Ocean County
Portion of Hooper Avenue to Close in Downtown Toms River Saturday
A maintenance project near the Ocean County courthouse and administration building will necessitate the closure of Hooper Avenue for most of the...
Boating & Fishing
Fishing Boat Raised From the Deep and Docked in Point Pleasant, But Will Be ‘Re-Sunk’
A stricken commercial fishing vessel has been raised from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean after a year submerged off Point Pleasant...
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River Man Drops Gun in Point Pleasant Beach Church, Lands in Jail
A Toms River man dropped a gun at a Point Pleasant Beach church, leading to a police investigation that resulted in his...
Environment & Weather
High Surf, Rip Current Advisories Issued for Ocean County Through Saturday
Boating & Fishing
The River Lady Will be Docked in Toms River for Another Decade
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Government
/ 2 years agoApartment Complex Approved for Route 9 Property in Toms River
Toms River officials have approved a plan to build an apartment complex on a property within the business zone on Route...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoA Cold, Beautiful Bay: Powerful Sunset Portends Back-And-Forth Weather Week
The holiday Monday will be sunny with a seasonable high of 46 degrees, but generally cantankerous –not stormy, but certainly...
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Government
/ 2 years agoEnvironmental Group: ‘Intentional Lack of Transparency’ in Ciba-Geigy Settlement; Public Event Set
The influential environmental advocacy group Save Barnegat Bay has accused the state of fostering an “intentional lack of transparency” surrounding the...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoAfter Endangered Whales Wash Up, Environmentalists Ask for Pause in Offshore Wind Development
A rash of endangered whales of various species washing up on New Jersey beaches has prompted environmental advocates seek a pause...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoMonday’s Sunset On Barnegat Bay Paves Way for Cloudy (But Mild) Week Ahead
Monday’s sunset on Barnegat Bay was one of the clearest so far this year, with an unrestricted view of the sun...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoWatch: A Frozen Barnegat Bay on Christmas Eve
Temperatures bottomed out at 13 degrees overnight, at the time this article was published at about 3 a.m. Christmas morning. But...
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Schools
/ 2 years agoSeaside Heights K-12 Students Could Be Transferred to Toms River Regional Under Studied Plan
The first portion of a two-part study looking into the feasibility of eliminating Seaside Heights as an operating school district was...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoWinter Arrives With Sunset, But Major Storm on the Way Before 40-Degree Temp Drop Expected
Forecasters are not predicting a white Christmas for the Shore area, however a major storm system on its way to the...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 2 years agoWatch: Fishing Boat Returns Home to Point Pleasant, Gets Swarmed by Gulls
You know we love a good sunset here at Shorebeat – but sometimes (especially this time of year) clouds roll in,...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoNor’Easter Aftermath: See ‘Cliffs’ Emerge, Beach Entrances Damaged in Ortley Beach
In what has become a frequent scene after coastal storms roll through, the oceanfront in Ortley Beach received significant erosion during...