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The exposed end of the boat ramp into Pitman’s Alcyon Lake in Gloucester County last month.

What the Delaware River ‘salt line’ is, and why we should care where it is

The salt line on the Delaware is 20 miles north of where it should be this time of year. Should we be worried?

Anthony R. Wood

File: The Delaware River intake area at the Samuel S. Baxter Water Treatment Plant in Philadelphia.

Delaware River water levels at 60% as salt front increases amid drought

A child explores exhibits at the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum in Mantua Township, N.J. in 2024. The park, just a 20-minute drive from Philadelphia, is opening in March 2025.

South Jersey’s ‘Jurassic Park’-like fossil park delays opening a second time to 2025

Actual drops of rain on a car windshield in Logan Circle Sunday. More came later and the dry spell has been broken.

Philly’s record dry spell ends, but the drought watch doesn’t

Anthony R. Wood

A scene from the 350-acre Shotgun Fire that began Nov. 6 in Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area in the area of Stump Tavern Road in Jackson Township, Ocean County, near a gun range. Richard Shashaty, 37, of Brick Township, was charged with arson and firearms violations after allegedly firing prohibited Dragon's Breath shotgun ammunition that officials say ignited the fire.

What does ‘John Wick’ have to do with the N.J. wildfires?

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