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Belmar Gears Up For Post-Sandy Summer [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:32:36 +0000

With a brand-new boardwalk almost complete and a full booking of summer rentals, Belmar has high expectations for the first tourist season after Sandy.

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Voting Starts Today On Favorite Shore Memories Pics [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:41:06 +0000

Voting officially opens today for the 24 finalists who've submitted their best Jersey shore photos and memories for the New Jersey Top Ten Beaches -- Making More Shore Memories contest.

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Mantoloking Plans Geotubes For Protection [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:45:03 +0000

Placing sand and gravel-filled Geotextile fabric tubes along Mantoloking's ocean front is estimated to cost anywhere from $6 to $8 million dollars, which Mantoloking officials believe is a necessary expense for protection.

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Beachfront Homeowners Speak Out Against Dune Plan [AUDIO]

Jason Allentoff — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:46:05 +0000

Beach owners are telling their side of a story of why they are against a dune plan that we told you about yesterday.

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Dune Plan Not Sitting Well With Some Homeowners [AUDIO]

Jason Allentoff — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:32:43 +0000

A plan from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to potentially protect the Jersey Shore is being stonewalled due to lack of cooperation from homeowners.

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Sandy Rebuilding The Focus Of Special Joint Hearing [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:16:14 +0000

Building on lessons we've learned from Superstorm Sandy, we have to be smarter when it comes to protecting the Jersey Shore and every other area of the state too.

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NJ Top Ten Beaches Competition Halted

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:15:53 +0000

A popular contest to name the best beach at the Jersey shore is taking a time-out this summer.

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Governor Christie Tells Shore Towns To Build Up Dunes [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:56:04 +0000

More than 3 months after Superstorm Sandy, it's become clear that shore towns with tall sand dunes suffered much less damage than towns without the dunes.

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Your Christmas Tree Can Help Restore the Shore

Justin Louis — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:03:45 +0000

There are a couple sure signs of a new year - gyms packed with resolution makers, cold & flu season, and naked Christmas trees waiting for pickup day on the curb. But this year, your Christmas tree could truly help restore the shore.

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Towns Struggle With Raising Beach Tag Fees To Pay For Sandy [AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:40:42 +0000

Most shore towns say they have no plans to raise beach badge fees to help pay for Sandy related costs, but others say they haven't ruled it out.

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Superstorm Tests Army Corps Beach Replenishment Projects [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:51:21 +0000

New Jersey's beaches and dune systems took a pounding during Superstorm Sandy but it also served as the ultimate test for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers massive beach replenishment projects.

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Join the International Coastal Cleanup [VIDEO]

Dino Flammia — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:20:29 +0000

Tomorrow is the third Saturday in September, and that means it's time for another International Coastal Cleanup Day from Ocean Conservancy.

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Shhh…I Won't Tell If You Don't…Beach Day?

Sue Moll — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:54:28 +0000

Today is National Sneak Off to the Beach Day! You know what that means...

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A Dubious "Honor" for an Ocean County Beach

Justin Louis — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:31:11 +0000

Here in Ocean County we're proud of our beaches and the fact that we're not as nasty as some people think New Jersey as a whole is. But, that being said, one Ocean County beach was just singled out as one of the least safe beaches, from a water contamination standpoint, in the country.

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Memorial Day: Stick Around or Get Out of Town? [Poll]

Justin Louis — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:36 +0000

It's just about that time...Memorial Day Weekend at the Jersey Shore. Do those words get you excited for summer or make you shudder with terror?

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Vote For Your Favorite Beach Yet? Join The Crowd

Tom Mongelli — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:58:45 +0000

Which are Jersey's best beaches? The 2012 Top Ten New Jersey Beaches competition is at midpoint, and staffers at the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium in Sandy Hook say voting's at unprecedented levels.

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A 21-Year-Old's Perception Of Spring [PHOTOS]

Sue Moll — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:33:01 +0000

So I sent our Intern Mike out this morning to get 5 pictures of Spring from the eyes of a 21 year old.

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Scientist Use Jet Skis to Study Beach Nourishment Project

Rosetta Key — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:57:28 +0000

Millions of federal and state dollars continues to spent on beach renourishment projects along the Jersey shore to protect property and infrastructure in the event of a storm but how effective are they?

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In a Jersey Shore State of Mind

Justin Louis — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:49:46 +0000

My Ocean County brothers and sisters, you know my pain. I recently met a friend of a friend from Pennsylvania. Upon introduction, she asked where I was from. I naturally responded, "The Jersey Shore". Her response, "yeah Snooki!!"

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