<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2uRlT4_0m89tMDz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2uRlT4_0m89tMDz00" width="1280" height="960" ></figure><p>Residents of Newark’s leafy and historic Forest Hill neighborhood were unpleasantly surprised last month when the new owners of one of Mt. Prospect Avenue’s grand old houses cut down seven large trees that had provided shade and natural beauty for the better part of a century.</p><p>It didn’t take long for word to spread among Forest Hill’s old guard of preservation-minded watchdogs, who contacted City <a href="https://www.nj.com/search/?q=Luis%20Quintana">Councilman Luis Quintana</a>, a self-described tree hugger who shared their outrage.</p></div></body>

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Residents of Newark’s leafy and historic Forest Hill neighborhood were unpleasantly surprised last month when the new owners of one of Mt. Prospect Avenue’s grand old houses cut down seven large trees that had provided shade and natural beauty for the better part of a century. It didn’t...