Tag: Sea Bright

SEA BRIGHT – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) announced Aug. 4 that $37 million in federal funding will be allocated toward beach replenishment projects in Sea Bright, Long Branch and Monmouth Beach this winter. The funding will be matched by state and local funds.

SEA BRIGHT – A unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for the borough to pursue a new prekindergarten through grade 12 regional school district, allowing the borough to petition for a withdrawal from the two school districts its students now attend.

SEA BRIGHT – The Sea Bright Borough Council has adopted an ordinance to prohibit the operation of tobacco establishments, vape shops and the sale of THC products within the borough’s boundaries.

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).