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N.J. hit by nor’easter bringing heavy rain, snow

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:18 +0000

Jack-o’-lantern has been beaten to the punch by Jack Frost. With Halloween still two weeks away, the state’s first Nor’easter of the season coated parts of Sussex and Morris counties with snow, while nearly two inches of rain was expected to be dumped on coastal New Jersey. Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerSnow came down in Sussex County [...]

Emergency management officials catalogue damages to southern N.J. after nor’easter

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:20 +0000

OCEAN CITY — Emergency management officials fanned out along the southern New Jersey coast today, cataloguing damage to dunes, beaches and property from last week’s nor’easter — even as local towns tallied tens of millions of dollars of their own damage claims. The teams, which included representatives from local, county, state and federal agencies, are [...]

Harvey Cedars beach replenishment projects in jeopardy due to compensation costs

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:21 +0000

HARVEY CEDARS — This tiny Long Beach Island beach community desperately needs a beach replenishment project to keep the ocean from washing away its homes. For years it has been wrangling with oceanfront homeowners over permission to build protective dunes between them and the ocean, mostly because the new sand would block ocean views. The [...]

Jersey Shore assesses storm damage from beach erosion, flooding

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:21 +0000

Andrew Mills /The Star-LedgerA 15-foot high berm carved in front of a oceanfront home threatened by severe erosion in the North Beach section of Long Beach Island after last weekend’s nor’easter pounded the Jersey Shore for three days. How has the Jersey Shore been holding up after the powerful weekend rain and wind storm? Here [...]

Harvey Cedars police officer killed in hit-and-run on Route 9 in Lakewood

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:26 +0000

LAKEWOOD — An off-duty police officer was killed early today when his motorcycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver in central New Jersey. Angelo Vasile, a 36-year-old Beachwood resident who served with the Harvey Cedars police force, was southbound on Route 9 in Lakewood when the accident occurred around 3 a.m., said Michael Mohel, deputy [...]

Earl path left N.J. unscathed, but experts fear dangerous conditions remain in the aftermath

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:27 +0000

Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerA red flag marks the 11th Av. beach closed for swimming this morning as a result of strong tides from Hurricane Earl. JERSEY SHORE — On Belmar’s beach this afternoon, the frothy ocean water reached toward the boardwalk, and red “No Swimming” flags flapped furiously in the wind. But on land, people went [...]

Harvey Cedars man gets $150K from borough after beach replenishment spoiled home’s view

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:28 +0000

Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerA tractor works on the beach replenishment project in Harvey Cedars in January. HARVEY CEDARS — Martin Flumenbaum used to have an unobstructed view of the ocean from the top and bottom floors of his beachfront home in Harvey Cedars. It was a million-dollar view Flumenbaum said was destroyed by a wall of [...]

More than one third of N.J. beach towns that require beach badges are increasing summer rates

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:29 +0000

Beach tags are as much a part of the Jersey Shore as boardwalk splinters, rip currents and sand, well, everywhere. Ledger Live brushes the sand off [...]

Hurricane Irene: Small stories from the big storm

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:31 +0000

LONG BEACH ISLAND — Ahead of Hurricane Irene, the day brought moments of indecision, stubbornness and poignancy to Long Beach Island residents. By this evening, most of the streets [...]

Hurricane Irene’s predecessor: The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:14:31 +0000

Courtesy of New Jersey Collections LibrarianA beach house in Beach Haven left severely damaged after the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944. It was a different era — but the same ocean. The unnamed hurricane of 1944 that struck the Jersey Shore arrived during wartime with little of the fanfare that precedes a modern storm. Mindful [...]

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