Government
Abandoned Private Island ‘Mansion’ in Barnegat Bay Poised for Demolition
The immense, 4,866 square-foot home on Middle Sedge Island in Barnegat Bay, which at one point was being offered for sale for more than $8 million,...
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Government
/ 8 months agoToms River Prepares for Boardwalk to Run Along Former Surf Club Property
Toms River officials are finalizing their plans for a long-discussed boardwalk extension that would be built over the property of the...
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Government
/ 1 year agoToms River OK’s Dune Crossover Ordinance, Estimating Inaction Could Cost Millions
Over the objections of the leadership of a private beach association that has been battling a group of oceanfront residents over...
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Government
/ 2 years agoOrtley Beach Oceanfront Parking Lot Expected to be Approved to Become… A Parking Lot
A parking area in Ortley Beach is on the cusp of state approval to become a parking area again, officials announced...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoWhy Ortley Beach Erodes so Quickly, And What’s Going to be Done About It
Ortley Beach has experienced the unfortunate reality of being labeled Superstorm Sandy’s “ground zero” in 2012, and since a major beach...
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Superstorm Sandy
/ 2 years agoProcession, Memories of Sandy Shared in Moving Ortley Beach Ceremony
Residents of Ortley Beach, quickly dubbed “ground zero” for Superstorm Sandy, marked the tenth anniversary of the storm by sharing memories...
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Government
/ 3 years agoToms River to Reopen Appeals of ‘Substantially Damaged’ Determinations Following Sandy
With hundreds of homeowners facing serious consequences – potentially including the loss of a certificate of occupancy or mortgage default –...
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Government
/ 3 years agoThe Surf Club Now Belongs to Toms River: What Comes Next?
Toms River officials delivered on their pledge to bring the former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club property under public ownership by the...
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Superstorm Sandy
/ 3 years agoThis Is The (Oddly Familiar) Rubble That Remains of the Surf Club in Ortley Beach
This week, Toms River officials said crews demolishing the former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club property got a bit more than they...
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Superstorm Sandy
/ 3 years agoDemolition Crews Found A Few Tons of 1992 in the Surf Club Rubble
Known as the “Christmas Storm,” the nor’easter of 1992 made its presence known at the Jersey Shore Dec. 10, remaining largely...