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Dr. Fishbein Updates the Orchard Soil Remediation

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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Fishbein presented an update on the Orchard Elementary School soil remediation project. A letter was emailed to the district community on February 14, 2020, prior to the February recess. The Remedial Action Workplan (RAW) was submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), and we received the NJDEP Alternative Remedy Approval. All of the documents associated with this project can be found on the Public Information page of the district website. To access this section of the website, please click here.

Dr. Fishbein shared that he has continued to make a weekly request to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) for a date and time for the public meeting, but he was unable to secure a date yesterday. Dr. Fishbein hopes to schedule this meeting as soon as possible. This week, soil permits will be submitted to the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, and the NJDEP. Finally, the district is preparing to begin public bidding during March. Click here to view the presentation.

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Reader says ,’An independent investigation should be conducted to determine if criminal charges should be filed in connection with soil contamination at the Orchard Elementary School”

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“An independent investigation should be conducted to determine if criminal charges should be filed in connection with this matter. I’m beginning to wonder if Frances Edwards’ illness and subsequent death was due to the Board of Education’s failure to address soil contamination issues at the Orchard Elementary School. Ms. Edwards and her family lived directly across from the school for several years, and lived there at the time of her untimely death. Frances and her husband Joseph Alvaro had many disputes with the Ridgewood Public School System. Could they have been targeted? That is, did someone know toxic runoff from chemicals at Orchard were flowing into the Alvaro’s residential property and would eventually result in illness and/or death?”

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Orchard Elementary School Soil Remediation Plan Update

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education sent out and email addressing the latest updates concerning the status of Orchard School fields soil contamination .

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Dr. Fishbein Updates the Orchard Elementary School Soil Remediation Plan

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, at Monday nights BOE meeting Dr. Fishbein provided an update on the Orchard Elementary School Soil Remediation Plan, as a follow-up to the public meeting held on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. He began by giving an overview of the historical background of the site and then explained the work that will be taking place at Orchard this summer. Dr. Fishbein summarized the actions that have been taken since last Wednesday’s meeting, and he provided answers to questions that were posed at that meeting. Click here to view a PDF of the presentation. You may also view the presentation here on the webcast.

The update was the first major update on Orchard’s Ash remediation since the ,”don’t eat the dirt” exclamation in September 2007.