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Shore Environment
/ 8 months agoSunset in the Sedge Islands: Summer Beauty at the Bay, ‘Perfect’ Temperatures to Continue
Tuesday’s sunset provided a good opportunity to explore some of the sedge islands off Seaside Heights and Ortley Beach. It has...
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Shore Environment
/ 8 months ago‘Supermoon’ To Appear Tuesday Night, Followed by Rare ‘Super Blue Moon’ Later This Month
Despite some clouds and scattered thunderstorms, night owls this weekend may have noticed the intensity of the moonlight – either shining...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 8 months agoOrtley Beach’s Oceanfront Has Been Turned Into a Beautiful Butterfly Garden
It’s an area of the beachfront to which we rarely give much thought. The sand between our cars’ hoods and the...
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Shore Environment
/ 8 months agoLazy, Hazy Sunshine, Sunsets and Thunderstorms on the Way This Week (Plus Last Night’s Sunset Video)
It’s still July, but the “dog days” of summer seem to have arrived. It was lazy, hazy, but not too crazy...
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Seaside Heights & Seaside Park
/ 8 months agoSummer Breeze (And Sunset) Makes Me Feel Fine: Time-Lapse Vid and Great Forecast
It’s a win-win. We caught last night’s amazing sunset from Sunset Beach in Seaside Heights, including a time-lapse at the end...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 9 months agoOcean Dune Crossover Access Expanded From Residences in Toms River Following Court Decision
Oceanfront residents in Toms River’s Normandy Beach section who sued over the right to place a dune cross-over outside their home...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 9 months agoOrtley Beach Badge Sales Up, But Town Battles to Keep Eroded Beach Entrances Open
Beach badge sales are up in Ortley Beach this year, but some residents are asking where all of the prospective sunbathers...
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Shore Environment
/ 9 months agoPainful, Stinging ‘Clinging Jellyfish’ Have Taken Up Residence in a Back Bay Neighborhood
Last week, state environmental officials warned about the presence of “clinging jellyfish” in the Shore area, setting off a media firestorm...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 10 months agoOrtley Beach’s Lightning Detectors Are Active: Here’s What They Sound Like
Last summer, Ortley Beach became one of several local communities to install lightning detection systems following the tragic death of a...
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Shore Environment
/ 10 months agoA Beautiful Sunset Over Barnegat Bay, But Some Storms Ahead Wednesday
Between council meetings and ever-stressful Yankees-Mets games this week, a breath of fresh air was warranted. A few minutes just after...