[CPEO-MEF] Old Bridge Nike site (NJ)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Test results clear parts of former missile base
Town acquires 6-acre portion for storage or commuter parking

BY JESSICA SMITH
Sayreville Suburban (NJ)
October 25, 2007

OLD BRIDGE - Despite concerns raised two years ago about cancer-causing 
agents at the site, most of the former Nike Missile Base has been deemed 
clear of contamination, township officials said.

The Board of Education owns a portion of the site, on which it keeps its 
maintenance department and transportation garage, according to 
Superintendent of Schools Simon Bosco.

Transportation employees raised concerns about the site in January 2006 
after a few bus drivers discovered they had cancer, and the school 
district opted to relocate most of the employees while testing was done.

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For the entire article, see
http://suburban.gmnews.com/news/2007/1025/Front_Page/035.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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