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Down the Shore Archive

A geocolor image shows the view from a NOAA satellite over the East Coast.
Down the Shore
Weather

Forecasters eye multiple systems in the tropics: ‘This is what peak hurricane season looks like’

With more than two months left in the current hurricane season, forecasters advise coastal residents to have a plan should a tropical system threaten or strike.

3 years ago

(Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)
Down the Shore
Community

Coast Guard, police efforts lead to rescue of ‘overdue’ sailors off LBI

The U.S. Coast Guard collaborated with local police in a search and rescue mission for two overdue sailing vessels Tuesday evening off Long Beach Island, authorities said. 

3 years ago

wind farm offshore
Down the Shore
Science

N.J. awards $6 million for offshore wind, clean energy projects

New Jersey is spending almost $6 million to train workers for jobs in the wind energy industry and to support young companies that deal in clean energy.

3 years ago

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection says the state is probably overdue for a more significant earthquake. (NBC10)
Down the Shore
Weather

‘My whole house shook’: Overnight earthquake strikes in N.J.

Hundreds of people as far away as Philadelphia and Long Island, New York, contributed to the USGS' "Did You Feel It?" map, reporting only weak or light shaking and no damage.

3 years ago

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ (Google Earth image)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

2 injured in stabbing on N.J. beach

Two men were stabbed on the beach in Point Pleasant Beach on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

3 years ago

A 2015 image of the 5th Avenue bay beach in Seaside Park. (Justin Auciello/for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Health

Source of contamination keeping N.J. bay beach closed remains a mystery

New Jersey environmental officials have not yet determined why bacteria continues to plague a beach along the Barnegat Bay in Ocean County.

3 years ago

Tropical Storm Omar as seen from the NOAA GOES-East satellite late Tuesday afternoon. (Screenshot)
Down the Shore
Weather

Tropical Storm Omar forms off East Coast

The fifteenth-named storm of the 2020 hurricane season formed Tuesday afternoon off the Eastern seaboard. 

3 years ago

A 2015 image of the 5th Avenue bay beach in Seaside Park. (Justin Auciello/for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Health

Fecal bacteria closes N.J. beach for days; no swimming at two others

An unacceptable level of fecal bacteria continues to keep a New Jersey beach closed while swimming is restricted at two others.

3 years ago

A swan swims in Barnegat Bay in Toms River, N.J.
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Environmentalist lauds N.J. bill restricting phosphorus in cleaning products

A bill passed by the New Jersey Senate Friday will benefit the state's coastal estuaries and bays if it eventually becomes law, an environmental leader said.

3 years ago

(Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Down the Shore
Health

N.J. health officials urge mosquito precautions as West Nile Virus season peaks

New Jersey health officials are urging the public to take precautions against mosquitoes amid the peak of the West Nile Virus season.

3 years ago

The National Hurricane Center forecast for Tropical Storm Laura, valid early Thursday afternoon. (Screenshot)
Down the Shore
Weather

NWS: Soaking rain, no coastal flooding as Laura remnants pass through N.J. region this weekend

Forecasters expect heavy rain and possibly flash flooding as the remnants of Hurricane Laura pass through the New Jersey region on Saturday. 

3 years ago

Hurricane Laura moves through Louisiana
Down the Shore
Weather

Elite N.J. team to aid Hurricane Laura rescue and recovery efforts in Louisiana

Forecasters had warned that the storm surge would be “unsurvivable” and the damage “catastrophic.”

3 years ago

(Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Health

Fecal bacteria leads to swimming advisories at 3 N.J. beaches

Three New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories Tuesday due to elevated bacteria counts.

3 years ago

(Public domain image)
Down the Shore
Health

Numerous high school students tested positive for COVID-19 after Shore party

Numerous high school students from South Jersey have tested positive for COVID-19 after a Sea Isle City party, officials said. 

3 years ago

Wildwood boardwalk
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

‘Covert’ investigations generate charges for Shore businesses violating COVID-19 directives

A multi-jurisdictional investigation into compliance with COVID-19 directives in Wildwood has led to charges against two businesses, authorities said.

3 years ago

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