ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS — The Coast Guard rescued six people on Monday off the coast of Sandy Hook after their boat capsized. All six people on board a 22-foot Pleasurecraft boat were safely brought to the Atlantic Highlands Marina with no injuries, the Coast Guard said in a statement. The Coast Guard’s Sandy Hook crew received a…
Hydrus, a new ride on the recently expanded Casino Pier in Seaside Heights ran into some problems on Wednesday after the ride got stuck on the coaster’s 90 degree vertical ascent, stranding the riders in a vertical position until they were safely removed by a scissor lift.
A video published on Facebook shows the 8 riders stuck on the ride while pier employees ascend to remove them. No official public statement has been released by the operators of the Casino Pier regarding the incident.
https://www.facebook.com/Pamster49/videos/10212376320317391/
BEACH HAVEN — A man pulled a sand shark out of the waves with his bare hands on Sunday afternoon and returned it to deeper waters with the help of a lifeguard on a personal watercraft. The roughly three-foot shark made its way to the shoreline in Beach Haven and drew a big crowd when a…
By the end of the century, up to 131 communities in New Jersey will face chronic flooding from high tides – once every other week – under a worst-case scenario for sea-level rise, according to a study released yesterday by the Union of Concerned Scientists. The study, the first to look at the entire coastline of…
KEANSBURG– Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a young girl found dead at an apartment complex Thursday morning. Andreas Erazo was arrested and charged Thursday morning, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said. Erazo is due in Monmouth County Superior Court in Freehold at 1:30 p.m. Eleven-year-old Abbiegail “Abbie” Smith was found…
SEASIDE HEIGHTS-The Casino Pier in Seaside Heights is inviting you to come celebrate National Hot Dog Day with them and enter their 5th annual hot dog eating contest.
“Think you’ve got the guts? Compete against other amateur eaters to down the most Pier Grill hot dogs,” the company said.
First place winner will win a $500 cash reward. Participants must be at least 15 years of age to enter. The event will be on July 20th at 1pm. Registration is now open for contestants.
NJ 101.5’s Dennis and Judi will be broadcasting live from 10 am – 2 pm! Don’t miss out on the fun.
Photo by Casino Pier.
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — One person was arrested Tuesday night after an illegal fireworks display set fire to a patch of brush along the Manasquan Inlet, according to a report. No one was injured from the blaze but the burning embers came within feet of a condominium complex, according to News 12 New Jersey. Point Pleasant…
The shutdown is over, and the only permanent damage will be to the reputation of Gov. Chris Christie, the king of the beach. Christie started all this, and he came away with nothing. The final deal gives him none of the $300 million he tried to extort from Horizon, the state’s largest health insurer. Zero. His…
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — While some beachgoers used choice words Tuesday to express anger that Gov. Chris Christie had enjoyed time on a beach that he closed during a state shutdown, a group in Seaside Heights found a more creative way to show their displeasure with the least popular governor in New Jersey history. The group raised…
