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Lavallette
/ 1 year agoIsland’s Lights Are Blinking, Speed Limits Up
It’s that time of year. As traditional has long held, state officials arrived to switch many of the barrier island’s traffic...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoOcean County Beach Replenishment Project Faces Yet Another Holdup
The long-awaited U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ beach replenishment project aimed at shoring up local beaches and re-engineering some “trouble spots”...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoPermanent ‘Small Cell’ Wireless Antennas Approved in Ortley Beach
A “small cell” node containing equipment to boost mobile signal quality to the south and north along local beaches received approval...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year ago‘Cliffs’ Form Again As Beaches Blocked in Ortley, Mayor Urges Saving Funds for Spring Sand
While the initial lashing the Jersey Shore took from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia caused relatively minor damage to local...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoBig Waves, Dangerous Surf at the Jersey Shore: See Friday’s Wild Waves
Rough seas kicked up by Hurricane Lee, which remains well offshore despite causing deadly rip currents and heavy surf at the...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoDespite Smaller Beaches, Ortley Sees Jump in Badge Revenue
Ortley Beach saw a modest jump in beach badge revenue for the 2023 season despite continuing concerns from residents about the...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoOrtley Will Be Guarded, But Swimming Unlikely This Weekend; Rips and 6-8ft Waves Forecast
Toms River officials say the beaches in Ortley Beach will be guarded this weekend, but it is unlikely that any swimming...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoFormer T.R. BOE President, Congressional Staffer to Represent Dems in Mayoral Race
Amidst internal disputes within both of Toms River’s major political party organizations, a consensus candidate with success achieving elected office in...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoMega Monarch Meetingplace: Why Ortley Beach’s Oceanfront Pollinator Garden Is So Important
Shorebeat recently covered the planting of blocks’ worth of native plants along the oceanfront, separating the parking spaces along Ocean Avenue...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoPlan Calls For Ortley Beach Dunes to Be Moved Back 60 Feet, Replenishment Delayed to 2024
A federal beach replenishment project, now delayed for over a year, will now likely begin “sometime” in 2024, Toms River officials...