Down the Shore Archive

Violators are subject to a municipal disorderly conduct citation, according to the emergency order.

With the resumption of outdoor dining, the town's mayor said that open alcohol consumption is over.

"The health and safety of everybody who loves Ocean City will always be our top priority," Mayor Jay Gillian said in a statement.

With warmer temperatures and a recent full moon, the annual nesting season for northern diamondback terrapins is beginning at the Jersey Shore. 

A $32.5 million beach replenishment and dune building project in Cape May County that was scheduled to begin earlier this year will soon be underway, officials said.

A quick-thinking New Jersey state trooper rescued three from a sinking boat in a dangerous Jersey Shore canal, officials say. 

A dam gate and a tugboat are the latest items to join artificial reefs off the New Jersey coast, state officials announced.

A continuing onshore flow and rough surf are creating a high risk of rip currents, according to the National Weather Service.

An initiative to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Cape May County coastal communities has been successful and will be expanded, officials said. 

The state conducts water sampling at 188 ocean beaches, 20 bay beaches and eight river beaches weekly to determine bacteria levels.

The Asbury Park City Council voted Wednesday evening to allow indoor dining beginning on June 15, a move in direct violation of New Jersey executive orders.

More than $1 million in state grants are on the way to Jersey Shore municipalities and counties to fund litter cleaning efforts, state officials said.

Business owners on the Ocean City boardwalk are pleading with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to lift restrictions.

A small boat nearly capsized close to an Ocean County beach after a whale struck the vessel Monday morning.

Bucks County officials linked one-third of new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday to someone who spread the virus at recent Jersey Shore gatherings.