New Jersey Herald
OXFORD The cars hum and the trucks rumble along on Route 31, unaware that a mid-1800s railroad tunnel right under the highway is returning to nature collapsing from age, erosion and lack of repair.
Route 31 is the only north-south state highway in mid- and western Warren County and provides a connection between Interstates 80 to the north and 78 to the south. The road is the key to the controversial development of several warehouse projects on what were once thriving farms.
As the highway winds its way south from the hamlet of Oxford once called Oxford Furnace it passes over the shoulder of Oxford Mountain, and directly over a 160-year-old, now-abandoned railroad tunnel.
ROCKLAND A proposed 236-unit apartment complex in Rockland would cost the developer well over $1 million to hook up to the Rockland and Abington joint water system, if it were to gain approval.
The developers of the project at 0 Pond St., called Shingle Mill, addressed the Rockland-Abington Joint Water Commission on Thursday to see if they could reach an agreement for the project, currently before the Rockland Zoning Board of Appeals, to hook up to the town s water.
Developer Ernesto Caparrotta said he wants to know if they will be able to fully hook up to the town s system, or if just a portion of the project will be hooked up, or if they need to continue efforts to drill their own wells.
As many as 50 acres of Liberty State Park’s contaminated interior could be transformed into soccer fields and other active recreation amenities in the coming years, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced Thursday. Vaccinations at the Hudson County jail have begun for inmates, immigrant detainees, and staff, a county official said. Plus, the state has left it to Hudson .
Reighard replaces Carl Nolan who was elected secretary.
The board also elected Brett Taylor as vice chairman. He previously served as secretary.
In other matters, it was agreed to begin the search for a replacement for Michael Sherman who has resigned from the board.
The person appointed to fill the vacancy will serve out the remainder of Sherman’s term set to expire at the end of the year.
Planning Commission Executive Director Shannon Rossman announced that Alyssa Henry is resigning her job as hazard reduction planner to take a job with the state Department of Environmental Protection.
“We will be sorry to lose her,” Rossman said.