Tag: Jersey Shore

MONMOUTH COUNTY – A powerful blizzard buried the Jersey Shore under nearly 2 feet of heavy snow Sunday into Monday. The storm left thousands of residents without power and disrupted schools, government offices and transit service.

JERSEY SHORE – Hurricane Erin churned several hundred miles off the Jersey Shore late last month, sending powerful waves and currents toward the coast and reminding residents that New Jersey’s most active stretch of tropical weather is only now beginning.

FAIR HAVEN – When Thomas Friedman decided to study sports marketing in college, he probably didn’t foresee where that would take him.

SEA BRIGHT – Thanks to high dunes and a protective seawall, you may not even realize one of New Jersey’s top beach towns sits right in the Two River area.

SEA BRIGHT – With many Jersey Shore towns scrambling to hire enough lifeguards this summer, Sea Bright has held the line with its unique lifeguard program that maintains staffing and an effective training pipeline – all while some other beaches, including federal beaches at Sandy Hook, are facing potentially dangerous shortfalls.

WEST LONG BRANCH – Researchers from Monmouth University have confirmed a new invasive species in the U.S. The beadlet anemone, or Actinia equina, was recorded along the Jersey Shore, marking a notable discovery. The anemone species, which is typically found along the rocky coastlines of the British Isles and Northern Europe, has found a new home along the coast of New Jersey.

The season’s first heat wave has hit the Two River region and the outlook is “dangerously hot” according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The NWS issued a statewide extreme heat advisory impacting the northeast with heat indexes rising from 96 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit from Wednesday, June 19 through the weekend.

ASBURY PARK – Not to erode any summer beach fun, but state officials and environmental experts have urged visitors to proceed with cautious optimism this coming season, warning of significant climate change impacts to the Jersey Shore during the 22nd annual State of the Shore conference May 23.

Asbury Park embraced its heritage as a music mecca last weekend as 35,000 descended on the small city for the annual Sea.Hear.Now Festival Sept. 16 and 17.

Surfers and swimmers beware, entering the water at certain area beaches could pose an invisible health risk this fall as water quality monitoring lessens in the off-season.