On ‘Tumbleweed Tuesday,’ Rough Surf Is All That Remains

Locals often call the day after Labor Day 'Tubleweed Tuesday," marking sparsely-populated beaches, roads and parking lots up and down the...

Emergency Dune Building Begins in Ortley; No Evacuations Yet As Hermine Approaches

Crews began building a second, temporary dune berm in Ortley Beach as heavy surf generated by Tropical Storm Hermine began to...

Shore Braces for Hermine: Will These Temporary Dunes Hold?

Towns up and down the Jersey Shore were bracing for the effects of Hurricane Hermine Friday, as tourists began flooding local...

Over Calls From Residents, Township, OCUA Refuses to Allow Park Space at Shuttered Sewerage Site

The Ocean County Utilities Authority has turned down a request from Ortley Beach residents, as well as Toms River Township officials,...

County Agency to Consider Request to Turn Former Sewerage Facility Into Park

Ortley Beach residents are planning a second trip in less than a month to a meeting of the Ocean County Utilities...

What Will Ortley Beach’s Future Look Like? Residents Share Ideas

A Toms River officials get ready to hear comments from residents on their master plan Wednesday night, Ortley Beach residents have been gathering...

Beach Etiquette: Ortley May Ban ‘Leafleting’ on the Sand

It’s off the table for the rest of this season, but after Labor Day, Toms River officials may reconsider amending the...

Toms River Plans to Repave ‘Entire Island’ Under Its Jurisdiction

Streets in Ortley Beach and the North Beach portions of Toms River Township will be receiving a full repaving, officials said...

Ortley Beach Residents Will Rally to Have 6.5 Acre Tract Turned Into a Park

Ever wonder what that massive, blocks-long fenced-off area in the middle of Ortley Beach is? It is a former water treatment...

Ortley Beach Badge Sales Have Recovered Least Among Local Towns Since Sandy

A testament to the lack of a federal beach replenishment project that was to have, by now, rebuilt the neighborhood’s beaches,...