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Breast Cancer Survivor Braves Storm For 3 Day

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:29:29 GMT

A dedicated group of 3-Day walkers weren't going to let a little Nor'easter dampen their plans to complete a 60-mile walk for the cure. "We didn't train and fundraise for months and months to not walk 60 miles this weekend," said Patricia Ferriola, a breast cancer survivor from Jackson, N.J.

Strong Winds Damage Lucy The Elephant

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:53:46 GMT

Wind has caused at least $45,000 in damage to the world's biggest elephant. Lucy the Elephant has stood 65 feet tall as a Jersey shore landmark in Margate since 1881.

Elderly Man Killed In Long Beach House Fire

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:08:21 GMT

An 86-year-old man died in an early morning house fire in Ocean Thursday. Firefighters were called to 60th Street and Long Beach Boulevard on Long Beach Island just after 4 a.m.

OC Merchants Question October Fireworks

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:38:10 GMT

Fireworks have long been an integral part of summer at the Jersey shore. But one New Jersey beach town is saving its biggest blast for October.

2nd Suspect Charged In Shooting Of 4 Cops

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:37:20 GMT

The second man inside a house when a gun battle broke out and left four police officers wounded has been charged with obstruction.

4 N.J. SWAT Officers Shot During Raid

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:38:13 GMT

Lakewood S.W.A.T team members executing a search warrant in a suburban Ocean County, New Jersey neighborhood were met with a hail a bullets Thursday morning. Four officers were shot during the incident.

Pa. Man Dies In NJ Swimming Accident

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:18:25 GMT

A Philadelphia man's vacation on the New Jersey shore has ended in tragedy. The 59-year-old man, whose name was not released, and another person were swimming Friday afternoon in waters off Barnegat Light when -- for unknown reasons -- both began to struggle, authorities said Saturday.

Body Of Missing NJ Teen Found In Surf

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:03:40 GMT

The body of a New Jersey teenager who disappeared after being knocked down by a large wave this week has been found not far from where he went missing. Sixteen-year-old Sal Roberts of Voorhees was found late Friday night by three girls swimming in the surf off Seaside Heights. A cause of death has not been determined.

Search For Teen Swimmer Suspended Due To Surf

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:37:09 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended their search for a teenage swimmer lost in rough surf along the Jersey Shore, however state police in boats and a helicopter continue their search.

Search Suspended For Missing Teen Swimmer

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:49:03 GMT

The United States Coast Guard is searching for a teenage swimmer in the water off the shore near Ocean City, NJ. At about 12:55 p.m. Friday the Coast Guard received reports of two swimmers in distress, caught in the ocean's current just north of the Ocean City - Longpoint Bridge.