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...
Shore Environment
Nor’Easter Threatens Jersey Shore This Weekend
Ortley Beach & North Beaches
Youth Curfew May be Revived in Ortley Beach in 2024, But Permanent Ordinance Off the Table
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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Shore Environment
/ 1 year agoNWS: ‘High’ Rip Current Danger Will Last Through Saturday
A high probability of dangerous rip currents that have kept swimmers out of the water at some local beaches over the...
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Government
/ 1 year agoThird Time’s No Charm: The Seaside Park Lot That Just Won’t Sell
An oversized residential lot in Seaside Park, located just a block from the beach, can’t seem to find anyone who would...
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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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Government
/ 1 year agoOcean County to Proceed With ‘Pipe-Lining’ Project on Lavallette’s West Point Island
Ocean County officials introduced a project Wednesday that they say will fix stormwater issues on Lavallette’s West Point Island and prevent...
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Island Life
/ 1 year agoCheck Out These Surfers Catching Waves at Casino Pier; How Long Will Heavy Surf Remain?
A light west wind helped create some perfect small to medium-sized swells along Jersey Shore beaches Wednesday, partially driven by the...
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Island Life
/ 1 year agoSeaside Park Man’s Accessible Sandal to ‘Walk Over The Sand’ Finds Ever-More Success
The last time Shorebeat caught up with Jim Silvester, the Seaside Park resident of 70 years was starting a fledgling business...
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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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Government
/ 1 year agoApproved: 10-Story Condo, Dining, Retail Complex at Seaside Heights’ Former ‘Steel Structure’
A saga spanning well over a decade, through financial crises, hurricanes, litigation that was seemingly endless and a fight to tear...
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Government
/ 1 year agoTownhome Development OK’d to Replace Seaside Heights Restaurant, Old Parking Lot
The Seaside Heights planning board on Monday night approved a 10-unit townhome development to replace a restaurant and an empty lot...
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Shore Environment
/ 1 year agoRip Current Warning, Coastal Flood Advisory in Effect Through Weds., Thurs.
Tropical systems may still be more than a thousand miles away from New Jersey, but forecasters are warning they could make...