Gowanus Canal: Cesspool of Dreams

 

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Near the banks of the Gowns Canal, an exceedingly polluted waterway that wends through brownstone Brooklyn for two miles, you can buy a deer fetus for $230 at the Morbid Anatomy Museum. The bruised little corpse was not fished from the canal, though the bodies of mafiosi used to routinely end up in these murky waters.…

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New Jersey Observes World AIDS Day 2015

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Geraldo loses job at major broadcaster

 

Geraldo Rivera (courtesy Fox News) Geraldo Rivera, the longtime broadcaster whose face is seen these days on the Fox News Channel, has just lost his talk-radio show at New York City broadcasting giant WABC. Rivera made the news public on Facebook, where he said officials at Cumulus Media \”do not intend to honor the handshake deal…

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Philadelphia To Expand Schuylkill River Trail

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The Real Football Network

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — The Real Football Network is the ultimate destination for individuals who want to better understand what\’s going on in the world of football, including the weekly football matchups and fantasy football analytics. The Real Football Network challenges its viewers to understand the game on a deeper and more advanced level. The Real Football Network takes a look at some interesting events and topics going on throughout the NFL.

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Guest Editorial : The governor\’s spin on drug treatment in New Jersey

 

The Star-Ledger concluded in its editorial today that Gov. Christie is spending less on drug treatment and admitting fewer people annually, even in the face of a blossoming addiction crisis and rise in fatal overdoses. According to numbers provided by the state, we are investing less now than we were in 2010: And overall annual admissions…

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CNB ARCHIVES 2011: The Largest Solar Panel in N. America Being Built in Gloucester City

CNB Archives posted Wednesday, June 11, 2011

By William E. Cleary Sr.

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(CNBNEWS.NET) GLOUCESTER CITY NEW JERSEY–Construction work has begun at the Gloucester Marine Terminal on the largest rooftop solar power plant (photo above) in North American. Leo Holt, (photo) president of Gloucester Terminals, located at King and Essex Streets in Gloucester City, announced the plans\"\" on Tuesday, June 21 at a press conference held on the rooftop of Building 42, a refrigerated warehouse. 

 The massive, 1.1 million-square-foot project, known as Riverside Renewable Energy, LLC, is a privately-funded $42 million venture that calls for the installation of 27,528 high-efficiency SunPower photovoltaic solar panels that will generate nine megawatts of electricity– or roughly enough to power 1,500 homes – at the Terminal, which is owned by the Holt family.

 

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Philadelphia Firemen Injured in Crash

 

PHILADELPHIA — Several firefighters were injured after a fire truck crashed in West Philadelphia on Sunday. The accident happened at about 10 a.m. near the intersection of 55th Street and Baltimore Avenue, just four blocks from the Ladder 13 station. Philadelphia Department Ladder 13 partially overturned, according to NBC, and five firefighters were taken to a…

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An Offsite Tour of Coney Island, Through Time

 

I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve never been to Coney Island. I spent eight years of my childhood nearby in northern New Jersey, and after even more years on another continent and on this country’s other coast, I moved to New York City two years ago. And yet, I’ve still never paid Coney a proper visit. Not…

 

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Reliable Sources Say Kyle Flood fired as Rutgers football coach

 

Kyle Flood has been fired as Rutgers football coach, two people familiar with the decision told NJ Advance Media on Sunday. Flood\’s ouster comes one day after the Scarlet Knights capped a 4-8 campaign, ending a tumultuous campaign that saw Flood get suspended for three-games for violating a university compliance policy and the arrests of seven…

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