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Associated Press
01-08-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Watchung, NJ Pool Construction Service Announced By Sage Landscape Contractors
Sage Landscape Contractors and Tree Experts expands pool construction services to Watchung, NJ, offering custom concrete pools with integrated landscaping and hardscaping from their Watchung-based team with 40+ years of experience. Plainfield, United States, August 1, 2025 -- Sage Landscape Contractors and Tree Experts has announced the availability of their pool and spa construction services in Watchung, New Jersey, and surrounding areas. The company, which has served Central New Jersey for over 40 years, focuses on custom pool installations that integrate with the surrounding landscape. For more information about their pool construction services, visit The Watchung-based company provides services that address both the pool itself and the surrounding area. Their team handles landscaping and hardscaping to create unified outdoor spaces. Founded in the 1980s by Ed Sage III, a Rutgers-trained landscape architect, the company applies decades of regional experience to each project. Sage Landscape Contractors works exclusively in concrete, a material which offers significant advantages in terms of both durability and customization options. Unlike pre-fabricated fiberglass options, concrete pools can be configured to suit the existing landscaping, integrating natural features into their design and blending aesthetics with functionality. The company begins each project with planning and design phases. Their process accounts for practical considerations including drainage, grading issues, property setbacks, easements, and environmental factors such as shadows from structures and trees. This preparatory work determines optimal pool placement and ensures functional integration of all elements. For pool surrounds, Sage offers four decking material options: exotic hardwoods like ipe; natural stone in various colors and textures; concrete in multiple styles; and pavers that can be removed and replaced if pool repairs become necessary. Each material presents different advantages depending on the property conditions and homeowner preferences. The company's comprehensive approach transforms properties into functional outdoor living spaces that add value to homes. Their portfolio demonstrates experience with various pool styles, from traditional rectangular designs to free-form shapes that complement natural landscapes. Beyond pool construction, Sage provides tree and plant care services, including pruning, removal, deep root fertilization, insect and disease control, and seasonal plant management. Additional services include stormwater management and property grading solutions. This full-service capability allows homeowners to work with a single contractor for their complete outdoor environment. For additional information about Sage Landscape Contractors and Tree Experts' pool and spa construction services, visit Contact Info: Name: Ed Sage Email: Send Email Organization: Sage Landscape Contractors and Tree Experts Address: 16 Driftway Ln, Plainfield, NJ 07060, United States Website: Release ID: 89166247 In case of identifying any problems, concerns, or inaccuracies in the content shared in this press release, or if a press release needs to be taken down, we urge you to notify us immediately by contacting [email protected] (it is important to note that this email is the authorized channel for such matters, sending multiple emails to multiple addresses does not necessarily help expedite your request). Our dedicated team will be readily accessible to address your concerns and take swift action within 8 hours to rectify any issues identified or assist with the removal process. We are committed to delivering high-quality content and ensuring accuracy for our valued readers.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
‘I want him to know the pain': Victim reacts to judge sentencing Olympus Pools owner
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (WFLA) — A judge sentenced the subject of a years-long Better Call Behnken investigation to decades in prison Wednesday. After the first Better Call Behnken investigation in 2021, more and more people began to come forward. Judge sentences James Staten, of Olympus Pools, to 20 years in prison, orders $1 million in restitution They all told a similar story: Olympus Pools had left them with a dangerous, muddy pit in their backyards and no answers about when (or if) their pools would ever be complete. For some victims, they look at their pools now years later and think of a money pit, with tens of thousands of dollars now gone. For one Wesley Chapel women, her backyard oasis just serves as a painful reminder that her parents are now gone. Carmen Simpson hired Olympus Pools in 2016, saying she needed a pool for a very important reason. 'It was for my parents, so I could keep them healthy, and I could keep them walking on their own two legs,' she said. 'My father had clots so badly, he had to swim.' 'My mother had two replaced knees, and they would freeze up on her; but if she swam, she was able to walk with her own legs,' Simpson continued. Simpson told 8 On Your Side, she explained that to Olympus Pools Owner James Staten as he toured her property before she signed on. Lawsuit filed against Jeff Knight in deadly Clearwater Ferry crash From there, she said, Olympus Pools employees came out, started the project and poured the concrete. 'It was over a foot too high, and of course, that caused water to back up into our kitchen every time it rains,' Simpson explained. At that point, Simpson said she had already paid $60,000 up front. So she wanted them to fix it. 'I insisted that Mr. Staten come out to speak to me,' she said. 'He refused. He would never come out here.' Simpson described the unfinished project, saying it was, 'Just a hole, a wide-open hole, just a wide-open hole and anything or anybody could fall in it.' After eight years of painful litigation, Simpson said she was finally able to get a company to come out and finish the work Staten started in 2016. But by then, she said, it was too late. 'My father wasn't able to swim, and because of that he passed away in 2018; and just this past week, I lost my mother as well,' she said. Before the judge handed down the sentence, Staten spoke in court apologizing to the victims. 'I just want everyone involved know that I'm just so deeply sorry for everything that went on,' he said in part. Now Simpson has her own message for Staten. 'I want him to know the pain that he's caused me, and his little 80-second announcement in court today, to say he's sorry, wasn't even with any remorse,' she said. News Channel 8 reporter Nicole Rogers asked, 'Do you think there could've been a different result if Shannon Behnken wouldn't have gotten involved?' 'I don't think it would've gotten anywhere,' Simpson replied. 'I don't think anyone would've listened to us.' Simpson hopes her story serves as cautionary tale for all Floridians to not pay all of the money up front to contractors and stay involved throughout the entire process. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WFLA.
