Jersey Shore, PA

A proposed Netflix production is stirring up holiday controversy in a Jersey Shore town, where some residents and business owners worry filming could disrupt cherished Christmas traditions. Netflix wants to film scenes for an upcoming series called “Trigger Point” in Ocean County’s Lavallette on Dec. 7 and 8, according to local officials. But the production could mean delaying some of the borough’s holiday decorations until after filming wraps. Officials s

Two iconic Jersey Shore landmarks are facing very different futures. The 144-foot Ferris wheel at Ocean City‘s shuttered Wonderland Pier appears headed for demolition, while Lucy the Elephant in Margate is getting a nearly $5.5 million boost for a long-planned restoration project. Despite previous hopes of preserving the Ferris wheel, the developer who now owns the Wonderland Pier property said last month that the deteriorating attraction needs to be torn down. The outlook

Roosters are ruffling feathers in a Jersey Shore community, where complaints about noisy backyard birds have prompted officials to approve a new ban. Leaders in Brick Township, New Jersey, approved an ordinance this month prohibiting residents from getting new roosters. However, people who already own the birds can keep them as long as they’re housed in properly approved enclosures. The new rules come after township officials received numerous complaints about roosters crow

Powerful waves from a coastal storm far out in the Atlantic Ocean are worsening beach erosion along parts of the Jersey Shore, threatening stretches of coastline already battered by a September nor’easter. In Beach Haven, crews are using bulldozers to push sand toward damaged dunes in an effort to protect the shoreline from further erosion. “Our beaches are so small at this point. There’s nothing really much to take except for our dunes,” said Sal Leonardis of Bea

Jersey Shore communities are continuing to assess beach and dune damage from recent storms as another coastal system moves through the region, bringing concerns about additional erosion and minor tidal flooding.

Flood advisories stretch from the Jersey Shore to the Outer Banks.

In Brigantine, severe dune erosion is visible at the northern end of the promenade, where local officials say the loss of sand has left the area vulnerable to future storms.

Clean Ocean Action is organizing its annual Fall Beach Sweeps across New Jersey beaches, from Perth Amboy to Cape May, on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.... The post Clean Ocean Action Needs Volunteers for Jersey Shore Beach Cleanup appeared first on 93.3 WMMR.