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The revival of the Grog's name reflects the enduring importance of locally owned surf shops that built communities long before surfing became a mainstream industry.

Grog’s Surf Palace Returns: The Legendary Jersey Shore Surf Shop That Helped Build East Coast Surfing Is Back

For generations of New Jersey surfers, Grog's Surf Palace represented far more than a surf shop. Its quiet return preserves one of the Jersey Shore's most influential surfing institutions and reconnects a new generation with a family business that helped…

Seaside Heights Once Touted as a Premier Destination for “Girl Watching”

If you’ve ever wondered what Seaside Heights looked like before Snooki, Karma nightclub, and the famous boardwalk brawls, a promotional film produced in 1973 offers an unintentionally hilarious glimpse into another era. The 14-minute film is meant to convince tourists…

Creator: New Jersey Has a “Deep South” and it’s Below the Mason Dixon Line

Salem County, NJ – To many outsiders, New Jersey is defined by busy highways, sprawling suburbs, boardwalks and the skylines of Newark and Jersey City. But a new video from RocaNews is…

There Are More Dolphins at the New Jersey Shore Today Than When You Were a Kid, Here’s Why

Ocean County, NJ – If it seems like dolphins are far more common along the Jersey Shore than they were when you were growing up, you’re not imagining it. Marine scientists say…

One Year After Pew Warning, New Jersey Housing Crisis Deepens as Illegal Immigration Continues to Stress the Market

Trenton, NJ – Nearly one year after a Pew Research Center report documented one of the fastest increases in New Jersey’s unauthorized immigrant population in decades, the state’s housing shortage has become one of the defining issues facing the new Sherrill administration. Last month,…

Sherrill Calls Third Circuit Gun Ruling an “Extreme Right-Wing” Attack on New Jersey Laws

TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Mikie Sherrill denounced a landmark federal appeals court decision overturning key New Jersey gun restrictions, calling it part of an “extreme, right-wing” attempt to dismantle the state’s firearms laws. The comments came after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

New Jersey has spoken and we want these nostalgic jobs back

Trump Reveals the Real Reason He Never Appointed Chris Christie to a Job in His Administration, If You Can Read Between the Lines

This Toms River Painting Proudly Hangs in Spain’s National Museum, but Why?

Is the Curse of the Bambino Back in Play for the Boston Red Sox? Why 18 is A Very Unlucky Number and Why Fans Should be Very Worried

Tony Soprano’s New Jersey mansion is now worth over $2.2M as iconic home doubles in value in nearly two decades since his death inside a New Jersey diner

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Grog’s Surf Palace Returns: The Legendary Jersey Shore Surf Shop That Helped Build East Coast Surfing Is Back

Seaside Heights Once Touted as a Premier Destination for “Girl Watching”

Creator: New Jersey Has a “Deep South” and it’s Below the Mason Dixon Line

There Are More Dolphins at the New Jersey Shore Today Than When You Were a Kid, Here’s Why

One Year After Pew Warning, New Jersey Housing Crisis Deepens as Illegal Immigration Continues to Stress the Market

Sherrill Calls Third Circuit Gun Ruling an “Extreme Right-Wing” Attack on New Jersey Laws

New Jersey has spoken and we want these nostalgic jobs back

Over 700,000 illegal immigrants on Medicaid costing New Yorkers billions annually, report

Tennessee set to execute first woman in two centuries after gruesome 1995 murder

New Jersey launches traveling exhibit to mark 250 years of American independence

University assistant dean fired after social media post on Charlie Kirk’s murder

Elon Musk Exposes the Media’s Great Racial Divide: Why is Black Capitalized, But Not white?

Trump Reveals the Real Reason He Never Appointed Chris Christie to a Job in His Administration, If You Can Read Between the Lines

This Toms River Painting Proudly Hangs in Spain’s National Museum, but Why?

Is the Curse of the Bambino Back in Play for the Boston Red Sox? Why 18 is A Very Unlucky Number and Why Fans Should be Very Worried

Tony Soprano’s New Jersey mansion is now worth over $2.2M as iconic home doubles in value in nearly two decades since his death inside a New Jersey diner

Site of Notorious Shuttered and Demolished State Mental Asylum to be Turned into a Park in New Jersey

New Jersey maritime pioneer, Viking Yachts legend Bill Healey dies at 97 after building America’s luxury boat empire

Weird Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Toms River

5 Animals in New Jersey That Have Gone Extinct

Barnegat Lighthouse: “Old Barney” on the Jersey Shore is a Beacon of the Past

Ten Years Ago, A&P Dominated New Jersey’s Supermarket Scene, What Happened?

New Jersey Cops Wore Army Uniforms on Patrol After Civil War

Four years ago, New Jersey offered COVID-19 vaccines with pizza and prizes on the boardwalk

New Jersey faces mounting energy crisis after shutdown of six major power plants

Barack Obama is the Reason Hunter and Ashley Biden Lost their Secret Service Detail, Not Donald Trump

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