N.J. Forest Fire Mostly Contained; Firefighter Still Critical By Wayne Parry | March 17, 2021
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) A forest fire near the Jersey Shore that shut down the Garden State Parkway, sent neighbors fleeing and led to a firefighter’s hospitalization in critical condition was “a very, very near catastrophe,” authorities said Monday.
The fire that began Sunday afternoon in Lakewood and jumped the Parkway into Brick Township, eventually burned 167 acres, according to Greg McLaughlin, the state fire warden and chief of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
By early afternoon Monday, the fire was 75% contained, and authorities expected that percentage to increase as the day wore on. Wet weather expected in the area by Thursday should help extinguish the fire, he said.
How can you make your garden work for Floridaâs environment?
The Florida-Friendly Landscaping program aims to help people design better gardens.
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A group of ibis feed in a front yard designed with native plants in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
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The Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program tries to encourage residents, local governments and landscapers to use plants that need less water and offer better habitats for wildlife. Itâs a partnership between the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension and the Department of Environmental Protection.
The program puts out a free app for people to start designing a garden or yard that helps the environment.
Restaurant owner drove to Vermont to cook for customer with cancer
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March 17, 2021
Restaurant owner drove to Vermont to cook for customer with cancer
Steve Chu a Quince Orchard High School alum and owner of Baltimore restaurant Ekiben packed up and headed to Vermont when he learned that one of his customers, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, was craving one of their dishes.
A family member told the Ekiben team that her mother-in-law, who lives in Vermont but often visits Maryland, had stage 4 lung cancer and was craving Ekiben’s tempura broccoli. [The MoCo Show]
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Large gasoline pipeline leak into N.J. waterway is contained, officials say
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
A pipeline leak that spilled gasoline into a creek in Linden on Tuesday was shut down after the company discovered the problem, officials said.
Booms were placed near the 12-inch pipeline to contain the leak and prevent the gas from spreading from Piles Creek into the nearby Arthur Kill, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection and Buckeye Pipe Line Company.
Booms act like floating hoses that help contain fuels spills, the DEP said. Cleanup continued overnight, the U.S. Coast Guard said, adding that it sent up a helicopter Tuesday to confirm no gasoline spilled into the Arthur Kill.