Police, Fire & Courts
Seaside Park Police Blotter: Family Phone Drama, Riding on Rims, ‘Canoodling’ In A Car
Seaside Park police have released their weekly blotter, containing a sampling of calls to which the department responded over the past week....
Boating & Fishing
Fishing Boat Raised From the Deep and Docked in Point Pleasant, But Will Be ‘Re-Sunk’
A stricken commercial fishing vessel has been raised from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean after a year submerged off Point Pleasant...
Government
Lavallette Introduces New Beach Badge Fees, Holiday Sales, Accessible Mats for 2025
Lavallette officials have introduced the fee schedule for beach badges for the 2025 season, while also planning additional accessible mats for beach...
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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/ 9 years agoTornado Watch Issued for Ocean County
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/ 9 years agoMayor: Dunes Likely Delayed Until 2017, Federal Funding May be Forfeited
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/ 9 years agoSeaside Heights Man Sentenced for Meghan’s Law Violations
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/ 9 years agoAnger Over ‘Dune Climbers’ Simmers in Lavallette; Some Beaches Battered by Recent Storms
As Lavallette continues to repair its battered beaches following a number of winter storms that began with the Jan. 23 nor’easter,...
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/ 9 years agoBeach Smoking Ban Bill Returns, Clears State Assembly Panel
A renewed effort to ban smoking on public beaches in New Jersey has cleared a legislative hurdle, though there is no...
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/ 9 years agoIsland School Districts Receive Small State Aid Increases
School districts on Ocean County's northern barrier island received small increases of state aid for the 2016-17 school year, some mirroring...
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/ 9 years agoWatch: Seaside Heights Polar Plunge Draws Crowd of 25,000, Raises $1.6M
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/ 9 years agoSeaside Heights Moves Forward With Plans for Town-Wide, Boardwalk Wi-Fi
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/ 9 years agoSeaside Heights Hoping for State Funding for Dune Berm, 2016 Budget
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/ 9 years agoShorebeat Editor Talks News, Entrepreneurship On WOBM Morning Show
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