All posts tagged "Barrier Island"
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Schools
/ 1 year 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoRegional EMS Squad Could Provide Permanent Coverage of Barrier Island; T.R. to Station Ambulance
Following a council meeting earlier this month in which a number of Ortley Beach residents lobbied for a permanent EMS presence...
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Government
/ 2 years agoShould The Barrier Island Have Dedicated EMTs? Residents Call for Expansion
It has been more than a decade since the Ortley Beach First Aid Squad, made up of volunteers, dissolved due to...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoThe ‘Cliffs of Ortley Beach’ Return After Weekend Storm
Cliffs measuring about 10-feet in height were carved out along several blocks of the oceanfront in Ortley Beach, fortunately just in...
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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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TR Life
/ 2 years agoSigns of Summer: Barrier Island’s Traffic Lights Back On as of Friday
In a sure sign that summer can’t be too far off, traffic lights on Ocean County’s northern barrier island were reactivated...
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Government
/ 2 years agoToms River Planning to Repair Ortley Beach for 2023 in Absence of Replenishment
With it becoming clear that the Ortley Beach oceanfront will not be replenished or otherwise repaired in time for the 2023...
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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...