Tag: Sea Bright

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.

RUMSON/SEA BRIGHT – After years of planning and nearly four years of construction, local officials gathered last week to officially open the new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge (S-32). It replaced the soon-to-be-demolished structure that linked the two towns for decades.

SEA BRIGHT – Last week, a New Jersey appeals court sided with the owners of Tommy’s Tavern + Tap, striking down Sea Bright’s noise ordinance, which banned vaguely defined disturbances. The court ruled the borough both lacked the authority to enact the law in the first place, and the ordinance was too vague for fair enforcement.

SEA BRIGHT – The Sea Bright Borough Council has endorsed the town’s fair share housing plan, complying with state requirements under New Jersey’s updated affordable housing laws.

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.

Two municipalities and two school districts in the Two River area are among the 246 towns and school districts across New Jersey that received state Local Recreation Improvement grants from the Department of Community Affairs (DCA).

SEA BRIGHT – Against the picturesque backdrop of Sea Bright’s beachfront, local officials and community leaders gathered May 20 to launch the 2025 summer tourism season, celebrating a record-breaking season last year and the promise of an exciting one ahead for both residents and visitors.

SEA BRIGHT – On balmy summer nights in decades past, revelers packed The Peninsula House on the waterfront, among them Bert Lahr, the original Cowardly Lion in the “Wizard of Oz.” Frank Sinatra’s parents, who enjoyed strolling the beach with their young son, were regulars.

SEA BRIGHT – The Clean Ocean Action (COA) Spring Beach Sweeps happen annually, rain or shine – and last Saturday it was most definitely rain.