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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…

National Park Service Has Pulled the Plug on Stagnant Sandy Hook Barracks Revitalization Program

Friday Flashback: 85-Year-Old Photo Shows Cranford Police Officer at the Range

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