Point Pleasant Beach Boardwalk, Beachfront, Inlet, Some Businesses to Reopen Friday

Point Pleasant Beach’s municipal government is planning to open the town’s boardwalk and northern privately-owned beaches May 29, officials announced late...

‘Reopen NJ’ Rally Draws Over 1,000 Protesters to Point Pleasant Beach

Across the street from a barricaded Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk, a crowd that organizers said broke 1,000 participants gathered to call...

Lavallette Boardwalk Reopens Friday, But Officials Frustrated Over ‘Impossible’ Beach Regs

Lavallette will open its boardwalk Friday with several new regulations in effect, and plans to open its beach season June 20....

Jenkinson’s, Point Pleasant Boardwalk Will Not be Open For Memorial Day

As beaches and boardwalks up and down the Jersey Shore begin various phases of reopening following coronavirus-related closures, one of the...

Ocean County Legislators Withdraw Proposal to Impose $15,000 Fines for Illegal Gatherings

A group of Ocean County legislators have withdrawn a bill that would have imposed fines of up to $15,000 for illegally...

Charter Fishing, Boat Rentals Will be Reopened in N.J., With Restrictions

New Jersey officials paved the way for marinas to function for the 2020 summer season several weeks ago, but the operators...

Murphy Announces Statewide Rules for Beaches Effective May 22

Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday announced that Jersey Shore beaches – as well as inland lakes and parks – are to...

Seaside Heights Plans Phased Reopening of Beach, Boardwalk With MAJOR Restrictions

Seaside Heights officials, following a series of discussions over the past weekend, issued a multi-phased plan for reopening the borough’s internationally...

Ocean County Scales Back COVID-19 Testing Hours Beginning Monday

Ocean County’s drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Ocean County College will reduce its hours beginning Monday, May 11, officials announced. “We...

Local Catholic Churches Will Open for ‘Private Prayer’

Roman Catholic churches in the Diocese of Trenton, which oversees worship throughout Ocean County, will reopen for private prayer, allowing small...