Government
Toms 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 their right to have dune...
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Government
/ 12 months 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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...
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Featured
/ 3 years agoNor’Easter Brings Wild Waves, Beach Erosion to Ortley Beach
On Ocean County’s northern barrier island, the story of Monday’s nor’easter wasn’t snow. Roads were clear, but the ocean’s thunderous wrath...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoDeal for Public Purchase of Former Surf Club Property Almost Completed, Sources Say
The former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club property will become a public beach and form an extension of the Ortley Beach boardwalk...