Government
A Freshwater Well Across From the Ocean Could Save Millions, Improve Water Quality in Seaside Park
At first glance, it may not seem to make sense: if a town needs to dig a freshwater well for its city...
Government
Vote on Rooftop Bar, Restaurant Expansion on Seaside Heights Boardwalk Put Off to January
A proposal to add a large rooftop restaurant and bar over top the building that houses Spicy Cantina, Midway Bar, and the...
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 –...
Shore Environment
Dog Days: Heat Advisory in Effect Thursday, Friday for Ocean County
Seaside Heights & Seaside Park
Dramatic Water Rescues Occur in Seaside Park As Rip Current Warning Remains in Effect
Ortley Beach & North Beaches
Abandoned Private Island ‘Mansion’ in Barnegat Bay Poised for Demolition
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Featured
/ 5 years agoRep. Andy Kim: Trump Committed ‘Impeachable Offense’
U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, a Democrat representing most of Ocean and Burlington counties, including island towns, issued a statement Tuesday saying...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoLavallette Officials Debate Handicap Beach Access Plan
Lavallette officials on Monday night debated a plan to improve handicap accessibility at one of the borough’s beaches, with some council...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 5 years agoInside the Massive Dredging Project Going On in Northern Barnegat Bay
If you’re a boater, there’s likely no way that you missed the dredge boats traversing the Metedeconk River, barges filled with...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoSeaside Heights Officials Making Final Push to Find Redeveloper for ‘Steel Structure’
Seaside Heights officials want the so-called “Bane of the Boulevard” – the steel structure, a once-proposed nightclub complex at Hamilton Avenue...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoProposed Solar Array at Former Ciba-Geigy Site Could Be Largest of its Kind in America
The first round of testimony at a Toms River planning board meeting Wednesday night shed more light on a proposed solar...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoU.S. Rep. Kim to Host Town Hall Event on Flooding, Insurance in Seaside Heights
U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-3) announced Wednesday that he will hold a town hall meeting in Seaside Heights on Saturday, September...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoLavallette Debates Changing Route 35 Speed Limit in Business District
Lavallette officials are mulling a decision on whether to petition the state Department of Transportation to reduce the speed limit on...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 5 years agoOcean County to Keep Pump-Out Boats Running Into October; Demand Increased in 2019
With “local summer” now in full force, the Ocean County freeholder board announced Tuesday that the county’s fleet of free pump-out...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoOcean County Freeholder: State Should Ban Vaping Devices
An Ocean County freeholder has found himself in a rare position of agreement with state Sen. Steve Sweeney, pushing for the...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoMantoloking Resident: Don’t Spend $120K in Taxpayer Dollars to Fight Restaurant Across the Bay
A Mantoloking resident recently wrote to Shorebeat, speaking in opposition to his town’s intention to spend up to $120,000 to mount...