{"id":17352,"date":"2025-04-02T04:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=17352"},"modified":"2025-04-02T05:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:29:39","slug":"annual-lavallette-beach-sweep-set-for-april-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2025\/04\/annual-lavallette-beach-sweep-set-for-april-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Lavallette Beach Sweep Set for April 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14681\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14681\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14681\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lavallette_beach_patrol_1457-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Lavallette beach on 'Tumbleweed Tuesday' 2023. (Photo: Shorebeat)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lavallette_beach_patrol_1457-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lavallette_beach_patrol_1457-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lavallette_beach_patrol_1457-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lavallette_beach_patrol_1457-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lavallette_beach_patrol_1457-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lavallette beach on \u2018Tumbleweed Tuesday\u2019 2023. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lavallette\u2019s annual spring beach sweep, part of a coastwide effort organized by environmental advocates Clean Ocean Action, will be held April 12, 2025, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Lavallette Council President Anita Zalom, who has long served as captain of the local cleanup effort, shared details this week. Lavallette has historically had one of the largest contingents of volunteers come out to clear litter and refuse from local beaches before the summer begins, as part of the multi-town event.<\/p>\n<p>The cleanup will begin at Philadelphia Avenue from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The beach sweeps not only remove unwanted items from the sand, but also generate data that is used to help form new policies and laws with regard to the coastal environment. Volunteers note the items they find, and the data is then compiled to find trends up and down the Jersey Shore.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers can also receive a free gift card from the borough\u2019s Dunkin\u2019 Donuts store, a longtime supporter of the beach sweeps.<\/p>\n<p>Zalom is joined as captain by Councilman David Finter, as well as by the Greer family this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2025\/04\/annual-lavallette-beach-sweep-set-for-april-12\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lavallette\u2019s annual spring beach sweep, part of a coastwide effort organized by environmental advocates Clean Ocean Action, will be held April 12, 2025, officials said. Lavallette Council President Anita Zalom, who has long served as captain of the local cleanup effort, shared details this week. 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