Howell and Farmingdale Under Possible Evacuation Warning
Heads up Farmingdale and Howell. There’s a possible evacuation warning from the EPA due to chemicals in storage in your town. The location is that Marl Road “complex” that had…
EPA is on the site of 15 Marl Road in the Farmingdale area of Howell for chemical clean up.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Heads up Farmingdale and Howell. There’s a possible evacuation warning from the EPA due to chemicals in storage in your town. The location is that Marl Road "complex" that had the chemical fire earlier this month.
EPA crews are working to identify the chemicals inside abandoned barrels at a former chemical plant on Marl Road. EPA crews were working carefully Sunday evening at the site near the Farmingdale-Howell border. NBC New York reports, it's not clear how safe it is to move the barrels.
The plant has long been shut down but earlier this year, the property's new owner burned some barrels in an old incinerator and fumes drifted into nearby communities. The EPA says residents must be ready to leave at any time in the event of a chemical fire.
Of major concern is that the Howell High and Middle Schools aren't far from the location as the bird flies..
Local residents are encouraged to sign up for local direct messaging from the EPA.
Other local news: A Wall Township police sergeant has been accused of stealing from the local PBA.
New allegations against 40-year-old James Cadigan allege he stole more than twenty-thousand-dollars from a local youth football team, while he served as the president of non-profit operations for the local P-B-A. Prosecutors are saying Cadigan used the funds for a number of personal purchases, including a karaoke machine, an inflatable movie screen and a hammock, among other items, according to the Asbury Park Press. Cadigan is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Primary election season is beginning
County clerks have begun sending out some 900-thousand mail-in ballots to voters across New Jersey -- which, unofficially, begins the primary season in the Garden State. Ballots could start landing in mailboxes by today or tomorrow. Those on the vote-by-mail list or absentee voters can return their ballots by mail or by dropping ballots in a vote-by-mail dropbox. Early in-person voting is scheduled for June 2nd to the 4th. Election Day is June 6th.
BB&B goes chapter eleven
Bed, Bath, and Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in District of New Jersey court yesterday. If you have gift cards for that joint, better burn ‘em. All retail locations are in the process of closing. So, say goodbye to those giant blue coupons in the mail. They’ll be honored through this Wednesday, while gift cards will be accepted through May 8th.
