Sunny with high temperatures in the low 50s.
REMNANTS OF MORRIS CANAL BEING REBORN AS HIKING, BIKING TRAILS
North Jersey’s Morris Canal was once the main mode of transportation for goods headed to New York. But time, transportation advances and development turned it into a relic, with only pieces of the original 102-mile footprint remaining, James M. O’Neill writes for The Record. Now the disjointed sections are being reclaimed as the Morris Canal Greenway, with a goal of creating hiking and biking parks stretching across six New Jersey counties.
SCIENTISTS URGING STATE TO LIMIT CHEMICAL IN DRINKING WATER
New Jersey scientists are urging the state to strictly limit a chemical that has been linked to cancer, developmental problems, and changes to the human immune system in the drinking water supply, Jon Hurdle reports in NJ Spotlight. This week the Drinking Water Quality Institute is considering a recommendation to set a limit of 13 parts per trillion for perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS, as the level at which human health would be protected over a lifetime of exposure. The limit would be the strictest set by any state.
HELP WANTED: GOV.-ELECT PHIL MURPHY HAS JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Looking for a job in state government? The transition team for Gov.-elect Phil Murphy would like to see your résumé, Dustin Racioppi reports for The Record. Murphy said in a statement: “New Jersey’s greatest asset is its people. I call for all those interested in serving our administration to visit the Transition2018 website and submit their résumé for consideration. We will put an administration together that reflects New Jersey’s rich diversity of backgrounds and experiences, and we are committed to making those opportunities open to all.”
LIGHTHOUSE IN NORTH WILDWOOD CAUGHT IN SQUABBLE
A dispute between the city of North Wildwood and a nonprofit organization has left the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse in a state of flux, John DeRosier reports for the Press of Atlantic City. The city is set to take over operation of the 143-year-old lighthouse on Jan. 1, contending that the nonprofit Friends of Hereford Inlet Lighthouse has failed to provide annual reports and that mistakes in a grant application cost the city $17,000. Mayor Patrick Rosenello also says that the nonprofit’s chairman, Steve Murray, has been rude to city employees. Murray disputes the city’s claims.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE BACKING OUT OF DEAL WITH SCHIANO
Former Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano and the University of Tennessee signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding for the Wyckoff native to take the helm of the Volunteers’ football program, Pete Thamel of Yahoo! reports. But Tennessee backed out of the deal later in the day after backlash from fans. Even White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders criticized the choice of Schiano, Keith Sargeant of NJ.com reports. Much of the criticism centers on allegations that when Schiano was an assistant at Penn State he kept quiet about Jerry Sandusky’s sex abuse of children. Schiano has vehemently denied those allegations.
‘STRANGER THINGS’ STAR TO APPEAR IN PROSECUTOR’S VIDEOS
“Stranger Things” star Gaten Matarazzo will appear in two installments of public safety videos aimed at teenagers, Amanda Oglesby writes for the Asbury Park Press. The “Right Turns” series, produced by the Ocean County prosecutor’s office, are shown at high schools throughout the county. The videos featuring Matarazzo, 15, of Little Egg Harbor, will address distracted driving and what to do when pulled over by the police.
