Government
Funtown Pier Rebuild Approved in Seaside Park, Owner to Propose 200-Foot Tall Ride
Seaside Park officials have approved a portion of a request by William Major, the owner of the former – and future – Funtown Pier to begin...
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Seaside Heights & Seaside Park
/ 4 months agoJury Awards Private South Seaside Park Community $4.7M in Beach Replenishment Case
An Ocean County jury has upended New Jersey’s long-standing argument against awarding private beachfront homeowners large payouts for refusing to sign...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 6 months agoAbandoned Private Island ‘Mansion’ in Barnegat Bay Poised for Demolition
The immense, 4,866 square-foot home on Middle Sedge Island in Barnegat Bay, which at one point was being offered for sale...
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Superstorm Sandy
/ 1 year agoSunny Monday at the Shore, But Heavy Rain to Follow Overnight Through Tuesday
Shore residents were bracing for periods of potentially heavy rain to follow an ideal weather day on Monday. Also, embedded with...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 2 years agoA Decade After Sandy, New Clubhouse Approved for Island Community
It has been a long road for many victims of Superstorm Sandy, including some whose lives may never fully recover from...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 2 years agoWhy Ortley Beach Erodes so Quickly, And What’s Going to be Done About It
Ortley Beach has experienced the unfortunate reality of being labeled Superstorm Sandy’s “ground zero” in 2012, and since a major beach...
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Superstorm Sandy
/ 2 years agoProcession, Memories of Sandy Shared in Moving Ortley Beach Ceremony
Residents of Ortley Beach, quickly dubbed “ground zero” for Superstorm Sandy, marked the tenth anniversary of the storm by sharing memories...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 2 years agoRebuild of Condos Near Surf Club Site Begins, Public Beach Area Still Under State Review
As the calendar draws closer to the ten-year anniversary of the landfall of Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey, work to rebuild...
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Government
/ 3 years agoFuntown Pier Rebuild Back On: Hope For Memorial Day Opening, Rides to be Proposed
The first phase of the reconstruction of Funtown Pier in Seaside Park got a green-light from the borough’s planning board Tuesday...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 3 years agoToms River to Reopen Appeals of ‘Substantially Damaged’ Determinations Following Sandy
With hundreds of homeowners facing serious consequences – potentially including the loss of a certificate of occupancy or mortgage default –...