Thursday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Acting NJDEP commissioner tours Shark River basin, calls for additional 'living shorelines' to help reduce nuisance flooding (news12.com) — Belmar residents living near L Street Beach and Route 35 are seeing state officials focus directly on their flooding problems, with plans for stronger bulkheads and new "living shorelines" along the Shark River. Acting NJDEP Commissioner Ed Potosnak toured the basin, and studies are already underway for Belmar-specific improvements that could reduce frequent street flooding while preserving the riverfront's natural character.
Board of Education Regular Meeting held at Marlboro Memorial Middle Marlboro Elementary School 100 School Road, West Marlboro, NJ 07746 7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Coffee Connector 2026 Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce 2044 NJ-35, Wall Township 8:00 am
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🗞 Nearby News
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Jersey Shore traffic watch: Traffic slowing at Brick, Toms River exits (app.com)
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Spring Lake
Jersey Shore Hospital, Health Facilities Sued After Elderly Woman Died of Sepsis (shorenewsnetwork.com)
Asbury Park
Asbury Park Seniors Invited to Property Tax Relief Seminar in Nearby Neptune (tapinto.net)
NJEDA CAFE Program will Support Asbury Park Convention Hall Renovations (njeda.gov)
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