Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lure along Delray Beach's barrier island is the serenity of living next to the water, whether it be the Intracoastal or the ...

The challenge before Johns Hopkins University engineering students: Take a leaf blower, but make it quiet. Make it work as powerfully as ever, but do not allow it to emit the ear-piercing caterwaul ...

Of all the world’s intolerable noises, none can match the shriek of a gas-powered leaf blower — the unholy contraption that interrupts autumn with its daylong caterwaul. Even from two blocks away, ...

RHINEBECK, N.Y. – The sound of leaf blowers is stirring up questions about whether a town noise ordinance can be enforced if the popular tool is excessively loud. Residents will be asked to submit ...

RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Town Board members are considering changes to a noise law dealing with gas-powered leaf blowers. Resident Rudy McEntire during a meeting Tuesday asked for the changes and suggested ...

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The lure along Delray Beach's barrier island is the serenity of living next to the water, whether it be the Intracoastal or the Atlantic Ocean. Yet, too often, that peace is interrupted by the roar of ...