{"id":7488,"date":"2020-03-27T13:02:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=7488"},"modified":"2020-03-27T13:02:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:02:39","slug":"seaside-heights-shuts-down-boardwalk-to-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2020\/03\/seaside-heights-shuts-down-boardwalk-to-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaside Heights Shuts Down Boardwalk to Public"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7489\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"An empty Seaside Heights boardwalk, March 2020. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7489\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7489\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"An empty Seaside Heights boardwalk, March 2020. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5719-681x511.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An empty Seaside Heights boardwalk, March 2020. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Days after closing its ocean beaches, Seaside Heights shut down its iconic boardwalk in order to combat the spread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>An announcement from the borough early Friday afternoon said the boardwalk would be closed to the public, effective immediately and until further notice. The beach also remains closed to the public \u2013 a decision that was made earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7490\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"An empty Seaside Heights boardwalk, March 2020. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7490\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7490\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"An empty Seaside Heights boardwalk, March 2020. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_5720-681x511.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An empty Seaside Heights boardwalk, March 2020. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We join Seaside Park, Lavallette, Island Heights, Point Pleasant Beach and numerous other coastal communities in New Jersey that have closed our boardwalks and\/or beaches during the State of Emergency,&#8221; the borough said in the announcement. &#8220;&#8221;Stay Healthy, Stay Positive, Stay Home. Please.&#8221;<\/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\/2020\/03\/seaside-heights-shuts-down-boardwalk-to-public\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days after closing its ocean beaches, Seaside Heights shut down its iconic boardwalk in order to combat the spread of coronavirus. An announcement from the borough early Friday afternoon said the boardwalk would be closed to the public, effective immediately and until further notice. 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