August 17, 2008
"A Flash of Hope for a Tainted River
By MARY JO PATTERSON
KEARNY
THE tide was rising and the sun sinking in the sky as members of the
Passaic River Boat Club gathered here for Cruise Night one muggy evening last
month, opposite the northern tip of Newark.
Though several had their boats on trailers on the river’s banks, everyone
understood there would be no cruise. To cruise, one must have access to a river,
and the dilapidated ramp where they staged the event was not fit for man or
boat. Members of the club were undeterred. Their goal was to rebuild the launch
and return recreational boating to the neglected and polluted lower
Passaic...."
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