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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoOrtley Beach’s First Round of Beach Replenishment Delayed Again
An initial round of beachfill in Ortley Beach has been delayed for a second time, Shorebeat has learned. The project was...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years ago2017 Could Be a Bad Year for Ticks, County Warns
Ticks, the small insects that carry Lyme disease, are expected to be more prevalent in 2017, prompting Ocean County officials to...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoNWS Forecast: Less Snow for Shore Area in Nor’Easter
Is there a growing chance that the Shore area will be spared from the bulk of the snow in Tuesday’s nor’easter...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoMultiple Storm Watches Posted, Shore Prepares for Major Nor’Easter
A winter storm watch, high wind watch and coastal flood watch were posted Sunday as a major nor’easter was forecast to bring...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoSay it Ain’t Snow: Uncertain Forecast for This Weekend
There are at least two chances of snow in New Jersey over the next five days, with a small event set...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoWinter Storm Warning Issued; 6+ Inches of ‘Heavy’ Snow Possible Thursday
Near record high temperatures Wednesday will quickly give way to frigid air moving in overnight, leading to the season’s second snowstorm...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years ago8 Important (And Cool) Things to Know About the Upcoming Beach Replenishment Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is expected to begin within the next two months. It will change our local...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoOrtley Beach a Week After the Nor’Easter: Sand Berms (Mostly) in Place
Construction crews have been working for a week to reconstitute temporary, protective sand berms that washed away during the Jan. 23...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoFishing Advocates Rally Against Regulation That Could ‘Cripple’ Fluke Fishing
Elected officials and recreational fishermen rallied in Point Pleasant Beach Friday, opposing federal recommendations to cut the summer flounder quota to...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoUp to 2,000 Truckloads of Sand Heading to Toms River Beaches
Sand deliveries began Thursday to shore up Toms River's makeshift beach berms following the nor'easter that eroded beaches earlier this week...