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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
Current Report
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 10, 1996
EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of issuer as specified in charter)
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Delaware 0-16102 59-2840783
(State or Other Jurisdiction Commission (I.R.S. Employer
or Incorporation or file number Identification
Organization) Number)
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1000 Crawford Place, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054
(Address of principal executive offices)
(609) 235-6009
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Description of Amendment
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The Company hereby amends its Form 8-K dated December 10, 1996 by filing new
consents of Boyer & Ritter, CPAs as Exhibit 23.1 and 23.2.
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Item 7. Combined Financial Statements, Pro Forma
Financial Information, and Exhibits
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(C) Exhibits.
23.1 Consent of Boyer & Ritter, CPAs on R & A Bender, Inc.
23.2 Consent of Boyer & Ritter, CPAs on R & A Bender Property, Ltd.
Signature
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Date: June 6, 1997 By: /s/ Louis D. Paolino, Jr.
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Louis D. Paolino, Jr.
President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
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23.1 Consent of Boyer & Ritter, CPAs on R & A Bender, Inc.
23.2 Consent of Boyer & Ritter, CPAs on R & A Bender Property, Ltd.
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Exhibit 23.1
We hereby consent to the use of our audit report dated December 27, 1996,
relating to the 1995 and 1994 financial statements of R & A Bender., Inc. and to
our compilation reports dated January 29, 1997 and January 24, 1997, relating to
the financial statements of R & A Bender, Inc., a of September 30, 1996 and June
30, 1996, an for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1996, and
for the year ended June 30, 1996, respectively, all of which are contained in
Eastern Environmental Services, Inc.'s current report on Form 8-K dated
December 10, 1996 (as amended on Form 8-K/A filed February 11, 1997), both filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Additionally, we also consent to the incorporation by reference of the above
mentioned reports in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
33-25155, filed on October 24, 1988), the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration No. 33-21251, filed on May 4,
1990), the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-37374, filed
on October 18, 1990), the Registration on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-45250,
filed on January 27, 1992) and the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-00283, filed on February 14, 1996) of Eastern
Environmental Services, Inc.
/s/ Boyer & Ritter CPAs
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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Date: June 3, 1997
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Exhibit 23.2
We hereby consent to the use of our audit report dated December 27, 1996,
relating to the 1995 and 1994 financial statements of R & A Property, Ltd. and
to our compilation reports dated January 24, 1997, relating to the financial
statements of R & A Property, Ltd., a of September 30, 1996 and June 30, 1996,
an for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1996, and for the
year ended June 30, 1996, respectively, all of which are contained in Eastern
Environmental Services, Inc.'s current report on Form 8-K dated December 10,
1996 (as amended on Form 8-K/A filed February 11, 1997), both filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Additionally, we also consent to the incorporation by reference of the above
mentioned reports in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
33-25155, filed on October 24, 1988), the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration No. 33-21251, filed on May 4,
1990), the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-37374, filed
on October 18, 1990), the Registration on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-45250,
filed on January 27, 1992) and the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-00283, filed on February 14, 1996) of Eastern
Environmental Services, Inc.
/s/ Boyer & Ritter, CPAs
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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Date: June 3, 1997
