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1of18Middleburgh Hardware on Main Street on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in Middleburgh, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)Cindy SchultzShow MoreShow Less
2of18Business owner Rich Vilegi, right, assists Todd Cipperly, Central Bridge Fire Commissioner and member of the Schoharie Presbyterian Church, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at Middleburgh Hardware in Middleburgh, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)Cindy SchultzShow MoreShow Less
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4of18Main Street has a mix of open and shuttered businesses on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in Middleburgh, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)Cindy SchultzShow MoreShow Less
They re hoping the little dog will help build trust between students and police officers.
Credit: HISD Author: KHOU 11 Staff Updated: 6:36 PM CDT June 16, 2021
HOUSTON The HISD Police Department has added a friendly new face to its staff.
Jamaica is a comfort dog that will help students bond with police officers.
HISD Police Chief Pete Lopez believes the dog will also build trust between students, community members and police officers.
“This is one of my efforts to help bring us closer to the community,” Lopez said. “Students see the dog and not the police officer. It helps everyone feel at ease.”
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Some cancer-causing waste that lies for 9 miles along the bottom of the Passaic River in Essex, Bergen and Passaic counties would be removed while some contaminated sediment would be left and capped beneath a barrier, according to a $441 million cleanup plan unveiled Wednesday by federal environmental officials.
The plan, which still needs final approval, would dredge 387,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment laced with cancer-causing dioxin, PCBs and heavy metals from North Arlington to the Dundee Dam, which lies across the river between Clifton and Garfield.
The plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is smaller than the $1.4 billion plan to partially dredge the river s lower 8 miles from bank to bank in Newark and Hudson County. The new plan targets hot spots in the river where dioxin and other pollutants have been detected.