Nov. 11, 2009

Wedding Ring Found In Dump Amid 10 Tons Of Trash

NJ Sanitation Workers Dig Through 10 Tons Of Trash To Find Wedding Ring Tossed By NJ Couple

(AP)  PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) - Sanitation workers sorted through 10 tons of trash to recover a wedding ring accidentally thrown away by a New Jersey couple.

Bridget Pericolo of Parsippany had placed the ring in a cup that her husband, Angelo, threw out with the garbage before leaving for work Monday morning. When he realized the mistake, he contacted the town's sanitation supervisor, who suggested coming by the local dump.

Later in the day, supervisor Michael Brotons and sanitation workers Edgar Lopez and Joseph McGee dug through the refuse until they found the garbage bag that Angelo Pericolo had thrown away.

The Pericolos recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.

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Information from: Daily Record, http://www.dailyrecord.com

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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