By Phil Stilton SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Governor Chris Christie announced Thursday during a press conference in the engine bay of the Seaside Heights Volunteer Fire Company, here, his plan to begin the cleanup of New Jersey’s waterways affected by Hurricane Sandy. In particular, he addressed the Barnegat Bay, where a sizable portion of an estimated 1,440 [...]
By Phil Stilton OCEAN COUNTY–In an online poll, conducted by The Ocean Signal on our popular “Ocean County Police Blotter” facebook page, private beach front property owners found little support in their quest to rebuild those private beaches. Under the law, property owners in Jersey Shore beachfront communities must agree to grant an easement to [...]
BEACH HAVEN WEST–Stafford Township Police responded to a residence at 20 David Drive in Beach Haven West, in reference to an active structure fire. Stafford Police along with the Ocean County Prosecutors Office and Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the incident. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. If anybody [...]
NEWARK–A Star Ledger report this week on the slowing of the tide of increased property tax in New Jersey shows that Governor Chris Christie’s campaign against property taxes might just work. According to the report, the 1.7 percent state average increase was the lowest in New Jersey since 1991. In Ocean County, five communities [...]
LONG BEACH ISLAND–The picnic area at the Barnegat Lighthouse has reopened, according to the Division of Parks and Forestry. The division issued the following statement: The We are pleased to announce that the picnic area at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park is reopened. The area still needs some work but the public can access the [...]
TOMS RIVER–After receiving the updated advisory base elevation maps, Toms River officials are claiming FEMA has made errors, calling the new maps “overly conservative”. “Based on a preliminary analysis from our Toms River Engineers, we believe that there may be some errors on the FEMA maps for parts of Toms River,” the township said in [...]
TOMS RIVER–On Friday night, December 14th, Sheriff William Polhemus passed away at a hospital in Livingston. The sheriff had just won his 2012 re-election bid and was about to begin his 28th year of service in that position. This weekend, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders remembered Ocean County Sheriff William L. Polhemus [...]
Trenton–Two North Jersey state senators last week proposed legislation that would require any towns that receive federal beach replenishment funding to give free beach access. As major portions of Ocean County beachfront communities resemble war zones six weeks after Sandy, the proposal didn’t sit well with Joe Rullo, a Republican from hard hit [...]
Long Beach Island–It has stood watch over the Jersey Shore, guiding sailors to safety since 1835 and has been the icon of Ocean County for generations. The Barnegat Lighthouse has survived yet another ferocious storm and continues to shine over the Barnegat Bay. A spokesperson for the New Jersey Parks and Forestry said, “Most [...]
By Christa Riddle In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the viciously bruised and battered Jersey Shore faces the arduous task of putting life back together again, one family and one building at a time, a true testament to the well-known adage, Jersey Strong. Sandy’s wrath of murderous winds and ripping tides stripped away treasured landmarks [...]