Delaware River
The Delaware River stretches 330 miles through New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, supplying drinking water to over 13 million people.
It supports diverse ecosystems, offers recreational activities like fishing and kayaking, and plays a vital role in commerce, history, and conservation efforts.
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Brides Magazine: Luxurious Bucks County Resort Is One of Pennsylvania’s Best Honeymoon Spots
The May 2021 issue of Brides highlights the four-season appeal of Pennsylvania for a newlywed getaway. In considering options, author Sarah Zlotnik wrote, “You might think of a tropical island…
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Delaware River’s Cleaner Than It’s Been in a Long Time, But You Still Can’t Swim in Philly
As warmer weather emerges, you may have an urge to plunge into the Delaware River. Why not? The river’s cleaner than it’s been in decades,…
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Delaware River Named 2020 River of the Year for Its Environmental Turnaround
The Delaware River can proudly call itself the 2020 River of the Year, as named by American Rivers, a national organization that protects U.S. rivers,…
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Wawa Continues Expansion Plans With Proposed Philly Wawa Gas Station Along Delaware River
A hearing is underway before the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment over whether to allow a Wawa gas station near the Delaware River, writes Jacob…
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Floatopia Tries to Promote a User Friendly Delaware River in Philadelphia-Camden
“Floatopia”, organized on a recent Saturday, was an attempt to bring the Delaware River’s tubing popularity from Pennsylvania’s northern suburbs and New jersey to the…
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Upper Darby High Senior Puts Day to Day Life in Focus at National Geographic Photo Camp
Sylvia Clinton, 18, a rising senior at Upper Darby High School, was one of eight students participating in a July National Geographic Photo Camp, writes…
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Mariner East 2 Gives Shipping Industry Along Delaware River ‘a Much-Needed Shot in the Arm’
A pair of recent developments has the shipping industry along the Delaware River poised to prosper: the deepening of the river’s main shipping channel from…
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Time for a Philly Swim in the Delaware? Not Yet, But River’s A Lot Cleaner Than It Used to Be
The Delaware River watershed was once so toxic it killed fish, and could be smelled by pilots from 5,000 feet up, writes Michaela Winberg for…
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Tinicum Rescues Building That Once Helped Immigrants
Like the 19th century immigrants who sweated through the deadly yellow fever epidemic in the wards of the Lazaretto quarantine station, the red-brick hospital on…
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Two Superfund Sites in Delaware County Are Within Flood Zones
Fourteen Superfund sites in the Philadelphia area, including two in Delaware County, are within flood zones or areas susceptible to rising seas connected with climate…
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Known for Having Brought Jobs to Rural Delco, Exec at Concordville’s Southco Dies at 95
Thomas B.T. Baldwin, a sales executive from Media who helped bring jobs to rural Delaware County with Southco, died last month at 95, writes Bonnie…
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Barges with Relief Supplies Depart from Eddystone, Bound for Puerto Rico
Barges filled with shipping containers of food and water have set off from Eddystone, bound for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, writes Linda Loyd for the Philadelphia…
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Work on Deepening Delaware River Reaches Final Stages
Work on deepening the Delaware River to allow easier access for ships on their way to unload containers at PhilaPort is reaching the final stages,…
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Absorbed by Parent Company, Sunoco Logistics to Continue Operating from Newtown Square
Last week, Newtown Square’s Sunoco Logistics Partners, merged with parent company Energy Transfer Partners, writes Andrew Maykuth for the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to filings submitted…
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Philadelphia Union Strikes Naming-Rights Deal for Training Complex with Power Home Remodeling
The city of Chester’s biggest asset has always been its strong sense of community. That kinship among its residents has now extended to two of…
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Investment Furthers Gas-Related Boom in Construction Along Delaware River
The Linde Group, a German industrial-gases maker, is planning to invest $100 million in its bottled-industrial-gas plant on the Delaware River, but the investment will…
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Harness Racing Celebrates Decade of Success in Chester at Harrah’s Casino
Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack in Chester is celebrating a decade of success for its harness racing, writes Rick Kauffman for The Daily Times. While…
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Upper Darby Artist Paints Alaska, North Carolina Donkeys for Democratic National Convention
The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention is presenting “Donkeys Around Town,” a colorful herd of 57 fiberglass donkeys painted by local…
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