Ortley Beach & North Beaches
Abandoned 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 for more than $8 million,...
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Superstorm Sandy
/ 12 months 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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 –...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 3 years agoJoey Harrison’s Surf Club Fully Demolished in Ortley Beach
Joey Harrison’s Surf Club is no more. The little that was left of the iconic Ortley Beach nightspot, destroyed during Superstorm...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoDeal for Public Purchase of Former Surf Club Property Almost Completed, Sources Say
The former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club property will become a public beach and form an extension of the Ortley Beach boardwalk...