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VP Kamala Harris Highlights Newark’s Progress of Lead Pipe Removal In A Visit To New Jersey
Vice President Harris took part in a roundtable as a part of her “road show” to draw attention to lead replacement initiative.
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NJ Hypes $120 Million Plan to Slash the Time Needed to Replace Newark’s Toxic Lead Pipes
As concerns continue to grow about dangerous lead in Newark, N.J.’s drinking water, Mayor Ras Baraka, along with county and state officials, announced a plan to speed up replacement of the city’s lead pipes to about two years—down from about 10. Lead has been a concern for residents of New Jersey’s largest city for years,…
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NJ Man Accused of Killing College Student Faces Charges in Murder of 2nd Woman
Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 20, of Orange, N.J., has been charged with killing another woman after being charged with murder in the death of a New Jersey college student, CBS News reports. Acting Essex County, N.J., Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said Sunday that Wheeler-Weaver had been charged with murder in the death of 33-year-old Joanne Brown. Brown was…
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NJ Mom Facing Charges After 5-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots 4-Year-Old Brother
A New Jersey mother is facing multiple charges after her 5-year-old son shot his 4-year-old brother in the head while playing with her gun, killing the younger child, the Washington Post reports. The shooting, which authorities have classified as accidental, occurred at the family’s East Orange, N.J., home around 11 a.m. Saturday, the Jersey Journal…