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Tropical Storm Rafael Nears Hurricane Status As It Heads North Toward US: New Projected Track Tropical Storm Rafael Nears Hurricane Status As It Heads North Toward US: New Projected Track
Tropical Storm Rafael Nears Hurricane Status As It Heads North Toward US: New Projected Track Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to become a hurricane quickly after it became a named storm Monday afternoon, Nov. 4. Dangerous storm surge is expected Tuesday night, Nov. 5 as it passes near or over the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night, Nov. 5.  It should become a hurricane Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, the National Hurricane Center said. Additional strengthening is expected as it advances toward western Cuba on Wednesday, Nov. 6 when hurricane-force winds are possible. Tropical storm conditions are then possible in the Florida Keys late in the day Wednesday…
$16.5M Island Built By Renowned NJ Doctor Hits Market (LOOK INSIDE) $16.5M Island Built By Renowned NJ Doctor Hits Market (LOOK INSIDE)
$16.5M Island Built By Renowned NJ Doctor Hits Market (Look Inside) An island home in the Florida Keys built in the 1970s by a New Jersey doctor has hit the market at nearly $16.5 million. Klaus Meckeler, a gastroenterologist from Somerset County, brought the property at 99 Ocean E. — about a quarter mile off the coast of Marathon, FL — for $25,000, as reported by Tom Avril, of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Born in Germany, Meckeler immigrated to the U.S. in 1958, lived in Far Hills before he moved to Annandale in 1998, 10 years before he died, his obituary says. 99 Ocean E, Marathon, FLWesley Williford Meckeler was a physician at Somerset Medical Center,…
Hoboken Resident Captures Video Of 3 Whales Eating During Fishing Trip On Jersey Shore Hoboken Resident Captures Video Of 3 Whales Eating During Fishing Trip On Jersey Shore
Hoboken Resident Captures Video Of 3 Whales Eating During Fishing Trip On Jersey Shore No, the up-close video of three whales was not recorded near Provincetown, Mass., Nantucket Island or during a Maui whale watch tour. Rather, just two miles off the New Jersey coast. Lifelong fisherman Roger J. Muller, Jr. got the shot on one of his monthly fishing trips to Sandy Hook. Muller has fished all over the world and has seen a lot -- but never anything like this. A whale trailed by hungry seagulls submerges about two miles off the Jersey Shore last month. (Photo courtesy of Roger J. Muller, Jr. )ourtesy of Roger J. Muller, Jr. Roger J. Muller, Jr.Roger J. Muller, Jr. "Boy…