Today marks the six year anniversary of the fire than engulfed the iconic boardwalk of Seaside Park and Seaside Heights.
The blaze that destroyed 1000 feet of boardwalk and businesses that had been repaired/replaced following Superstorm Sandy which occurred only 11 months prior, was determined to have been caused by electrical wiring that had been corroded during the historic storm but not replaced during the rebuild. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: September 12th, 2019 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Bridgegate, Chris Christie, Jersey Shore | Tags: Bridgeate, Chris Christie, Jersey Shore News, Seaside Fire | Comments Off on Seaside Boardwalk Fire Was Six Years Ago Today
Pt. Pleasant Beach officials; Councilman Andy Cortes, Mayor Stephen Reid, Council President Bob Santanello meet with Congressman Chris Smith and Ray Bogan, legal counsel for the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey, Recreational Fishing Alliance, and United Boatmen of New Jersey, at the Manasquan Inlet. June 1, 1018
Quick action by Pt. Pleasant Beach Mayor Stephen Reid and Congressman Chris Smith will ensure that the Manasquan Inlet remains navigable for commercial and recreational marine traffic this summer.
Unexpected shoaling that threatens to block marine traffic has developed in the inlet since January when the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers performed their regularly scheduled survey. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 3rd, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Smith, Jersey Shore, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Ocean County | Tags: Andy Cortes, Bob Santanello, Congressman Chris Smith, Fishing Industry, Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore Economy, Jersey Shore News, Manasquan Inlet, Marine Trades Association, Mayor Stephen Reid, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Ocean County News, Pt Pleasant Beach, Recreational Fishing Alliance, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, United Boatmen, USACE | 1 Comment »
