All posts tagged "Barrier Island"
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 months agoMega Monarch Meetingplace: Why TR’s Oceanfront Pollinator Garden Is So Important
Shorebeat recently covered the planting of blocks’ worth of native plants along the oceanfront, separating the parking spaces along Ocean Avenue...
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Environment & Weather
/ 9 months agoOrtley Beach’s Oceanfront Has Been Turned Into a Beautiful Butterfly Garden
It’s an area of the beachfront to which we rarely give much thought. The sand between our cars’ hoods and the...
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Environment & Weather
/ 10 months agoBeach Badge Sales Up, But Toms River Battles to Keep Eroded Beach Entrances Open
Beach badge sales are up in Ortley Beach this year, but some residents are asking where all of the prospective sunbathers...
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Environment & Weather
/ 10 months agoExclusive: Ocean County Beach Replenishment Project ‘Suspended’ After Contract Protest
Shorebeat has learned that the anticipated northern Ocean County beach replenishment project that was supposed to have begun in 2022 may...
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Environment & Weather
/ 11 months agoToms River’s Lightning Detectors Are Active: Here’s What They Sound Like
Last summer, Ortley Beach became one of several local communities to install lightning detection systems following the tragic death of a...
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Environment & Weather
/ 11 months agoOrtley Beach Entrances Reopened, But The Beach is Thin: Here’s How Things Look
The public entrances and dune crossovers along the oceanfront in Ortley Beach have been reopened, ready to welcome visitors for Memorial...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 11 months agoToms River Police Can Detain Juvenile Troublemakers This Season As Part of Curfew
In an attempt to stop a repeat of numerous incidents and one particularly vile display of non-compliance with authorities that occurred...
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Schools
/ 11 months agoHigh School East Students Make Masterpiece Out of ‘Eyesore’ Storage Container
A conex-style shipping container used to store lifeguard and beach equipment at the Third Avenue parking lot in Ortley Beach has...
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Environment & Weather
/ 12 months agoBonds for Life: Seaside Seals Released Back Home to the Ocean, With an Emotional Moment
Much of the region’s attention this winter and spring has been focused on the unusual number of whales and dolphins that...
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Government
/ 12 months agoRepair Work Begins to Restore Entrances, Sand in Ortley Beach: Check It Out
Repair work began over the last three days in Ortley Beach, with crews from a construction firm beginning to take deliveries...