Chris Mele

Reporter’s notebook: Behind the scenes as the SS United States departs

The effort to move the SS United States from its longtime berth in Philadelphia to Florida has been like watching...
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Meeting tomorrow about Skinners Falls Bridge amid efforts to save it

Amid plans to demolish the Skinners Falls Bridge and a last-ditch effort by community activists to save it, a meeting...
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Departure of the SS United States from Philadelphia is scuttled again

UPDATE: Plans to move the SS United States from Philadelphia to Mobile, Ala., have been delayed because of follow-up details...
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Fitzpatrick and Sherrill to co-lead the bipartisan Delaware River Watershed Caucus

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey will serve as co-chairs of the Congressional Delaware Watershed...
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Winter Salt Week highlights challenges to curbing road salt use in the Delaware River basin

For wintertime drivers who expect clear roadways with near-blacktop conditions, a slow-moving salt-spreader spraying grayish granules from its spinning plate...
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‘Obstructionist’: Tensions flare over U.S. Coast Guard’s handling of SS United States

It was not just stormy weather that delayed the planned departure of the SS United States from its Philadelphia pier...
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New York emerges from drought while dry conditions persist in other watershed states

Welcome precipitation has restored New York State ground and surface water levels to normal, allowing it to roll back advisories...
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Coast Guard says SS United States may be too unstable to move

The U.S. Coast Guard has found that the SS United States, the decommissioned but celebrated ocean liner, may not be...
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SS United States has no departure date on the horizon: Here’s what we know

It’s anything but smooth sailing for the SS United States, the celebrated former ocean liner that is set to be...
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