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The 10 Best Campgrounds In The Tri-State Area

New York City is surrounded by some of the region’s most beautiful natural resources, all within an hour or two by train or car. Be it beach, woods or whitewater rafting, your escape from New York is a lot closer than you think with the best campgrounds in the area.

2012/05/19

The raging waters of the Great Falls - Paterson, NJ (file / credit: Wayne Cabot / WCBS 880)

WCBS 880 Presents ‘Living Green’ Episode 4: Struggling With Flooding, Runoff In New Jersey

There have been six major floods since Gov. Chris Christie was elected in 2009, the Sierra Club of New Jersey’s Jeff Titel told WCBS 880′s Wayne Cabot.

2012/04/26

New Jersey State House - Trenton, NJ - File Photo

Officials Say Cleaning NJ Statehouse Garage After Flooding To Cost $420K

The underground garage is used by state government employees who work in the Statehouse complex. It’s located less than 200 yards from the banks of the Delaware River and is prone to flooding when the river rises.

2011/09/18

Waterlogged furniture sits on along Riverside Drive as a trash bag floats in floodwaters in Wayne, N.J., where the Passaic River has overflowed its banks and reached a community for the fourth time in six months following a storm, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Passaic, Pompton River Flooding Still Poses Threat In NJ

Rising rivers flooded roadways in some of the same communities hit hard by Hurricane Irene as several hundred New Jersey residents remained in shelters Friday, waiting for waters from Tropical Storm Lee to recede.

2011/09/09

Generic Nuclear Power Plant File Photo (credit: AP)

N.J. Nuclear Reactor Running At Full Power Following Cutback From Hurricane Irene Flooding

Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neill Sheehan said Salem II was running at full power as of late Friday morning. Salem I was at 80 percent.

2011/09/02

Houses are seen on Fairfield Beach Road following Irene - Fairfield, CT - Aug 30, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy Presses For Federal Help After Irene

Gov. Dan Malloy says he is pressing the federal government to help Connecticut assess damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

2011/08/30

Eagle Scout From Brooklyn Drowns In Delaware River In Upstate NY

Officials say 18-year-old Daniel Rak of Brooklyn and two friends tried to swim across the river at Narrowsburg near a Boy Scout camp where Rak was a volunteer leader.

2011/07/29

Flood Waters Receding, But N.J. Residents Still Furious

As flood-prone areas of New Jersey began drying out Tuesday, angry residents of flooded areas called again on New Jersey’s leaders to do more to keep their roads and homes dry.

2011/04/19

Chopper 2HD over flooding in Wayne, N.J. (credit: CBS 2)

Flooding Continues In Parts Of Garden State

Forecasters said minor to moderate flooding will continue along the Passaic River at Pine Brook and Little Falls and the Rockaway River at Boonton until they begin to recede Tuesday.

2011/04/18

Hundreds Gather For Washington’s Delaware River Crossing

The 58th annual re-enactment of Washington’s daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river — the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War — was staged Saturday on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey border.

2010/12/25

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