Monmouth Beach Run to Benefit Sandy-Damaged School

All the funds raised is slated towards the school's recovery and providing teaching materials and items lost during the storm.

Kick Studios Dancing to Raise Money for Monmouth Beach Schools

Ticket sales for the March 10 performance will be donated to the Monmouth Beach Elementary School PTO to purchase books, supplies and school equipment damaged in Superstorm Sandy.

Channel Club Rebuilding for 2013 Season

The marina's owners are turning a disaster into an opportunity to bring to fruition their dream of creating the Jersey Shore’s premier resort marina.

Sea Bright, Monmouth Beach Could Benefit From Major Beach Replenishment Project

Sandy relief package passed by Congress in January would fund project

Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach are among the Monmouth County beach towns that could be part of an upcoming large-scale beach replenishment project, according to Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06). The Sandy relief package passed by Congress in January would fund the beach replenishment project and others Pallone said he expects to be completed to restore damage to the Jersey Shore caused by Superstorm Sandy. "Based on his interpretation of the Sandy aid bill, Pallone pointed to these projects in Monmouth County that he expects the Army Corps of Engineers to move forward with as part of the relief plan," a release from Pallone's office stated. "Pallone stressed that these projects only represent a preliminary list and that other projects…

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Wolf Hill Welcomes Monmouth Beach Students

The Oceanport school opened its doors to 38 kindergarten and preschool children after the Monmouth Beach school was closed due to severe storm damage.

Wolf Hill School in Oceanport reopened after Sandy with a slight increase in its population when 38 students from Monmouth Beach took over two classrooms while their school is renovated following storm damage. Although the timeline for getting back into the school is six months, Oceanport Schools Superintendent Andrew Orefice said at the Nov. 20 board of education meeting, "I will be shocked if Monmouth Beach gets back any time soon." In the meantime, the 24 kindergarten and 14 preschool students are transitioning from a culture where students still walk home for lunch each day and ride their bikes to school. "It's culture shock but they're loving it," said Wolf Hill Principal Melanie Lipinski of the students' introduction to hot lunches …

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Monmouth Beach Lightning Victim Dies

The New York woman was with her son and husband at the time of the fatal accident on Saturday.

The victim of Saturday's lightning strike in Monmouth Beach, NJ has been identified as Indira Tursunova, 48, of New City, Monmouth Beach police told Patch. She succumbed to injuries at 6:09 a.m. Sunday.    Tursunova was struck by lightning Saturday at 7:41 p.m. during a severe thunderstorm that swept through the area and caused power outages for thousands. She was walking on a 12-foot-high sea wall after leaving an unguarded beach with her son, husband and friends at the time of the accident, said Lt. Dennis Cahill. Most of the beaches had already been vacated.   At least two other people witnessed the accident, including a borough police officer who was patroling one block away, said Lt. Cahill. The officer immediately requested EMS, …

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Monmouth Beach To Share Eatontown Municipal Court

The borough will pay Eatontown $50,000 per year to use its court.

Eatontown is on the verge of finalizing a contract that will allow Monmouth Beach to use the borough's municipal court. Eatontown Administrator George Jackson said the matter had been discussed in executive session for the last few meetings, but that the two boroughs have now worked out a deal. Monmouth Beach would pay Eatontown $50,000 per year to host its municipal court sessions and would transfer its administrative functions there as well, according to Jackson. "It's as good a fit as we can make it and it will bring in some good revenue," Jackson said during Wednesday night's Eatontown Council Workshop. The council asked Jackson if hosting Monmouth Beach's court would overburden the staff. Jackson said the staff would be able to handle…

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More Beach Replenishment Coming For Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright

Work will be done this Fall.

Congressman Pallone announced on Wednesday that that $12.3 million will be awarded to fund beach replenishment in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach. The congressman submitted a request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last year to complete work in Monmouth Beach and begin beach replenishment in Sea Bright. Last month the Army Corps of Engineers completed a contract that replenished a portion of the beach in Monmouth Beach that went forward due to funding secured by Pallone in 2011. The funding will allow the Army Corps to begin replenishing the beaches in these towns this Fall.  "This funding is vitally important for the shore and I commend the Army Corps of Engineers for responding to my funding request for these projects,” Congressman …

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Get Ready to Sweep the Beaches This Weekend with Clean Ocean Action

Monmouth Beach is part of almost 70 sites included in the 26th annual fall beach cleanup.

There have been mannequin legs and a refrigerator, a carpet vacuum and a bottle of Holy Water, toilet seats, a $20 bill and a purple wig. Those are just a handful of the more unusual items that have been found during the annual Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps, where volunteers hit the beaches and the waterways to remove thousands of pieces of debris from the sand, the riverfronts and even underwater at sites throughout New Jersey. Last year, volunteers collected more than 475,000 separate pieces of debris, according to Clean Ocean Action’s annual beach sweeps report. On Saturday, October 22, more than 3,000 volunteers are expected to join in the 26th annual fall event at nearly 70 locations throughout the state. Tavia Danch, education …

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Beach Replenishment Coming for Monmouth Beach

Contract awarded for beach replenishment this week.

Work on beach replenishment in Monmouth Beach is expected to begin in November, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6) announced this week. Pallone said the contract for Monmouth Beach replenishment has been awarded to Weeks Marine for $12,913,250. “The wind and flooding during Hurricane Irene proved how important beach replenishment is to the communities that receive it,” Pallone said in a release. “Beach replenishment protected the shore during the storm and as a result of storm damage this project is all the more necessary.” Pallone has has not announced any plans for beach replenishment in Long Branch, but has been an advocate for it in the past. At a press conference in July, Pallone said work could begin in nearby municipalities such …

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