This bar in Denville seems pretty cool. It’s only the second thatched roof Irish bar in the United States. In bridgewater Twp, a superfund site got submerged in over 10 feet of water for a long time. Did those water leech toxins and move them around? Probably. Shipwrecks off the jersey and Maryland coastline are [...]
Archive for the ‘Bergen’ Category
12 Jul
Coyotes sighted in Maywood NJ
Multiple sightings of coyotes in the Hackensack and Maywood area have folks unnerved. You think?
3 Jul
State recommends blood tests for lead poisoning but few show up
The state recommended that residents of Upper Ringwood, especially children, get tested for lead poisoning because of the contaminaton left there decades ago by the Ford Motor company. Several remediation efforts have removed thousands of tons of chemical waste but their presence has left high levels of chemical residue in the ground. High rates of [...]
7 Mar
excellent post about the ruins of Cliffdale Manor in the NJ Palisades
I’ve done a fair amount of research on the NJ palisades and I’ve visted all the ruins but I never knew much about the largest of the ruins in the park. This website not only runs down the history but has some awesome old pictures that show what it was like when it was in [...]
24 Jan
A Coyote in teaneck?
Local police are warning Teaneck residents to be mindful of their children and pets after a coyote apparently grabbed a small dog and took off into the woods with it, presumably killing it. The picture says “file photo”. I wonder how many photos of coyotes the Bergen Record has in their files….
15 Dec
Ford payouts don’t make up for the damage they inflicted
Anyone who lives in the Bergen County area knows that Ford motor company fucked the town of Ringwood and the indian tribe that lives there. Over a period of 3 decades they dumped paint and toxic sludge into old mines and sometimes along the sides of the roads in Ringwood. The materials came from a [...]
25 Oct
So which one is better? Hackensack or Jersey City?
Food network show to decide which White Man(n)a is the better one. I’ve eaten in both, but I frequent the one in Hackensack much more often. Obviously living 2 miles away makes it more convenient, but I just think it’s got better food. It does one thing: burgers. The one in Jersey City is almost [...]
13 Jun
North jersey is home to some unusual museums
Bergen record article about museums in Bergen and Passaic County
24 Apr
The tearing down of Giants Stadium
Today was “meet your seat” day at //insert stadium name here//. if you have season tickets you got to check out the new stadium, see your seats and marvel at what 1B buys you nowadays. Next to this spectacle is the old stadium, half way thru the demolition process. Pic here
