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A colorful male rainbow trout. By Zach Matthews [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. fall trout season begins this week

Get your poles and tackle ready. While the trees are still mostly green and it may not feel like autumn, New Jersey’s fall t ...

7 years ago

A blue button jellyfish. (By Adityamadhav83 [CC BY-SA 3.0  (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons)
Down the Shore
Community

‘Blue button’ jellyfish make rare Shore appearance

Hurricane Florence may be long gone but the storm's presence is still being felt at the Jersey Shore. 

7 years ago

(Tuckerton Seaport image)
Down the Shore
Community

More than a 100 years later, LBI ferry service set to once again launch

The long-awaited ferry service between Tuckerton and Long Beach Island in southern Ocean County is set to begin. 

7 years ago

A kayaker died Tuesday in Brandywine Creek near the North Market Street Bridge, just outside downtown Wilmington. (Google Maps)
Community

Police identify 54-year kayaker who died in Brandywine

Update: September 24, 2018  The kayaker who drowned has been identified by police as 54-year-old James Battan. ...

7 years ago

Robert Gidney wipes away sweat while working in Palisades Interstate Park in Ft. Lee, N.J., Monday, July 2, 2018. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Science

Hot, humid summer of discontent comes to an end

The summer of 2018 will be remembered as one of the hottest ever in New Jersey.

7 years ago

A stock image of a Portuguese Man-O-War. (Shutterstock photo)
Down the Shore
Community

Another Portuguese man-of-war influx on Shore beaches likely due to Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence, responsible for an historic deluge over the Carolinas and spurring catastrophic flooding, is likely to blame for another Portuguese man-of-war influx.

7 years ago

Image courtesy of Sahl's farm.
Down the Shore
Community

Shore area farm carves out ‘Philly Special’ corn maze to honor Eagles

A southern New Jersey family farm is showing its devotion for Philadelphia through its corn maze. ...

7 years ago

Plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing (Courtesy of  Hargreaves Associates & redsquare)
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PlanPhilly

Knight Foundation gives $4M for citywide conversation about park over I-95

A newly funded citywide public engagement campaign will be designed to give all Philadelphians a chance to shape plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing.

7 years ago

(Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Bike trail connecting Wilmington to suburbs opens to riders

Dozens of cyclists united in Wilmington Wednesday to ride a 7.9-mile bike trail named after former Governor Jack Markell for the first ti ...

7 years ago

Public domain image.
Down the Shore
Community

Small, gelatinous blobs along beaches are harmless salps, not sea lice

The little gelatinous, translucent blobs now making their annual appearance at ocean beaches are known as salps, and they’re harmless, an expert says.

7 years ago

Entomologist Anne Nielsen looks for stink bugs on Rutgers University experimental peach orchard in Bridgeton, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Asian wasp’s arrival in S. Jersey brings hope to scientists, farmers fighting stink bugs

It looks harmless, but the samurai wasp is a skillful warrior.

7 years ago

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Public domain image.
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. town begins plainclothes police patrol to combat beach drinking

Plainclothes police officers are now patrolling beaches in one Cape May County municipality after an uptick in late summer liquor consump ...

7 years ago

Mosquito (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)
Community

Second West Nile virus case in Delaware prompts mosquito warning

Delaware health officials have confirmed the state’s second case of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. They're urging residents to be cautious.

7 years ago

Canadian geese on the upper Delaware River. (Kimberly Paynter / WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Delaware River campaigners assail reservoir releases amid summer deluge

7 years ago

Waves breaking along a Jersey Shore beach. (Image: Justin Auciello/for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Health

3 N.J. beaches under swimming advisories due to elevated bacteria

Three New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories Tuesday due to elevated bacteria counts. 

7 years ago

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