Down the Shore Archive

"Months ago, I told him my biggest fear is drowning," wrote one of the friends who Alston helped rescue. "He did everything he could to make sure that wouldn’t happen to me."

The bill prohibits the intentional release of balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gases and intentionally leaving tethered balloons unattended.

An increasing number of Ocean County municipalities along the New Jersey coast have adopted curfews for minors due to non-compliance with pandemic health regulations.

Tropical Storm Fay will generate dangerous rip currents at New Jersey beaches, forecasters say.

Ken Matthews was retired after a long career as a music teacher and band director at Central York Middle School. He died at age 73.

New Jersey state troopers rescued a jet skier stranded on a Barnegat Bay island Sunday afternoon after her jet ski malfunctioned. 

Authorities say a 6-year-old Philadelphia boy died after he was pulled from a pool at a resort on the New Jersey shore.

Cape May County health officials say a recent uptick in coronavirus cases are mainly driven by young people who have been socializing. 

New Jersey is third in the United States for most properties at risk of tidal flooding, new data shows.

Business owners in Ocean City say New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's decision to postpone restarting indoor dining could cause severe economic harm to boardwalk restaurants. 

A public disregard for pandemic safety guidelines has led to the cancelation of Independence Day fireworks in Wildwood, officials announced. 

A banner plane went down in the ocean Saturday afternoon in Surf City, authorities say. 

The carcass of a critically endangered whale species was found floating off the coast of New Jersey on Thursday, federal authorities said.

A beach concert festival featuring major acts on the beach in Asbury Park has been postponed until next year.

The Coast Guard and good Samaritans came to the rescue of four people after a boat began taking on water near the New Jersey coast.