Casting a Suspicious Eye On Cleanup Promises
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › August 27, 2004
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UP WHERE the pavement ends in Ringwood's hill country, it's easy to see what attracts the Ramapough Mountain people to the same area they settled centuries ago. And you can understand why, after surviving generations of poverty and isolation, they remain rooted, heels dug into the soil no matter what hardship comes - be it unfriendly neighbors, the government, economic distress, or environmental contamination so bad that their people are dying younger and younger.
It's a beautiful, peaceful, lush mountain area with the only traffic being the vehicle of someone they're bound to know. Other family.See the full content of this document
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Casting a Suspicious Eye On Cleanup Promises
A short hike takes you into the woods, but as you follow the sound of the rushing stream, there are signs that something is not right.
Under the topsoil and irregular terrain, gray lum...See the full content of this document
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