On January 5th Dupont made a surprise announcement backing out of the proposed plan to treat the VX Nerve gas and dump it into the Delaware River.  This announcement came just two weeks after

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The following Lumberton real estate transactions are for the date range of Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2006.

Format:
Address, Price, Bedrooms, Full Bath/Half Bath, Property Description

802   Woodchip Rd  $150,000 2  2/0 FLT 
 
6   Mulberry Ct  $158,000 3  2/0 RTC 
 
74   Beechnut Ct  $160,000 3  1/1 RTC
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The following list of properties in Medford Lakes were sold between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2006.   

Format:
Address, Price, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Property Type

47   Minnetonka Trl  $182,000 2  1/0 SNG
 
166   Tabernacle Rd  $207,000 2  1/1 SNG
 
94   Pocahontas Trl  $210,000 2  1/0 SNG
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The statistics provided were retrieved from Trend MLS for residential real estate listings and sales from Jan 1 through Jan, 2007.

New Listings: 87
Pended: 13
Sold: 15
Days on Market: 84
Current Inventory: 1812 homes for sale

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The following residential real estate statistics are for the date range Jan. 1 through Jan 7, 2007 and retrieved from Trend MLS.

Total New Listings: 189
Pended: 18
Sold: 33
Average Days on Market: 76
Current Inventory: 3,252

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The following information was retrieved from Trend MLS for Jan 1 through January 7, 2007 and includes residential home sales and listings only.

New Listings to date:  175 
Pended:  14
Sold: 29
Average Days on Market: 71
Current Inventory as of Jan 7, 2007: 3,187 

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I’ve watched Lord of the Rings and I never thought a house like this really existed but sure enough here it is:

The low impact woodland home was built in Wales by a family who wanted a low cost and enviornment friendly residence. The family home was designed and built by them using all natural materials and, supposedly, only a few tools which included a chainsaw, hammer, and 1 inch chisel.  There are plans to build a number of these woodland homes, an eco-village, in the near future. If anybody wishes to learn how to build an organic house and be your own organic architect, the owner has extended an invite for his next project to anyone wishing to join in. Read more

This is probably one of the most disturbing issues I’ve been reading about lately.. the pending decision of the location to dispose of the treated VX Nerve agent.  What location is on the table?  The Delaware River.

Here is the current proposal and history:

Current Proposal
The U.S. Army is proposing to pre-treat stockpiles of VX nerve agent at its Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Newport Indiana, and then transport the resulting hydrolysate across the country to the Dupont Chambers Works facility at Carney’s Point, Salem County, NJ for final treatment and disposal into the Delaware River.

History
The Chemical Weapons Convention, in force as of April 29, 1997, requires destruction of chemical weapons by the year 2007.  The US stopped production and shipment of chemical agent and weapons in the late 1960’s.  For nearly 40 years chemical weapons have been stored at the Newport Chemical Depot.  Originally the Army agreed with its Indiana Citizens’ Advisory Commission and planned to destroy and dispose of the VX nerve agent stored at the Depot on site, at the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility.  Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 the Army changed its mind, and decided to partially treat the nerve agent on site, turning it from VX nerve agent to VX hydrolysate, and then transport it to an alternative facility for final treatment and disposal. 

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I stubbled across the Famous Firsts webpage today which details quite a few things which happened first in New Jersey.  Here are a few featured firsts for South Jersey:

• First Balloon Flight In America
  On January 9, 1973, Jean-Pierre Blanchard landed a balloon in Deptford carrying a letter for George Washington.
• First Professional Basketball Game
  Played in Trenton in 1896 Read more