{"id":18031,"date":"2025-09-25T03:44:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=18031"},"modified":"2025-09-25T06:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:56:09","slug":"ortley-beach-badge-sales-were-up-in-2025-numbers-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2025\/09\/ortley-beach-badge-sales-were-up-in-2025-numbers-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Ortley Beach Badge Sales Were Up in 2025, Numbers Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12070\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/waves_jersey_shore_ortley_beach_bay_head_09_10_2022_528-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12070\" class=\"wp-image-12070 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/waves_jersey_shore_ortley_beach_bay_head_09_10_2022_528-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sunbathers enjoy an afternoon in Ortley Beach. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/waves_jersey_shore_ortley_beach_bay_head_09_10_2022_528-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/waves_jersey_shore_ortley_beach_bay_head_09_10_2022_528-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/waves_jersey_shore_ortley_beach_bay_head_09_10_2022_528-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/waves_jersey_shore_ortley_beach_bay_head_09_10_2022_528-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/waves_jersey_shore_ortley_beach_bay_head_09_10_2022_528-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunbathers enjoy an afternoon in Ortley Beach. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Beach badge sales in Ortley Beach were up in 2025 despite some concerns that a beach replenishment project \u2013 as well as foul weather on key weekends \u2013 would eat into revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Toms River Township released its numbers for the season as part of a council meeting agenda published Wednesday. In 2025, beach badge sales totaled $701,930, up from $668,317 in 2024. August badge sales alone rose from $60,145 to $72,509 between the two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the township&#8217;s golf course at Bey Lea has seen an increase in revenue. Year-to-date, Bey Lea has generated $1,790,774 in revenue compared to $1,660,911 for the same period in 2024.<\/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\/09\/ortley-beach-badge-sales-were-up-in-2025-numbers-show\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beach badge sales in Ortley Beach were up in 2025 despite some concerns that a beach replenishment project \u2013 as well as foul weather on key weekends \u2013 would eat into revenue. Toms River Township released its numbers for the season as part of a council meeting agenda published Wednesday. 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