Residents in Newark say they are frustrated after garbage along their block has not been collected for nearly three weeks, leaving trash piling up and attracting rodents.
Bags of garbage line North 10th Street. Residents say it has been there longer than it should be. They say the issue began days before the Feb. 22 blizzard and has continued since.
“It’s bad. The rats are coming out, the raccoons, the opossums,” said resident Edith White. “They’re ripping the bags open.”…