500 at Sand Harbor …

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by Cecilia Levine
Nassau
News
High Bacteria Levels Lead To Closures Of 50-Plus Long Island Beaches High Bacteria Levels Lead To Closures Of 50-Plus Long Island Beaches
High Bacteria Levels Lead To Closures Of 50-Plus Long Island Beaches Heavy rainfall in the region has forced the Suffolk County Health Department to close more than 50 Long Island beaches due to excessive bacteria levels. The Suffolk County Department of Health issued an advisory against bathing at 57 beaches due to the “potential that the presence of bacteria at levels that exceed New York State standards will impact these areas.” According to health officials, the beaches covered by the advisory are located in areas that are heavily influenced by stormwater runoff from the surrounding watersheds and adjacent tributaries, and because of their location in an…

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by Zak Failla
Morris
News
CLOSED! Bacteria Levels In Greenwood Lake Are 10X Above State Health Standard CLOSED! Bacteria Levels In Greenwood Lake Are 10X Above State Health Standard
Closed! Bacteria Levels In Greenwood Lake Are 10X Above State Health Standard Greenwood Lake is New Jersey’s fourth to contain a harmful algae bloom this summer. Bacteria levels from the HAB are nearly 10 times higher than the state health standard, water samples taken Monday show. Cyanobacteria levels from the New Jersey side of the lake were 212,000 cells per milliliter (state standard is 20,000 cells per milliliter), DEP lab results show. The lowest sample taken showed 90,000 cells per milliliter, and that was taken from the middle section of the lake. The northern section showed 61,000 and Browns Point, a park on the West Milford lake, was 148,000. Water s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Nassau
News
Four Long Island Beaches Closed Due To Excessive Bacteria Levels Four Long Island Beaches Closed Due To Excessive Bacteria Levels
Four Long Island Beaches Closed Due To Excessive Bacteria Levels Four beaches are closed to bathing on Long Island due to high bacteria levels found in the water,  according to health officials. Residents should not go in the water at Benjamin's Memorial Beach in Bay Shore, Amityville Village Beach, Tanner Park Beach in Copiague and Lake Ronkonkoma-Islip Town Beach in Suffolk County. The beaches will reopen when further testing reveals that the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels. According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. James Tomarken, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as i…

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by Donna Christopher
Suffolk NY
News
No Bathing Advisory Issued For 63 Suffolk County Beaches Expected To Be Lifted Saturday No Bathing Advisory Issued For 63 Suffolk County Beaches Expected To Be Lifted Saturday
No Bathing Advisory Issued For 63 Suffolk County Beaches Expected To Be Lifted Saturday Due to recent heavy rainfall, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 63 beaches. The advisory will be lifted Saturday morning, June 1, unless elevated levels of bacteria persist beyond a 24-hour period, the department said. For a list of beaches affected, click here.

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by Joe Lombardi
Suffolk NY
Schools
Mercury Vapor Leads To Gymnasium Closure At Miller Place High School Mercury Vapor Leads To Gymnasium Closure At Miller Place High School
Mercury Vapor Leads To Gymnasium Closure At Miller Place High School Mercury vapors forced a Long Island school to close its gymnasium. Due to “recordable levels of mercury vapor,” the Miller Place School District announced that the high school’s gym would be closed on Monday, April 29 as district officials continue testing and investigating. According to officials, they believe that previous flooring that has been covered up with new wood in the gym may have led to the emission of mercury vapors. A News12 report states that similar problems have been reported in New Jersey, and may cost millions of dollars to fix. "As a precautionary measure, and based o…

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by Zak Failla