EPA to fund needed cleanup of Old Bridge Waterfront Park In late August, County Commissioner Deputy Director Narra gathered with Congressman Frank Pallone and representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to announce that the EPA will fund the cleanup of the contaminated portion of Old Bridge Waterfront Park.
Deputy Director Narra. “The County is pleased to be a part of this announcement that the EPA will take over the remedial design of the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site and will proceed to complete the Seawall Sector design, so that cleanup of the Site can proceed. This brings us one step closer to the cleanup of the environmental contaminants, of which we are all so grateful.” The County looks forward to reopening the closed portion of the park once remediation is complete.
Located along the beachfront in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge Township, a portion of this County park has been closed to the public for years due to lead contamination from the seawall. “Thanks to the support of Congressman Frank Pallone and his team, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designated this portion of the park as part of the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site and is working to hold those who contaminated the site accountable, and to remediate the contaminated areas,” said
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Marlboro Leo’s Club, Sayreville ROTC, East Brunswick Lion’s Club, and the Highland Park Lion’s Club, participated in a range of activities including invasive species management focused on Ailanthus (tree of heaven) and the Spotted Lanternfly and trail maintenance. In total, through trash clean up, volunteers collected around 0.5 cubic yards of trash that was hauled out of the trails and surrounding areas. Additionally, volunteers had a trail building project where they worked on establishing a re-route on the white trail which was constructed to bypass several fallen trees blocking the original trail.
Trails Day
A crowd of 53 volunteers gathered at
John A. Phillips Park and Open Space Preserve on November 6 to complete projects related to trail cleanup. Volunteers, some of whom were volunteering from groups like the Edison Lion’s Club,
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