3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1303+ words) A bill to require New Jersey beach towns to be more transparent about where the tens of millions of beachgoer dollars end up suffered strong political pushback since it was proposed last year, and now the sponsor is considering revamping…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (253+ words) BELMAR — A large section of this Monmouth County beach is closed to humans as protected birds enjoy time in the sun. According to the state Department of Environmental Protection, one pair of American Oystercatchers has claimed the chunk of Belmar…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (511+ words) A nearly 10-foot, 600-pound great white shark nicknamed "Quint," has been poking around the Jersey Shore for the last two days, perhaps getting here early to beat all the Memorial Day traffic. He was last spotted several miles east of…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (230+ words) Wild video captured a beaver attacking a small child while he was fishing in a New Jersey lake — after earlier pouncing on other unsuspecting visitors. The unidentified 8-year-old boy was with his family at Lake Henry in the Continental Soldiers…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (138+ words) OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. (PIX11) — A great white shark measuring 8 feet 10 inches was tracked off the New Jersey coast, east of Seaside Park and Toms River, late Wednesday night, according to the nonprofit OCEARCH. The tagged shark, named Nori, is a juvenile female…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (221+ words) Wal’s well that ends well! A 2-year-old wallaby has been safely returned after it escaped from its enclosure at the Cape May County Park & Zoo overnight Monday. The Cape May County Sheriff’s Office and Middle Township cops joined zoo staff in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (307+ words) Timber rattlesnakes are strictly protected in New Jersey. The northern pine snake looks dramatic but defends itself by bluffing and hissing loudly, rather than using venom. Many adults reach 4 to 6 feet long and show bold dark blotches over a light…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (72+ words) A New Jersey state trooper tried to catch the bear cub once but it slipped right out of his hands. He was eventually able to get a hold of the animal and bring it to safety. A New Jersey state…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (308+ words) The Best Foot Care Products, According to a Physical Therapist, From $6 New Jersey State Police came to the aid of a bear cub that appeared to be abandoned along a stretch of highway on April 1. “On April 1, at approximately 1:37 p.m.,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (510+ words) State police troopers came to the rescue of a bear cub found in a ditch along the side of a major interstate highway in northern New Jersey. Troopers from the Perryville station responded shortly before 1:40 p.m. Wednesday to milepost 12.2 on I-78 eastbound…...