Nassau Residents Debate Idea to Close Beach Access Supporters Want After-Dark Restrictions Put in Place.
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By ANNE MARIE APOLLO  Once a moonless night has fallen over Nassau County's beach access at Peters Point Park, the darkness is so complete in some spots it might be possible to walk into the sea if the sound of the waves didn't act as a guide.
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By Jannette Pippin, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Sep. 11--BEAUFORT -- A proposed ordinance to preserve water quality in Carteret County's Down East communities won't get the endorsement of a citizens group that has fought for greater protection against development.
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By CHRISTINA ABEL  St. Johns County officials have been presented with a tough decision: Cut back the hours that people can drive on the beach by May 1, or lose permission to allow any beach driving at all.
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The question of how to treat wastewater in an exclusive California beachfront community is pitting neighbors, surfers and environmentalists against one another.
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Police sent to restore order on Palm Island off the north Queensland coast have been criticised by some residents for using heavy-handed tactics.
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Thousands protested a proposal for their provinceâs future, which they say falls short of their desire for independence.
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Details of disagreement emerge over threat posed by two British residents held in GuantÃ¡namo Bay
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By Stephanie Horvath, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 12--The Wellington Village Council has a full plate tonight, loaded with controversial issues ranging from rental homes to golf courses to horse country.
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By Andrea Sudano STAFF WRITER  The Manhattan Beach Planning Commission has spiked a proposal to allow the owners of the Manhattan Beach Open volleyball tournament to charge every spectator an entrance fee, saying it didn't have enough information to approve the change.
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A shifting channel eroding the end of a beach may be helping the threatened Morris Island Lighthouse.
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Private ferry operators need public-funding lifelines to stay afloat, City Council officials warned yesterday. Alarmed by service cutbacks announced recently by the financially troubled NY
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--The state Senate has unwisely passed a bill that permits an unnamed community to use a sea groin experiment to fight inlet erosion. With that in mind, it's appropriate to recall the recent history of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
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PREMIER Peter Beattie has appealed for calm on Palm Island, amid fears that hidden weapons and a large supply of alcohol could fuel more riots.
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Some Prince William businesses fear that the county's recent move to cut public services to illegal immigrants could hurt their operations should the Hispanic community, one of the fastest-growing in the region, decide it is no longer welcome.
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By DREW DIXON  NEPTUNE BEACH - The City Council agreed Monday to take a proposed ordinance that could limit short-term home rentals to a minimum of 28 days to a public hearing.
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ROCKPORT, Mass. - Residents of this tourist village where alcohol has been banned for nearly 150 years have asked the Legislature to take the first step toward allowing some sales of booze...
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By Dori Berman  The Board of Public Works Wednesday halted a large residential project on the Eastern Shore after a lengthy debate that will likely spark a larger discussion about the state's growth policies.