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On the Dawn Patrol

Answering nature's call at Sandy Hook

by Steven Froias, TriCity News

SANDY HOOK - Yes, you read right - dateline Sandy Hook, or the Gateway National Recreation Area to use its proper nom de plume.

What is a dedicated urban dwelling, pavement mad reporter doing with sand between his toes?
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Eagles land and cause a flap

By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer Staff Writer
Philadelphia Inquirer

The joy over Philadelphia's newly discovered eagle's nest - the first in two centuries - is not universal.

It turns out the eagles built their home on a Navy Yard site that a few important people already have dibs on.

State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo and Gov. Rendell back a plan to build a $150 million regional produce market, with more than a thousand trucks rumbling up every day. And the port wants to build a massive maritime terminal.

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