Avalon News

Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi will hold a press conference to discuss today's closure of the borough's beaches.

With thousands of tourists headed to the Jersey shore for the last weekend of summer, the discovery of medical waste on the beach is not the type of publicity one South Jersey resort town needed.

New Jersey Attorney General's Office offers $10,000 reward for information on those responsible for washup of medical waste in Avalon.

' - ' Officials deemed beaches safe to reopen Aug. 27 but continue to monitor the north end beaches where medical debris continued to wash ashore over four days.

AVALON: View of the beach near 17th St. in Avalon. On Tuesday, Avalon's Beach Patrol closed a section of the beach from 14th St.

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The borough's northern-end beaches reopened - and stayed open - for a modest crowd Monday, after needles and cotton swabs washed ashore and caused them to be shut down twice.

A one mile stretch of beach in Avalon, New Jersey has reopened for swimming and recreation after cleanup crews on Monday morning made another inspection for medical waste.

Kristopher Zuccato died Sunday afternoon after walking from the ocean and collapsing on the beach at 30th Street.

Avalon officials have reopened the Cape May County town's beaches. They were closed Saturday and Sunday because medical waste washed ashore.

Avalon beaches were shut down again at 4 p.m. Sunday after local authorities uncovered more medical waste.

Beachgoers returned this morning to a stretch of Avalon beach where hypodermic needles and other medical waste was found strewn across the shore Saturday morning.

Avalon officials hoped to reopen a stretch of beach on Sunday, one day after it was closed when hypodermic needles and medical waste washed ashore.

The Beach Patrol and Fire Department were on 17th Street beach Aug. 23 picking up approximately 150 syringes and other medical type waste that was spotted at 10:45 a.m., according to beach patrol officials.

' - ' "The Brendan," affectionately named by the surfing community for the Brendan Borek Surf Memorial, celebrated its 18th birthday Aug.

' - ' St. John's By-the-Sea will commemorate its 100th year of worship Aug. 24 at 9 a.m. with a Eucharist service followed by an outdoor reception in memory of the late Rev.

G. Love has gone back to basics with his latest album, "Superhero Brother." The funky veteran singer-songwriter is no longer solo.

Aug 16, 2008 3:46 pm US/Eastern Reporting Cydney Long AVALON, N.J. Known for its pristine beaches, friendly people and being just plain fun, Avalon, N.J. is not just 'Cooler by a Mile' as the beach town's ...

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation recently announced the award of a grant $70,000 to the Bay-Atlantic Symphony.

The New Jersey shore has long been a place where visitors have found excitement, solace and a couple seashells.