New Jersey
Chicago Bears announce new jersey numbers
Earlier today, the Chicago Bears officially announced the uniform numbers of their new free-agent additions and their 2024 draft class. The current roster has 72 players, so once the undrafted free agent class is announced, more rookie jersey numbers will be issued. Chicago’s rookie minicamp will be on May 10 and 11, so that announcement should be soon.
Here’s the full list of new numbers, along with the previous Bear that wore that number.
Bears Draft Class
15: Rome Odunze, WR (Trent Taylor, WR 2023)
18: Caleb Williams, QB (Robert Tonyan, TE 2023)
19: Tory Taylor, Pr (Equanimeous St. Brown, WR 2023)
72: Kiran Amegadjie, OL (Michael Dwumfour, DL 2023)
94: Austin Booker, DE (Rasheem Green, DL 2023)
Veteran Free Agents
4: D’Andre Swift, RB (Eddie Jackson, S 2023)
The Bears’ unofficial ban of number #0 continues.
11: Brett Rypien, QB (Darnell Mooney, WR 2023)
13: Keenan Allen, WR (Tyler Scott, WR 2023)
14: Gerald Everett, TE (Nathan Peterman, QB 2023)
30: Tarvarius Moore, S (Joejuan Williams, CB 2023)
31: Kevin Byard III, S (Jaylon Jones, CB 2023)
36: Jonathan Owens, S (DeAndre Houston-Carson, S 2022)
37: Corliss Waitman, P (Duron Harmon, S 2023)
38: Douglas Coleman III, DB (A.J. Thomas, S 2023)
43: Cameron Lyons, LS (DeMarquis Gates, LB 2023)
45: Amen Ogbongbemiga, LB (Buddy Johnson, LB 2023)
55: Jacob Martin, DE (Dylkan Cole, LB 2023)
65: Coleman Shelton, C (Cody Whitehair, OL 2023)
71: Ryan Bates, iOL (Riley Reiff, OT 2022)
73: Jake Curhan, OT (Michael Schofield, OL 2022)
79: Matt Pryor, OT (Michael Schofield, OL 2022)
81: Dante Pettis, WR (Jake Tonges, TE 2022)
93: Byron Cowart, DT (Justin Jones, DT 2023)
Bears With New Numbers
1: Jaylon Johnson, CB (Justin Fields, QB 2023)
10: Tyler Scott, WR (Chase Claypool, WR 2023)
21: Jaylon Jones, CB (D’Onta Foreman, RB 2023)
78: Michael Dwumfour, DT (Roy Mbaeteka, OL 2023)
New Jersey
NJ nonprofit 'For the Love of Birds New Jersey' providing foster homes for neglected birds
Friday, May 17, 2024 10:04PM
A nonprofit based in New Jersey is providing foster homes for neglected or unwanted companion birds.
HOWELL TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — A nonprofit based in New Jersey is providing foster homes for neglected or unwanted companion birds.
It’s all made possible thanks to their dedicated volunteers and network of foster homes.
Action News photojournalist Tom Kretschmer shows us what “For the Love of Birds New Jersey” is all about.
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New Jersey
New Jersey Chief Justice Decries Appellate Appointment Proposal
A proposal to strip New Jersey’s highest judge of the power to fill the appellate court benches would “delay justice and harm the public,” Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said in prepared remarks Friday.
The chief came out publicly against New Jersey Senate Democrats’ plan for a constitutional amendment that would give the governor appointment power over roughly 30 judges on the state appellate court, citing the potential for the same political-dealmaking delays that bog down lower-court appointments as his main concern.
“On the trial court level, for the decade from 2014 to 2023, judicial vacancies ranged from about 10 to …
New Jersey
Newton hunts for lead pipes in town water system. What homeowners need to know
Here’s what you might find in your tap water
From lead to arsenic to PFAS, what’s lurking in your tap water? Here’s what you need to know about water quality in the U.S.
Just the FAQs, USA TODAY
NEWTON — The town may soon deploy swordfish to search its water lines for lead pipes, as it seeks to remove the hazardous metal from its more-than-century-old water system.
