Environment & Weather
Toms River Officials: Road Crews Mobilized, JCP&L Techs On Hand
Toms River Township has released details on the response planned for the Feb. 22-23 snowstorm that is current affecting the region. The Division of Roads and...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 12 months agoExperts: Whale in Encounter With Boat on Barnegat Bay Was in Poor Health, Buried on Beach
A necropsy was performed on a minke whale that was caught on video over the weekend swimming underneath a recreational boat...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 year agoOcean Water Temperatures Hover Around 70 Degrees, Rip Current Risk Subsides
Days after beach patrols up and down the Jersey Shore dealt with dozens upon dozens of ocean rescues due to rip...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 year agoDredge Boats for Beach Replenishment Project Arrive in Ocean County, But Stormy Weather Forecast
The venerable dredge boat Liberty Island and the new state-of-the-art hopper dredge Galveston Island have arrived off the coast of Ocean...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 year agoNWS: Snow Will Begin Around 4pm Tuesday, 3-6 Inches Predicted
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Shore area, forecasting 3 to 6 inches of snow....
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoOrtley Beach Replenishment Set to Begin in February, North Beaches in Summer 2025
The years-long wait for a beach renourishment project that will see millions of cubic yards of sand pumped onto local beaches,...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoReport: N.J. Offshore Wind Turbines Could Interfere With NORAD Radars, Joint Base
A report authored by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last spring raised concerns that wind turbines off the New...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoToms River to Receive 561,000 Cubic Yards of Sand in $73.5M Beach Replenishment Project
After years of delays, contract disputes and legal wrangling, the long-awaited northern Ocean County beach renourishment project will come to fruition...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoLatest Bids for Ocean County Beach Replenishment ‘Under Review’ by Feds
The federal agency in charge of a long-awaited beach replenishment project on Ocean County’s northern barrier island has successfully closed its...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoJersey Shore’s ‘Tropical’ Water: Why It Looks Like It Does, And How It Could Stay All Season
If you fell asleep somewhere and woke up on a Jersey Shore beach over the last couple of weeks, you’d be...