Beaches

Jersey Shore coronavirus

New Bucks County COVID-19 cases highlight risk of Jersey Shore gatherings

Delaware officials investigating possible shark attack at Herring Point

Cape Henlopen State Park

Is it safe to go to the shore this summer?

COVID-19 Beach Safety

Gov. Wolf discourages Pennsylvania residents from visiting beaches on Memorial Day weekend

Jersey Shore beaches

Jersey Shore beaches to reopen by Memorial Day under new rules

Jersey Shore beach towns

Ocean City closes boardwalk and beaches due to coronavirus

Ocean City close boardwalk

Seaside Heights mayor shuts down all beaches as N.J. clamps down to combat coronavirus

Seaside Heights Coronavirus

Man, 68, dies while swimming in rough surf at Cape May beach

Cape May beach swimmer dies

Project to dredge Townsends Inlet, replenish Avalon, Stone Harbor beaches to begin this fall

Avalon Beaches Townsends Inlet

Going to the shore? Why not go north?

Beach restaurants

The 6 Gayest Beaches at the Jersey Shore

silhouette of friends on beach

Reading man dies after saving son from drowning at Atlantic City beach

Atlantic City man dies drowning son

This New Jersey beach has been closed for three days after unsafe bacterial levels

windward beach bacteria

More than one-third of Jersey Shore beaches were contaminated with fecal bacteria in 2018, report says

New Jersey beaches fecal bacteria

Ocean City mayor pleads with visitors not to feed seagulls

Ocean City Seagulls Boardwalk

Townsends Inlet Bridge between Sea Isle City, Avalon tentatively set to reopen July 30

Townsends Inlet Bridge opening july 30

Latest water tests at Wildwood beaches find fecal bacterial levels back within safe range for swimmers

Carroll - Wildwood Beach Lifeguards

Burlington County man, girlfriend charged in Connecticut beach skirmish after woman 'exposed her buttocks'

Burlington county connecticut beach argument

Wildwood Crest beach reopens after wastewater treatment malfunction

Wildwood Crest Beach

Atlantic City coast will get 1,100-megawatt wind turbine project, to be completed by 2024

Wind turbines ocean

Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City could reopen by end of July

Townsend's Inlet Bridge

In time for the weekend: 15 best beach games for the summer of 2019

Beach Games

Fast tests can help keep beachgoers out of the water when it’s unsafe, and let them back in sooner once the coast is clear

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All Jersey Shore beaches clear of feces-related bacteria headed into Memorial Day weekend

Jersey Shore water quality

Take Lyft to the Jersey Shore for flat rate with new Beach Pass program

Carroll - Wildwood Beach Lifeguards

Gov. Phil Murphy signs New Jersey public beach access legislation into law

Carroll - Beach chair at the Jersey Shore

Jersey Shore boardwalk landmark destroyed by five-alarm fire in Ocean Grove

Ocean Grove Fire

Trashy people are having more sex on the beach at the Jersey Shore

Clean Ocean Action beach sweep 04032019

Dozens of spiny dogfish sharks wash up at Jersey Shore

Spiny Dogfish

Wildwood beach box rentals expand to Wildwood Crest, sell out in two days

Carroll - Wildwood Beach Lifeguards

Three firms show interest in building wind energy turbines off New Jersey’s coast

Wind turbines ocean

On coastal preservation and development, this foundation gave New Jersey an 'F' on its 2018 report card

Carroll - 2018 New Jersey Shore Guide

New Jersey’s efforts to protect its coast earn “F” from Surfrider Foundation

Beach umbrella

Atlantic City is considering allowing fire pits on its beaches

Fire Pit

Rare 'blue button' jellyfish spotted at Jersey Shore in wake of Hurricane Florence

Blue Button Jellyfish

Philly woman indicted in viral Wildwood beach arrest

Wildwood violent arrest

State park at Jersey Shore ranked best in United States

Island Beach State Park

Jersey Shore fisherman gets rare sting from cownose ray

Cownose Ray

N.J. has lost $4.5 billion in property value due to flooding since 2005, per study

avalon jersey shore sunset

Ocean City councilman addresses resident's plea to ban thongs on beach

Thong

'Emergency cleanup' finds needles at Jersey Shore after garbage forces beach closures

Long Branch beach

Woman impaled by rogue beach umbrella at Seaside Heights

Beach umbrella

Two kids bitten in separate, possible shark attacks at Long Island beaches

No Swimming

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