“Swordfish” is the brand name of a device that looks similar to a plumber’s snake used to clear drain clogs. A swordfish, however, has a probing wire tipped with an electrical device that, when it touches the insides of a pipe, can tell whether it is made of lead, copper, galvanized steel or plastic.
High lead levels in drinking water can cause a range of health problems, including lasting damage to brain development in children. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law in 2021 that requires community water systems in New Jersey to identify all lead service lines, notify the public about their presence and then replace those pipes by 2031.
Newton’s water system owns the water lines that split off its water mains up to the connection to individual property owner service lines. It is those final connecting lines that need to be tested throughout the town, potentially via Swordfish.
Towns, homeowners split responsibility for lead abatement
Those service lines are the responsibility of the individual property owners and could cost from $8,000 to $12,000 per line for replacement, town officials said at Monday’s council meeting, though there is some state money available to defer the costs.
It’s up to the town to identify those lead pipes, however, and officials said Monday that the Swordfish technology could make that process more efficient and less disruptive.
The council has scheduled a public hearing for its May 29 meeting on an ordinance to spend $90,000 for two of the devices. Without them, crews most often need to dig a hole in a lawn or through a sidewalk or road, to get to the connecting lines.
With the Swordfish, the operator can “fish” a wire through a connector box or main and reach a service line. The contacts are engaged and a readout identifies the material in the service pipe. A sample of the inside of the pipe is also taken by the probe and tested.
Hundreds of service lines must be tested
At Monday’s meeting, Town Manager Tom Russo and Town Engineer Dave Simmons briefed the council on their progress and the need for the Swordfish technology. According to figures from manufacturer Electroscan Inc., a single Swordfish unit costs $78,000, plus training. However, two units cost just $90,000 for the pair.
Already, Newtown has identified about 1,000 town-owned service lines, but there are more than 1,700 more to be checked, Russo and Simmons said.
More: EPA announces new drinking water standards. How could NJ water systems be impacted?
Of the 1,000 service lines already investigated, all but 253 contained lead. Some of the branch lines need to be checked as well for the presence of lead piping and 62 of those have been “verified” as lead-free on both sides of the connection.
Water department supervisor Ken Jackel said the average cost to dig an inspection hole is $350 and the town has been using three employees each from the water and sewer department, augmented by DPW employees to do the inspection work now.
Digging up properties
“We have run out of the ‘low-hanging fruit’, said Simmons. “Now, we need to do the field inspections.”
A Swordfish can be operated by 1 to 2 person teams.
In addition to the cost in manpower and time of digging inspection holes, there is the post-inspection issue of replacing landscaping or structures which must be moved to get access to the service line connection. In the more urban section of town, notably along Spring Street, digging also requires jackhammers and refilling the inspection hole with dirt, asphalt or concrete.
There are additional costs as well in areas where the town needs to obtain permits from the state or Sussex County to do work on their highways to access service lines for visual inspection.
Jackel noted that in most locations, crews can access the service line through the property owner’s water meter connection, eliminating the need to dig a hole in a lawn or sidewalk. In some areas, access to service lines can be made at curb-side waterline connection boxes.
The Swordfish apparatus has not been formally approved by New Jersey, but is approved in the states of New York and Pennsylvania. He also noted that the City of Baltimore is using the technology.
There is no prohibition against use of the device in New Jersey, Jackel said, adding, “It’s up to us.”
With the Swordfish units, the department estimated the crews could test 10-20 customers per day. Russo said he would like to get all the testing and inspection done within the next 18 months.
Newton water system dates back to 1895
Newton’s water system dates to 1895 and begins at Morris Lake in Sparta. There is a treatment plant at the dam which creates the reservoir.
The water main follows Sparta Glen Brook then moves underground along Sparta Road. There is only a couple of customers before the main line enters the town and branches out through 10-inch cast iron mains, feeding the branches which then feed individual service lines make connections to users.
After the presentation, the council voted to approve an ordinance which will go to first reading at the May 29 meeting. If approved at that meeting, a public hearing is likely to be scheduled for the June 10 council meeting after which the council could approve the purchase of units.
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