It sure is hot out there, and that may have you wondering: is this heat wave a short-term weather pattern or an indicator of global warming? Meteorologist Colette Kennedy spoke with University of Toronto professor Danny Harvey about the science behind the heat as well as the future impact.
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Keyport says groundwater samples taken at the 55 Walnut Street property show higher-than-accepted levels of benzene, aluminum, arsenic, manganese and lead. (Shutterstock)
KEYPORT, NJ The town of Keyport is suing the landowners on which a former landfill sits, saying that even though the landfill has been closed for 42 years, it continues to leak solid waste and heavy metals into Raritan Bay.
Keyport filed the lawsuit Jan. 28 against Bay Ridge Realty Corporation, a New York City-based company that owns the land. The former landfill is located at 55 Walnut Street in Keyport; it is a 50-acre industrial site that stopped being used as a landfill in 1979.
March 14, 2021 at 9:36 PM
KEYPORT, NJ - A family and community is in mourning. Community leader and Board of Education President Ann Marie Panzarelli succumbed after battling COVID-19 since mid-february. Panzarelli was 50 years old.
According to an earlier report in the Asbury Park Press, Panzarelli checked into Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank Feb. 15. According to her son, Vincent Panzarelli, she experienced a fever, cough, body aches and the loss of taste and smell last month. Within a day, she was put on a ventilator.
Keyport Mayor Collette Kennedy published a statement about Panzarelli’s passing on social media Sunday afternoon.
N.J. town’s board of education president dies of COVID after a month in the hospital
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
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A longtime, beloved member of the board of education in a Monmouth County borough died over the weekend of COVID-19 after being hospitalized for more than a month, according to local officials.
Ann Marie Panzarelli, 51, of Keyport, was remembered as a dedicated public servant who took on many tasks for several organizations, said Mayor Collette Kennedy.
“Mrs. Panzarelli dedicated countless hours of her time and we as a community as a whole are better because of all that she did,” Kennedy said in a statement.
Keyport school board president dies after battle with COVID-19
Ann Marie Panzarelli, president of Keyport’s board of education and longtime beloved presence in the borough, died Saturday after a monthlong battle with COVID-19. She was 50.
Panzarelli checked into Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank Feb. 15 after experiencing a fever, cough, body aches and the loss of taste and smell, her son Vincent Panzarelli told the Asbury Park Press last month. Within a day, she was put on a ventilator.
Keyport Mayor Collette Kennedy published a statement about Panzarelli’s passing on social media Sunday afternoon.
“In honor of her role as president of the Keyport board of education, as well as her dedication to many local organizations, including the Keyport Indians, as a way to show support to her family and community during this difficult time, you may want to consider turning your porch light to red or tie a red ribbon on a tree in your yard,” the statement read. “Red represe