Vol. 5 - No. 52
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NRC To Host Public Hearing On Oyster Creek Decommissioning
By Kimberly Bosco LACEY – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that they will hold a public meeting to discuss the Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) and to receive comments f rom the public. The meeting will be held on July 17 from 6-9 p.m. at the Community Hall in Lacey Township, 101 North Main Street, Forked River. On May 21, the NRC received the PSDAR for the Oyster Creek Nu-
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–Photo courtesy Southern Regional School District Southern Regional seniors graduated on June 15.
Barnegat Honors Local Volunteers
By Kimberly Bosco BARNEGAT – Mayor Frank Caputo and the members of the Barnegat Township Committee honored local volunteer groups and first responders at a recent committee meeting. Also recognized was Barnegat High School senior James Lynch, who recently earned the highest ranking a scout can achieve. Lynch received his Eagle Scout honor in a ceremony on May
20 at the American Legion Post #232 in Barnegat. The Legion serves as headquarters for Troop 26, of which Lynch is a member. To earn this honor, Lynch has worked hard over the years, earning more than 30 merit badges and contributing to the town through community service. “The Eagle Scout award is the highest level of scouting attainable,” said Caputo, congratulating (Volunteers - See Page 4)
–Photo by Kimberly Bosco Mayor Frank Caputo honored Eagle Scout James Lynch at a recent committee meeting.
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clear Generating Station. The PSDAR includes the site-specific decommissioning cost estimate, an overview of Exelon Generation’s plans for decommissioning, a schedule, projected costs, and environmental impacts for Oyster Creek. While the public meeting is to gauge the response from the public on the report, the NRC requests that comments that are not provided during the meeting be submitted in writing by September 10, 2018. (NRC - See Page 6)
How Do You Know If Your Beach Is Clean?
By Chris Lundy JERSEY SHORE – The State Department of Environmental Protection has created a new web site that will inform bathers of potential closures due to high bacteria counts. The DEP’s Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program has created njbeaches.org, an interactive website where people can see the status of their favorite beaches. There’s a map of the state, with little circles where the water is being monitored on the east coast from Monmouth to Cape May counties. The circles are color-coded to denote if the beach is open, closed, or if there’s an advisory. If you zoom in on the map, you can click on the beach and find out what the bacteria count was. (Beach - See Page 6)
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