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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
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Delaware River campaigners assail reservoir releases amid summer deluge

7 years ago

Waves breaking along a Jersey Shore beach. (Image: Justin Auciello/for WHYY)
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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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A photographer reflects on a summer oasis: Dendy Playground

7 years ago

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For first time in at least 20 years, swimming prohibited at Seaside Heights beaches Thursday

It's a historic day in Seaside Heights but not for a good reason. 

7 years ago

File photo. (Justin Auciello/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Closures, swimming advisories at some N.J. beaches after heavy rain

Monday’s torrential rain that dropped nearly six inches of rain in some New Jersey coastal areas is responsible for numerous beach ...

7 years ago

(Tuckerton Seaport image)
Down the Shore
Community

Ferry service to Long Beach Island, mainland begins soon

Free ferry service will begin on August 19 and run through Sept. 30, connecting the Tuckerton Seaport and Beach Haven.

7 years ago

North Broad will be the site of Free Streets this year August 11. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Philly Free Streets part three moves to North Broad August 11

North Broad will be closed to cars from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Erie Avenue to City Hall.

7 years ago

White Clay Creek runs through New Castle County's largest state park. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
First
Community

Master plan in works for northern Delaware’s largest state park

The park plays a significant role in Delaware's history — or more accurately — in Delaware geography.

7 years ago

American Littoral Society image.
Down the Shore
Community

Boat parade ferries ‘oyster babies’ to new bay home

A new batch of oyster babies are adjusting to life in the Barnegat Bay.

7 years ago

Daymar Rosser started at the Work to Ride program when he was 5, eventually playing polo for and graduating from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

From mucking stalls to riding tall, Philly kids Work to Ride

"Other than the fact that you’re working with 5,000- to 7,000-pound animals, there’s not really a whole lot of trouble to get into here."

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Get the butts off the sand: N.J. (mostly) bans smoking on beaches

New Jersey beaches and state parks are now mostly smoke free.

7 years ago

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A hypodermic syringe found on a beach in Monmouth County's Deal Friday morning. (Photo: Robert Siliato)
Down the Shore
Community

Hypodermic syringes wash ashore in Monmouth County

Numerous hypodermic syringes have been found late this week on Monmouth County's beaches.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Down the Shore
Community

Army Corps: Material pumped ashore at Ocean County beach harmless

As part of a beach fill and dune construction project along the northern Ocean County coast, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging and pumping sand on Ortley Beach.

7 years ago

U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Down the Shore
Science

Crews successfully disentangle distressed humpback whale in N.J. bay

The juvenile whale - estimated to be more than 30-feet-long - was freed Wednesday, months after the first reports of entanglement by a piece of gill net.

7 years ago

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