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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoMega Monarch Meetingplace: Why TR’s Oceanfront Pollinator Garden Is So Important
Shorebeat recently covered the planting of blocks’ worth of native plants along the oceanfront, separating the parking spaces along Ocean Avenue...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 3 years agoLocal Man’s Accessible Sandal to ‘Walk Over The Sand’ Finds Ever-More Success
The last time Shorebeat caught up with Jim Silvester, the Seaside Park resident of 70 years was starting a fledgling business...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoPlan Calls For Ortley Beach Dunes to Be Moved Back 60 Feet, Replenishment Delayed to 2024
A federal beach replenishment project, now delayed for over a year, will now likely begin “sometime” in 2024, Toms River officials...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years ago‘It’s Likely We’re On Our Way to Court:’ State May Have Short-Changed Ciba-Geigy Settlement by Billions
The environmental group Save Barnegat Bay has organized a team of high-powered experts that deal with cases worth “hundreds of millions,...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoPublic Meeting Will Shed Light on Ciba-Geigy Property Damages Update
The state Department of Environmental protection is updating the Natural Resources Damages (NRD) proposal in its impending settlement for the Ciba-Geigy...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoWatch: Timelapse Shows Storm Clouds Rushing Into Shore Area
Northern Ocean County was spared from the worst of a line of storms that, at one point, had prompted a tornado...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years ago‘Supermoon’ To Appear Tuesday Night, Followed by Rare ‘Super Blue Moon’ Later This Month
Despite some clouds and scattered thunderstorms, night owls this weekend may have noticed the intensity of the moonlight – either shining...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoOrtley Beach’s Oceanfront Has Been Turned Into a Beautiful Butterfly Garden
It’s an area of the beachfront to which we rarely give much thought. The sand between our cars’ hoods and the...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoBeach Badge Sales Up, But Toms River Battles to Keep Eroded Beach Entrances Open
Beach badge sales are up in Ortley Beach this year, but some residents are asking where all of the prospective sunbathers...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoOne of Brick’s Back Bay Areas Has Been ‘Clinging Jellyfish’ Central This Season
Last week, state environmental officials warned about the presence of “clinging jellyfish” in the Shore area, setting off a media firestorm...
