Sea Bright News

Crews from the state Department of Environmental Protection are hitting New Jersey's beaches to see how badly last week's nor'easter eroded the shoreline .

DJ Totland carries his daughter Nicole through flood waters by their home on Center Street in Sea Bright as they head to Nicole's basketball game.

Last week's northeast gale dished out the worst shoreline damage to coastal Monmouth and Ocean counties in more than a decade, from wrecked cabanas in Sea Bright to undermined oceanfront homes on Long Beach Island.

Share + Nov 15, 2009 5:12 pm US/Eastern TRENTON Gov. Jon Corzine declared states of emergency Sunday in six New Jersey counties battered by the recent nor'easter, one of the most damaging coastal storms in state history.

Is it a whale bone, or it something else dredged up from the ocean floor? That's the question Sea Bright locals found themselves ruminating this Sunday afternoon after an object, approximately five-feet long, was discovered washed up on the beach right behind the local watering hole, Donovan's Reef.

Share + Comments Nov 14, 2009 11:08 pm US/Eastern Reporting Tony Aiello SEA BRIGHT, N.J. Parts of the Jersey Shore took a pounding from what was left of Tropical Storm Ida.

Communities along the New Jersey coast are keeping an eye on high tides as they brace for what could be the worst nora TMeaster in nearly two decades.

The makeup of the Sea Bright Borough Council remains unchanged after Tuesday's election, with incumbents Dina Long and William "Jack" Keeler winning re-election to the council.

Sidewalk curb cuts for handicap access on the southbound portion of the newly constructed Route 36 Highlands-Sea Bright bridge will be installed this month, said Tim Greeley, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation.

A cell phone service provider has approached the Borough of Sea Bright about constructing a cell tower within the borough.

New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Stephen Dilts today announced that the first half of the new Route 36 Highlands Bridge would be opened to traffic on Friday, October 30.

The issues for the five candidates running for two three-year terms on the Borough Council Tuesday are taxes, flooding, road construction and traffic from the Highlands-Sea Bright bridge project, the infrastructure and the Highlands Business Partnership.

Plans for new municipal buildings top the list of candidates' concerns here as two incumbents campaign to keep their seats and a Republican challenger joins the borough's political scene.

The National Park Service has voided an agreement that granted a private developer the right to renovate and lease out a minimum of 33 structures at Fort Hancock.

With Election Day quickly approaching and three candidates vying for two available seats there is one issue that all three agree must be addressed without delay.

The dolphin stranded on the beach near 400 Ocean Ave. has died, said a volunteer for the Brigantine-based Marine Mammal Stranding Center.

Rabbi Yerachiel Shapiro was arrested on Sept. 23 - just as he expected. RED BANK - Borough native Daniel J. O'Hern Sr.

The new K-8 district that replaces the former Sea Bright School District should have a "neutral" impact on taxpayers, State Education Commissioner Lucille Davy assured member of the governing body in response to a letter the borough sent to the state regarding the funding formula for the new district.

Several Monmouth County towns could benefit from a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday that would allocate roughly $4.1 million for area beach replenishment and flood control projects next year, officials said.

The National Park Service and the private developer selected to redevelop structures at historic Fort Hancock have agreed on the arbitrator who will re-evaluate the financial plan submitted by the developer and rejected by the park service last month.