Environment & Weather
Dredge Boats for Beach Replenishment Project Arrive in Ocean County, But Stormy Weather Forecast
The venerable dredge boat Liberty Island and the new state-of-the-art hopper dredge Galveston Island have arrived off the coast of Ocean County, as well as several...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 week agoNWS: Snow Will Begin Around 4pm Tuesday, 3-6 Inches Predicted
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Shore area, forecasting 3 to 6 inches of snow....
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 months agoOrtley Beach Replenishment Set to Begin in February, North Beaches in Summer 2025
The years-long wait for a beach renourishment project that will see millions of cubic yards of sand pumped onto local beaches,...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 months agoReport: N.J. Offshore Wind Turbines Could Interfere With NORAD Radars, Joint Base
A report authored by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last spring raised concerns that wind turbines off the New...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 months agoToms River to Receive 561,000 Cubic Yards of Sand in $73.5M Beach Replenishment Project
After years of delays, contract disputes and legal wrangling, the long-awaited northern Ocean County beach renourishment project will come to fruition...
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Environment & Weather
/ 7 months agoLatest Bids for Ocean County Beach Replenishment ‘Under Review’ by Feds
The federal agency in charge of a long-awaited beach replenishment project on Ocean County’s northern barrier island has successfully closed its...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 months agoJersey Shore’s ‘Tropical’ Water: Why It Looks Like It Does, And How It Could Stay All Season
If you fell asleep somewhere and woke up on a Jersey Shore beach over the last couple of weeks, you’d be...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 9 months agoResearcher Finds More Than 300 Dangerous ‘Clinging’ Jellyfish in Northern Barnegat Bay
A noted jellyfish expert who has been studying the entrance of the tiny-but-dangerous “clinging jellyfish” to the Shore area for several...
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Environment & Weather
/ 9 months agoFly Like an Osprey: Coastal Bird of Prey to be Removed From N.J.’s Endangered List
Signalling a rousing victory for advocates who worked for years to restore New Jersey’s population of osprey, the species has grown...
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Environment & Weather
/ 9 months agoLocal Beach Declared the 6th Best Family Destination in America for MDW
A beach right here on our humble island has been declared one of the top destinations in America for families to...