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$100 Million Makeover: New Jersey's Boardwalks Are Getting a Major Revitalization | Jersey Digs
A slew of iconic boardwalks along the Jersey Shore will be getting a host of improvements in the coming months as 18 seaside points will be sharing millions to spruce up their waterfronts.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced $100 million in grants being awarded by the Boardwalk Preservation Fund. Administered by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), the grant funding aims to help Jersey Shore communities remain vibrant tourism destinations by investing in state-of-the-art materials for boardwalks that increase storm resiliency and ensure longer-lasting infrastructure.
“So many of us have created memories with family and friends at the boardwalks of the Jersey shore, “said Murphy. “Our boardwalks have long been a prized destination and we want to keep them that way by helping shore communities repair and maintain these wooden main streets.”
The Boardwalk Preservation Fund is being funded through the American Rescue Plan’s Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. New Jersey’s existing boardwalks that were given the awards will need to use the money for construction that adds new components, maintenance, reconstruction, or repairing structures.
The biggest slices of funding under the program were awarded to Asbury Park and Atlantic City, who will receive $20 million each for restoring their boardwalks. The collective Wildwoods came in a close second, with North Wildwood ($10.2 million), Wildwood City ($8.2 million), and Wildwood Crest ($1 million) receiving a combined total of $19.4 million in grants.
Other notable recipients under the Boardwalk Preservation Fund include Ventnor’s $7.1 million grant, Cape May’s $6.7 million, and Ocean City’s $4.8 million. Seaside Heights nabbed $4.7 million under the program, while Bradley Beach got $4.2 million, Long Branch received $3.2 million, and Carteret secured $2.4 million.
Examples of projects that will occur under the program include the replacement of old decking with resilient, longer-lasting materials, replacing infrastructure, improving access and safety with ADA-compliant ramps and railings, and providing funds to businesses for upgrades to align with the boardwalk construction.
Funding for the Boardwalk Preservation Fund was prioritized to shore municipalities experiencing financial distress. All grant funds must be obligated by the municipalities by the end of 2024, and all the money awarded under the program must be utilized by the end of 2026.
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A severe thunderstorm watch looms over North Jersey on the evening of June 12 after days of extreme heat.
Nation Weather Service New York declared a severe thunderstorm watch for numerous North Jersey counties including Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Morris and Sussex among other Central Jersey and New York counties. The watch is in effect until 9 p.m., according to the NWS statement.
In an hourly forecast from The Weather Channel for Paramus, there is a 74% chance of thunderstorms at 7 p.m.
High temperatures reached past 90 degrees in many parts of North Jersey on June 11 and June 12 as a heat advisory also remains in effect until 8 p.m., said NWS New York.
“Dangerous heat is expected to continue across much of our region through today, with several record highs likely to be challenged again. High temperatures are forecast to peak into the low to mid 90s across most of the area,” the National Weather Service said Friday.
A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. across the state except for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties.
PHILADELPHIA – Philip McPherson II, a 37-year-old from Riverside, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday, June 11, to 78 months in prison for his role in a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh County that killed a student pilot, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sentencing and charges for fatal Lehigh Valley crash
What we know:
United States District Judge John M. Gallagher sentenced McPherson to 78 months in prison, three years of supervised release, a $5,000 fine, a $4,300 special assessment, and $19,530 in restitution. Judge Gallagher also barred McPherson from working in the aviation industry.
McPherson pleaded guilty in October to involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, obstruction of an administrative proceeding, and 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate.
The backstory:
Court filings show that on September 28, 2022, McPherson took off from Queen City Airport in Allentown as the pilot-in-command with student pilot K.K. and crashed shortly after, resulting in K.K.’s death.
Prosecutors said McPherson acted with gross negligence, knowing he was not competent to fly as pilot-in-command. He had two prior crashes, nearly a third, and failed a reexamination for his pilot’s certificate in September 2021.
McPherson voluntarily surrendered his pilot’s certificate in October 2021 and let his Temporary Airman Certificate expire in November 2021, acknowledging his inability to meet FAA standards.
He admitted to flying with passengers without a valid FAA pilot’s certificate between October 12, 2021, and September 20, 2022.
Investigators from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, FAA, and Salisbury Township Police Department worked on the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert Schopf and Special Assistant United States Attorney Marie Miller.
What we don’t know:
Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash.
The Source: Information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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