(Photos courtesy of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection)
An accident on January 9, 2008 at the Owl’s Head Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bay Ridge resulted in the death of city worker Gennaro Montello and the injury of Joseph DiGiovanni, a co-worker who tried to save him.
According to the NY Times, the worker was crushed by a collapsed conveyor belt that was used to carry silt, such as sand and coffee grit, that had been drained from wastewater.
While such accidents are rare, they do happen. In another incident that happened just last week, the Dallas Morning News reported that in Galveston, Texas a sewage treatment plant worker also died while in the performance of his duties.
Read more about the impact of this tragedy after the jump.
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This comes to us from Senator Marty Golden:
Dear Friends,
I have had a great week hosting two successful Christmas Tree Lightings in the community! Hopefully you and your family made it out to celebrate the season with us. Unfortunately because of bad weather last night, we were forced to postpone the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony I had scheduled. The ceremony will instead take place next Wednesday, December 17th at 6:30 p.m.
I hope you can join us at McKinley Park (Fort Hamilton Parkway and Bay Ridge Parkway) to celebrate the magic that the Holiday Season has to offer. There will be caroling, hot chocolate and a special visit from Santa Claus so gather your family and join together with the community for a wonderful evening of joy and cheer!
Sincerely,
SENATOR MARTY GOLDEN
(Microsoft Clip Art – Christmas Tree)
Here is an excerpt of Senator Marty Golden’s letter inviting the Sheepshead Bay community to this week’s Christmas tree lightings:
Each year I host Christmas tree lightings to bring the community together in joy and togetherness so that we can all forget about the stresses of the season and focus on the good things in our lives. At these special events we gather to sing Christmas Carols, sip Hot Coco and welcome a very special visitor, Santa Claus! I hope you can join myself and the Bay Ridge Parks Task Force at one of these special events. Donations for Toys for Tots will be collected. I encourage you all to bring a new, unwrapped toy to make the holidays happy for a needy child.
Here is the information about the lightings:
Bay Ridge
Monday, December 8th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
Fort Hamilton Memorial Park (95th Street & 4th Avenue)
Wednesday, December 11th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
McKinley Park (Fort Hamilton Parkway and Bay Ridge Parkway)
Gravesend
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
Lady Moody Square (Van Sicklen and Avenue U)
