Tag: Sandy Hook

SANDY HOOK – Concrete from the soon- to-be-demolished Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge will be repurposed to create a fishing reef off the coast of Sandy Hook and Sea Bright, county officials announced recently. Now that the new $113 million Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge has opened, construction crews will begin demolition of the old bridge within weeks.

HIGHLANDS – Summer traffic heading to Sandy Hook, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, has long frustrated residents and officials in Highlands and surrounding municipalities, with gridlock creating public safety risks and delaying emergency services, they said.

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.

SANDY HOOK – A growing coalition of preservationists, elected officials and residents is calling on the National Park Service (NPS) to halt plans to demolish the historic William Sandlass House, a 19th-century structure located at the entrance to the Gateway National Recreation Area on Sandy Hook.

FORT HANCOCK – The Fort Hancock 21st Century Federal Advisory Committee, which advised the National Park Service (NPS) on ways to revitalize historic buildings on the Sandy Hook peninsula, has been disbanded.

FORT HANCOCK – The future of historic buildings on the Sandy Hook peninsula remains stable yet critical.

Luckily for residents, coastal Monmouth County is on the Atlantic Flyway, a unique major migrating highway for birds and butterflies. That means we are treated to abundant bird populations passing through the sky each day.

FORT HANCOCK – Preserving Fort Hancock’s historic character while finding financially sustainable uses for its landmark Officers Row buildings through leasing has been an ongoing challenge for the Gateway National Recreation Area, one that continues to drive efforts toward repurposing the property.

The “No Dogs” signs are popping up. Lifeguard towers are being dragged toward the water. Beaches are getting raked. Summer is almost here and things are about to change at the Jersey Shore.

Over the years I have run or biked from the entrance gate or the first parking lot to the tip of Sandy Hook and back, but obviously, never at night, so it was a unique experience to drive that same route in total darkness to find the newly opened Mule Barn restaurant/bar at the very end of “The Hook.”