Wawayanda, Hopatcong state parks reopen to swimmers Wawayanda and Hopatcong state parks have reopened for swimming after being closed because of concerns about harmful algae... Local News 06 Aug 2024 | 03:03
Swimming closed at Wawayanda State Park Swimming has been closed at Wawayanda State Park in Hewitt “out of an abundance of caution,” a state Department of Environmental... Home 30 Jul 2024 | 01:34
Hopatcong State Park’s swim area closed Hopatcong State Park’s swim area in Landing is closed until further notice because of a confirmed Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB),... Local News 21 Jul 2024 | 04:33
A harmful algal bloom on Pemberton Lake in Burlington County. (Photo courtesy of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) Greenwood Lake, Lake Hopatcong to receive $1M each for water-quality projects The Greenwood Lake Commission will receive a $1 million grant for water-quality improvement projects, New Jersey officials... Home 08 Dec 2022 | 05:12
An example of a harmful algal bloom monitoring buoy. ( NJDEP) DEP, State Police investigate algal buoy vandalism at local lakes The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is working with the NJ State Police to investigate the vandalism... Local News 15 Jul 2022 | 05:10
As our lakes reopen, NJ must do more to protect them On May 21, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced a new color-coded public health alert index to... Letters to the Editor 25 May 2020 | 09:01