OTHER WRITING
The Clean Water Act at 50: Big Successes, More to Be Done
The Delaware, once an industrial cesspool, is one of the success stories, but its urban stretches remain a work in progress.
The Ancient Art of Falconry at the Jersey Shore
How Ocean City cleared the gulls from its boardwalk — with falcons and hawks.
Another flood brings same question to Manville: Stay or go?
After latest life-changing storm some residents ask if it’s time to leave.
It’s the last of the Delaware River’s shad fisheries, and the fish are scarce
For the American shad, challenges extend far beyond the Delaware River
Oyster buyback program revitalizes growers, rebuilds reefs
Once oysters are purchased from growers along the East Coast, they’re used to ‘reseed’ damaged and dying reefs in New Jersey waters and elsewhere.
From Alaska to Mexico. The Hard Way.
Twin brothers Ryan and Casey Higginbotham planned to paddle from Alaska to the U.S.-Mexico border, but when they got there, they decided to keep going.
As Economy Has Faltered, New Jersey’s Fishing Industry Gets Walloped
NJ’s commercial fishing industry is fifth largest in US; its sales have cratered in the pandemic.
Strong Island Son
Growing up in Long Island, New York might seem like a disadvantage for an aspiring big-wave surfer. But in the case of Will Skudin, his roots might be his greatest strength.
Weight Lifting Her Way From Fiji to Rio
After a cyclone devastated her training facility, the young weightlifter Apolonia Vaivai saw her dream of going to the Olympics slipping away.