Environment & Weather
Ortley Beach Replenishment Set to Begin in February, North Beaches in Summer 2025
The years-long wait for a beach renourishment project that will see millions of cubic yards of sand pumped onto local beaches, plus...
Ocean County
Study: County-Run EMS Squad Would Provide ‘Undeniable’ Benefit to Barrier Island
A study by a consulting firm hired by Ocean County to study whether a county-run emergency medical squad found that such a...
Police, Fire & Courts
Ocean County Sheriff Establishes Drone Command Center Amid New Video Over Bay, Barrier Island
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department has deployed a mobile command center to Seaside Heights where it will center its drone investigation going...
Environment & Weather
Beaches Bruised, But Not Battered As Coastal Storm Exits Jersey Shore
Environment & Weather
Cyclone Ophelia Pounds Ortley Beach: Erosion, Heavy Surf, High Winds (Photos/Video)
Environment & Weather
Erosion Begins in Ortley Beach as Coastal Storm Bears Down on N.J.
Environment & Weather
Big Waves, Dangerous Surf at the Jersey Shore: See Friday’s Wild Waves
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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...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoHigh ‘Cliffs’ Return to Ortley Beach As Nor’Easter Exits
There were “cliffs” of about 15-feet or more having formed in the worst-hit areas of Ortley Beach during the nor’easter that...