N.J. park reopening 3 months after deadly storm
A state park in southern New Jersey is set to reopen fully tomorrow, more than three months after a freak storm swept through the site and killed two boys.
The reopening of Parvin State Park in Pittsgrove was announced yesterday by state Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin.
The park was closed after a strong late June storm — known as a derecho with 80 mph winds — uprooted healthy trees. One pine tree fell on a tent and killed two boys, ages 2 and 7.
Some areas reopened in late July, but the rest of the park was not ready yet.
Officials say they had to remove more than 2,000 storm-damaged trees and trim another 1,500 hazard branches.
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NJ park reopening 3 months after deadly storm
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A state park in southern New Jersey is set to reopen fully on Friday, more than three months after a freak storm swept through the site and killed two boys.
The reopening of Parvin State Park in Pittsgrove was announced Wednesday by state Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin.
The park was closed after a strong late June storm — known as a derecho with 80 mph winds — uprooted healthy trees. One pine tree fell on a tent and killed two boys, ages 2 and 7.
Some areas reopened in late July, but the rest of the park was not ready yet.
Officials say they had to remove more than 2,000 storm-damaged trees and trim another 1,500 hazard branches.
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