Environment

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced that concrete from the old Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge will be used to construct a fishing reef off Sandy Hook.

In a Facebook post over the weekend, The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office announced that residents may be smelling smoke from Canadian Wildfires.

According to the State EPA’s Beach Monitoring Program, as of yesterday, no beaches in Monmouth County are closed but several are under advisories.

Island Beach State Park has reopened at limited capacity.

The next couple of days are bringing dangerous, hot weather with them. Our area remains under an extreme heat warning with temperatures near 100 degrees today and the mid-90’s tomorrow.

TRENTON – The Murphy Administration lifted the drought warning in place across New Jersey since last fall as rainfall patterns have improved in recent months.

In their list of the Garden States Best Beaches, US News and World Report, named 5 Monmouth County beaches in the list of 14.

TRENTON, N.J., April 15, 2025 – In celebration of spring across the Garden State, the New Jersey Division of Travel & Tourism (NJTT) today announced the launch of the Jersey Gardens Trail mobile guide and Gardens of The Garden State landing page at VisitNJ.org, increasing digital access to the state’s robust roster of agritourism offerings.

Across New Jersey – Undeterred by chilly, damp, windy weather, dedicated ocean defenders hit the sand and waterways for the 2025 Clean Ocean Action (COA) Spring Beach Sweeps.

Over the weekend, the City of Asbury Park received information regarding a sewage leak originating from the City into Deal Lake.