Murphy Signs Law Banning BOTH Plastic and Paper Bags

In what the Murphy administration has described as the “strongest bag ban in the nation,” New Jersey’s governor on Wednesday signed...

Dense Fog Advisory In Effect Until 10am Wednesday

An area of dense fog that rolled in during the evening hours Tuesday will continue to plague the Shore area until...

Shore May See 3+ Inches of Rainfall Monday As ‘Delta’ Remnants Move Through

The Jersey Shore may experience some of the most voluminous rainfall totals during Monday’s storms, produced by the remnants of what...

Toms River Public Works Wins Prestigious Award For This Cool Youth Recycling Program

The Toms River Department of Public Works has been chosen to receive a 2020 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Award...

Sea Turtle Advocates Urge N.J. Beachgoers, Boaters to Keep Watch During Potentially ‘Devastating’ Fall

Far from the Atlantic Ocean, in Essex County, is the place where turtles go to heal if they end up stranded...

N.J. Legislature Passes Ban on Plastic Bags, Styrofoam Food Containers

New Jersey’s legislature passed the nation’s most stringent ban on single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam food containers Thursday, sending the bill...

Big Waves Great For Surfing, Bad for Beach Erosion: Here’s How Local Beaches Look

Hurricane Teddy, twisting slowly offshore, didn’t stop the sun from shining and the temperature from rising to near 80-degrees Tuesday, but...

Rip Current, High Surf Advisory in Effect As Officials Worry About Beachgoers

The temperature is forecast to rise to more seasonably warm levels this week, just shy of 80 degrees, but the sunshine...

‘Sea Lice’ in Ocean County Waters: How Many Are There, and How Long Until They Leave?

Sporadic reports of “sea lice,” which are actually the larvae of the thimble jellyfish, have caused concern among some people visiting...

In ‘N Out Isaias: See The Waves, Wind, Floods and Sunshine at the Shore Tuesday

Tropical Storm Isaias came and went like a lion, but moved more like a cheetah. The Jersey Shore witnessed rough surf,...