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NJ beach town shuts down swimming for entire season due to bacteria levels
Officials in Beachwood, New Jersey, have announced the beach will be closed for swimming for the remainder of the summer after high fecal bacteria levels were found in the water.The beach will be closed to bathers after four weeks of tests found that bacteria levels were too high, indicating a high risk of illness from swimming.Bacteria readings were up to 11 times higher than the standard rate, suggesting a high presence of feces in the water.In a statement, the Mayor of the Borough of Beachwood said: “For the safety, health and welfare of the residents and others, the Mayor...
Stores and Restaurants We Demand Come to Ocean County, NJ Mall
The Ocean County Mall has undergone quite a transformation lately with the addition of LA Fitness, Home Sense, Honeyglow, Turning Point, Five Below, ULTA, and others. I wasn't a mall rat when I went to Toms River High School East, but I spent a fair amount of time at the Ocean County Mall.
Wawa fan in NJ goes viral collecting every possible receipt number
There’s this old cliche of an answer for mountain climbers asked why they climbed a dangerous, treacherous mountain. Sometimes it’s just as simple as a challenge. Even if the challenge is one only you yourself understand. Maybe for a certain New Jersey guy collecting every Wawa order receipt number 0 through 999 was his mountain.
Enjoy Live Music At Ship Bottom, New Jersey’s Summer Concert Series
I look forward to this every year in beautiful Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island. This concert series started up a couple of weeks ago and run through the entire summer. *Weather permitting. Thursday nights the music comes alive, the community comes out, and there's lots of excitement with the...
Jim Hutchinson Sr. LBI Region Fishing Update: July 20, 2024
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - The fishing in the Long Beach Island area for the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association is entering its typical mid-summer selection of fish. There is one surprise in the mix, however. After several years of absence, croakers are making an appearance once again. There have been multiple reports of croakers in Little Egg Inlet along with various locations in the bay waters. Although these fish are on the small side, they provide great drop and reel action, the keeper sized fish make for great fish fries. This bay action...
Madcap Adventures of Summer Kid in Surf City
This is my story and I’m sticking to it. The names have not been changed because we are all either in our late 70s or dead and aren’t concerned with the authorities anymore. It all began in 1954. I was 7 years old and my family (mother, father...
Meet WEAR’s Rescued Reptiles at the Ocean County Library Lakewood Branch
Rescue animals come in all types, shapes and sizes, and they can thrive in good homes. Teens, meet members of Wild Exotics Animal Refuge, learn about their mission and see some rescued snakes and lizards at the Ocean County Library Lakewood Branch, 11 AM Monday, August 12. Members will discuss...
Two Talks Celebrate the Jersey Shore
How much have Long Beach Island and the Jersey Shore changed over the centuries? Find out when local author and historian Margaret Thomas Buchholz presents “Celebrating the Jersey Shore” on Thursday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the High Point Firehouse in Harvey Cedars and Monday, July 29 at 7 p.m. at the Long Beach Island Historical Association Museum in Beach Haven.
Bay Head Summer Camp in full swing
BAY HEAD — While school may be out, laughs and cheers can still be heard over at Bay Head School, due to the Bay Head Summer Camp launching in full swing. Having started on July 1, the camp has open enrollment until it ends on Aug. 8. Camp takes place every Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.
Corn-flavored ice cream with pork roll, blueberries back at LBI ice cream shop
If New Jersey was an ice cream flavor, it would be "The Jerz" from The WooHoo on Long Beach Island. The ice cream, which is made only in the summer when two of its ingredients are in season, starts with cobs of fresh corn. They are stripped of their kernels and soaked overnight in cream, which is used to make the base of the ice cream.
VIDEO: Let’s Talk Kashrus, Sweet Dreams!
Chazal say that leaving peeled eggs, garlic, and onions overnight makes them dangerous to consume. Sleeping on top of food, as well as eating fish and meat together are other examples of dangerous foods. Let’s listen in to Rav Shmuel Fuerst – Dayan of Agudas Yisroel of Illinois as he explains us the exact parameters of Chazal’s takanos.
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