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Court delayed for driver who crashed into overpass
The possibility he could lose his license came as a surprise to the truck driver who caused $3 million damage to a Garden State Parkway overpass in Lacey Township. A Municipal Court judge delayed Anthony Copeland's case after the Cumberland County truck...Tags: Justice System, Vehicles, Court Administration, Cumberland County, Tourism and Leisure
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Plants are rescued as bulldozers dig
The Virginia GazetteConcerned citizens recently saved more than 700 native plants at Quarterpath Crossing. The Williamsburg Wildflower Rescue Team dates to 1985 as a sort of hostage negotiator for flora. Once a residential or commercial development has gained permits...Tags: Williamsburg, Natural Resources, Local Authority, Natural Science, Wildflowers
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Orange County recreation area ravaged by fire is set to reopen
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLike nervous party hosts, Orange County parks officials unveiled plans Tuesday to reopen badly burned Limestone Canyon and Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park on Saturday after months of laborious prep work. Potential killer dead trees cleared? Check....Tags: Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Wildflowers, Tourism and Leisure, Wildlife
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Amphitheater traffic
On June 21, my wife and I and friends had the most unpleasant experience in Virginia Beach in our attempt to attend the Billy Joel concert at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater. Coming from the Peninsula, I must say that traffic control to the...Tags: Billy Joel, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Beach Vacations, Jimmy Buffett, Music
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'Furrin' influence in the fire sale of America
I must confess my first concern when I heard about a Belgian-based beer company sniffing after Anheuser-Busch was how it could affect the 3-D Corkscrew Hill motion simulator ride at the Busch Gardens theme park up the road in Williamsburg. Hey, you...Tags: Distilling and Brewing Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Anheuser-Busch, History, Belief and Faith
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Information: New York Philharmonic at Heckscher
linda.winer@newsday.comFor the 31st year, the Islip Arts Council brings the New York Philharmonic to Heckscher State Park Saturday with an 8 p.m. concert - and fireworks by the Grucci family. More than 50,000 people sat and listened and ate and drank on the lawn last summer,...Tags: New Jersey, East Islip, Islip, Central Park, Tourism and Leisure
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Lanes to close tomorrow on Baltimore-Washington Parkway
One northbound and one southbound lane of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway between Waterview Avenue and the Baltimore County line will be closed tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to the city's Department of Transportation. Workers with...Tags: Tourism and Leisure
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Gas, airfares put Amtrak on vacation track
Special to the Chicago TribuneGiven the ever-climbing price of gas at the pump -- roughly $4 is the national average -- and the shrinking number of airline flights this summer, not to mention soaring airfares due to fuel costs, it's time to look at Amtrak as an alternative. While...Tags: AAA, Naperville, Landforms, Automotive Equipment, Tourism and Leisure
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Explore Washington's Cape Disappointment State Park
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe breeze sings, the sea glistens, and treachery lies all around. I peek beyond a thicket of brush at what was long ago dubbed the Graveyard of the Pacific, a stretch of ocean that has struck fear into the hearts of many sailors. I'm muttering my own...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Long Beach (California), William Clark, Tourism and Leisure
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Rare flowers are in bloom at Norfolk Botanical Garden
Daily PressTwo rare flowers, or agaves, are blooming at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Agaves are monocarpic, which means the flowering process occurs once in the plant's life, then the plants die. In the Plant Safari Section in the World of Wonders: A Children's...Tags: Texas, New Mexico, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Tourism and Leisure, Virginia
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