The state Department of Transportation is reminding motorists headed to the shore that the 65-year-old Mathis Bridge from Toms River into Seaside Heights is undergoing improvements after a malfunction Saturday kept the bridge stuck in the open position.
The 'Gentlemen of the Road' stopover in Seaside Heights has come and gone. After a long weekend of sun, sand and music, we are now left to reflect on the festival and share what we have learned.
State transportation officials announce that starting Monday, March 17th, a section of Route 35 (a.k.a. Central Ave.) northbound from "J" street to Lincoln Avenue will be closed for 4 weeks for utility infrastructure and drainage system work.
The leftovers of the Jet Star rollercoaster became a symbol of Sandy's distruction. Just a week before the unofficial start of summer at the Jersey Shore, the monstosity comes down.
Car #17 from Funtown Pier's Arctic Circle ride, which had traveled approximately 10 miles and washed ashore in Point Pleasant Beach a few days after Sandy made landfall, was removed from the beach yesterday, according to the Barnegat Bay Island, NJ Facebook page. Check out this awesome video.
When Hurricane/Superstorm/MegaMess Sandy ravaged our coastline, we all saw the photos and videos of the immense damage.
So what does it look like one month later?
My Facebook newsfeed is covered with photos and statuses of unconfirmed nonsense.
It makes it much harder for news teams and broadcasters to get the real news out when we have to sift through the crap.