"What happened in Long Branch to achieve Pier Village is an atrocity, " says the 53-year-old Mr. MacCloud, who now lives in Tom's River in a ranch-style home a couple of miles from the water.

WSJ: Battle of the Beach

Tom Broadbent has adapted the early river waterwheel electrical generation system for use in high-rise buildings.

FORBES: Going Vertical

"If you live here, you understand the river, " Mayor Tom Thompson said.

NPR: Floodwaters Rising After Storms Deluge Heartland

Example: In 2003 Tom's of Maine began donating to the Oregon-based River Network, a nonprofit dedicated to making the public aware that 50% of America's drinking water comes from rivers, and yet 40% of all rivers, lakes and estuaries are too dirty even for fishing or swimming.

FORBES: A River Runs Through It

Tom thought it would be far better to prevent pollution than clean up a river after it had been poisoned.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Richard Carver's gruelling three-month journey of over 400 miles (650km) on foot, from the prison north of Parma to the allied lines south of the Sangro river, forms the meat of this book written by his son, Tom, a former BBC correspondent.

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