Island Beach State Park to Keep Lifeguards on Weekends Through September

Extended swimming and lifeguard service will be available every weekend this month at Island Beach State Park for visitors enjoying the...

Newly Designed Beachfront, Entrances Welcome Labor Day Visitors to Ortley Beach

“It’s a stairway to heaven,” exclaimed one toddler, to the laughter of adults nearby, as he headed up the boardwalk in...

Tide Gates, Levees, Floodwalls Being Considered for Jersey Shore Bay Flooding

State officials said Wednesday that a number of technologies, including tide gates, levees, floodwalls and physical storm-surge barriers, are under consideration...

Toms River to Consider ‘One Way’ Traffic Request on Some Island Streets

Toms River officials, as the summer winds down, are considering a request from residents of one barrier island neighborhood who are...

Seaside Heights Ride Deemed Safe After Woman Crashes Go-Kart

A North Jersey woman was hospitalized after crashing her go-kart into a wall at the Breakwater Beach facility in Seaside Heights,...

New Dunes Begin to Take Shape in Ortley Beach

As beach replenishment work moves along in Ortley Beach, the neighborhood’s future dune line is coming into focus. Large dunes are...

Officials: Another N.J. Gas Tax Hike Would Unfairly Target Ocean County

With Trenton officials saying revenues from the 23-cent per gallon gas tax hike two years ago are not meeting revenue expectations,...

Underwater Gas Main Proposed to Improve Island Service, Reliability During Storms

New Jersey Natural Gas company this week proposed a plan to replace a submerged gas main that will run between Ocean...

Medical Waste Washes Ashore In Mantoloking; Replenishment Starts Up Again

A northern Mantoloking beach saw medical waste wash ashore this week, officials said. Mantoloking Police Chief Stacy S. Ferris said about...

DEA Agents Will Now Permanently be Assigned to Ocean County

The latest salvo from law enforcement in the ongoing battle against the heroin trade in the Shore are will include the...