Beach access advocates are suing a New Jersey town they say has been among the worst in terms of allowing the public to get onto and use its shoreline.
{FD} Man pleads not guilty in quadruple murder, arson case
A New Jersey businessman charged with killing his brother and the brother’s wife and two children pleaded not guilty Friday, as his lawyers said he loved his family dearly and never would have hurt them. Continue reading →
{FD} Brother charged with family mansion deaths, fire
Authorities filed charges Thursday against the brother of a man whose body was found along with his wife and children after their New Jersey mansion was set on fire. Continue reading →
{FD} Officials: Man killed brother, family members at mansion
Authorities filed charges Thursday against the brother of a man whose body was found along with his wife and children after their New Jersey mansion was set on fire. Continue reading →
{FD} Blockages gone, fish back in post-Sandy projects in 6 states
Billions of dollars have been spent on the recovery from Superstorm Sandy to help people get their lives back together, but a little-noticed portion of that effort is quietly helping another population along the shoreline: fish that need to migrate fro… Continue reading →
{FD} 4 in New Jersey mansion fire killed by ‘homicidal violence’
The investigation into a mansion fire in a small, affluent New Jersey community where two adults and two children were found dead took a turn Wednesday when authorities arrested the brother of the man who owned the house. Continue reading →
{FD} They lost one home to Sandy. Will Florence spare them now?
A family that lost their home in Superstorm Sandy in 2012 is now waiting to see whether Hurricane Florence has destroyed their new one in North Carolina. Continue reading →
{FD} Atlantic City casino to shelter hurricane evacuees for free
An Atlantic City casino owner says he’ll take in people fleeing the powerful hurricane due to strike the East Coast this week. Continue reading →
{FD} Miss America contestant: Trump ’caused a lot of division’
A contestant in the Miss America pageant says President Trump “has caused a lot of division” in the nation. Continue reading →
{FD} The noise of summer: Beach projects bug residents, visitors
Ah, the sounds of summer: waves crashing on the shore, the calls of seagulls, the beep-beep-beep of bulldozers in reverse … New Jersey residents love their beaches, one of the state’s economic engines and a tourist magnet. Continue reading →
{FD} Miss America dropping swimsuit competition
The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition from its nationally televised broadcast, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance. Continue reading →
{FD} Police video of beach arrest shows woman spit, berate cops
Police have released body cam video of the arrest of a Philadelphia woman on a New Jersey beach that appears to show the woman spit at an officer. Continue reading →
{FD} A century after WWI, munitions still making way onto beaches
It’s been 100 years since World War I ended, yet munitions from that and other wars continue to surface on beaches around the United States. Continue reading →
{FD} Man charged with setting up meth lab in casino hotel room
A man has been charged with setting up a methamphetamine lab in an Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino hotel room that caught fire, causing four floors to be evacuated. Continue reading →
{FD} Shore towns use sand dredged from inlets to widen beaches
The common problems of eroded beaches and clogged inlets hazardous for boat traffic have a mutual solution. Continue reading →
{FD} Judge: Doctor must stay in jail before trial on wife slaying
A New Jersey doctor charged with arranging the murder of his wife to stop her from exposing an illegal drug ring he operated with an outlaw biker gang must stay behind bars as he awaits trial. Continue reading →
{FD} Stepdaughter in kill-for-hire case: ‘Working on forgiveness’
Now that Kimberly Pack’s stepfather has been charged with murder, accused of arranging his wife’s death to stop her from exposing an illegal drug distribution ring he was running with an outlaw biker gang, she thinks she knows how to regain peace in he… Continue reading →
{FD} Hurricanes stall start of New Jersey beach repair from Sandy
Two hurricanes have delayed the start of beach widening and dune construction in some of the New Jersey shore towns hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy five years ago. Continue reading →
{FD} As predicted, dunes created ponds between homes and beach
For years, the New Jersey shore town of Margate has fought against sand dunes to protect it from future storms. Continue reading →
