4 Long Island summer camps you can still sign up for

As you start to get your kids’ backpacks, bathing suits, towels and snacks together for camp, you suddenly realize something: ...

Philly will resume July 4th concert and fireworks after Parkway evacuation due to storms

What you should knowPhiladelphia is proceeding with its plan for a seven-hour July Fourth concert on the Parkway to mark the ...

In Philly, the 250th birthday of a fragile nation was celebrated with pomp and sweat. Then came the storm.

An unscheduled and dramatic light and sound show — this one produced by nature — interrupted Philadelphia’s July Fourth ...
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The Best Portable Hammock

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The Best Sandals

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Ball python found in Southbury was in danger of being roadkill, animal control says

The snake appeared to be headed onto the busy street when it was found, an animal control officer said.
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California snake rescuer reunited with stolen ball python after boys find her under playground slide

"My worst fear, they would be stuck in a dumpster, stuck in the bag and die." ...
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Downtown Temple turns First Friday into birthday celebration for nation

Downtown Temple celebrated the nation’s 250th birthday with an expanded First Friday event featuring live music, food vendors ...

On the prowl for Florida’s invasive pythons, these guys are interrupting snake orgies

Burmese pythons are an invasive nightmare in Florida. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...