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🌱 Why Keyport families are demanding more testing around the old landfill

Keyport, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min read

What's up Keyport! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Keyport families are demanding more testing around the old landfill

Also on today's calendar: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a Priest that becomes an attorney? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 73.
  • Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• New Jersey residents confront leaders over landfill possibly linked to nearly 400 cancer diagnoses (thecooldown.com) — Keyport residents are pressing local and state officials for broader testing after independent sampling near a former landfill found several chemicals in groundwater, including PFAS and benzene. Families who’ve faced rare cancers want surrounding neighborhoods checked, arguing the state hasn’t done enough to rule out possible exposure pathways or explain the town’s unusually high number of cancer diagnoses.
   

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Ok Keyport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Father in law. (Thank you John B. for sending it in!)
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