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Shopping in Greenwich (file/credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The Tri-State Area’s 7 Best Weekend Getaways

Look forward to warmer days ahead by planning your road trip out of the Big Apple. Just a short distance from the city that never sleeps, you can escape the hustle and bustle.

CBS New York–2013/03/19

Vice President Joe Biden and New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno survey damage from Sandy in Seaside Heights - Nov. 18, 2012 (credit: Tim Larsen / Governor's Office)

Stories From Main Street: Christie Pushes Sand Dunes On The Jersey Shore

Now that federal aid for recovery from Sandy is on the way, Gov. Chris Christie wants dunes from Cape May to Sandy Hook.

2013/01/21

Water breaches sand dunes in Belmar, NJ as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 (credit: Kathryn Brown/CBS 2)

Sandy Makes Landfall, Devastates Many Areas Of New Jersey

Wind gusts up to 89 mph were reported in Surf City on Long Beach Island, after Sandy made landfall.

2012/10/29

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Boat In Distress Off Of South Jersey coast

Coast Guard officials have suspended a search off the southern New Jersey coast that began after the agency received a mysterious distress call on Sunday morning.

2012/06/17

Coast Guard helicopter (credit: CBS 2)

Sailor Thought Missing Off N.J. Coast After Hurricane Irene Found Safe

Falcon A. Riley, 23, has been sailing alone for several weeks aboard a green-and-white 30-foot Hunter sailboat.

2011/09/03

Beachgoers in Cape May, New Jersey. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

After Irene, Beaches In NY, NJ Open For Business Labor Day Weekend

From the Hamptons to the Jersey shore, officials and business owners alike want you to know the beaches are open this Labor Day weekend.

2011/09/03

This garage was washed down to Main Street in Prattsville from a block away.  A Greene County Sheriff's vehicle parked inside was heavily damaged. (credit: Tony Aiello, CBS 2)

An Earthquake And A Hurricane, Once In A Lifetime? Maybe Not

Hurricane Irene hit the Tri-State area just days after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck in Virginia and rolled its way across the Northeast, leaving many wondering if it was a once in a lifetime occurrence.

2011/09/01

Ramapo Reservation - Mahwah, NJ - Jul 18, 2009 (credit: Evan Bindelglass for WCBS 880)

What Do You Think When You Think New Jersey?

That question evoked a wide-range of answers from people who took a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind phone survey as well as people who called into the WCBS 880 talkback line.

2011/07/26

Margo Pellegrino (credit: Twitter)

Margo Pellegrino, Medford Mom Paddleboarding For Cancer, Resumes Trip

A Burlington County mom resumed her attempt to paddleboard up the entire 127-mile New Jersey coast, hours after rip currents and a strong tide forced her to take a break.

2011/07/12

Jersey Shore (credit: CBS 2)

Poll: Most In Garden State Want To Visit Jersey Shore

The Monmouth University/NJ Press Media poll out Thursday finds 65 percent of respondents plan to visit the shore. That’s down slightly from last year.

2011/05/26

Wind turbines stand in the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm on April 29, 2011 in the Baltic Sea near Zingst, Germany. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)

NJ Grants Final Permits For Offshore Wind Farm

The company planning to build what could be the nation’s first offshore wind farm has received the final New Jersey state permits needed for the project.

2011/05/07

(credit: Cape May County Sheriff's Department)

Inmates Accused Of Using Children’s Coloring Books To Smuggle Drugs Into Cape May County Jail

The pages of the books feature Disney characters and some have “To Daddy” scrawled atop the page in haphazard children’s writing. Large areas of the images appear to be saturated in an orange color – which is really a drug.

2011/03/29

(Photo: Delcom.com)

1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In Cape May Boating Accident

Officials say a Florida man had just purchased a boat that sank off the southern New Jersey coast, killing him and leaving a second man hospitalized.

2010/12/24

Generic Firefighter File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

5 Flee Burning Home In South Jersey

Authorities found smoke and flames when they arrived at the home at 156 Broad Street in Dennis Township.

2010/12/16

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Man Fishing Off NJ Coast Hits Head In Boat, Dies

The Coast Guard says a 51-year-old man who hit his head while fishing on a charter boat off the New Jersey coast has died.

2010/11/20

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