Point Pleasant Beach

NJ's agritourism industry, with its vineyards, breweries, commercial fishing and you-pick farms, among many other things, contributes billions of dollars and thousands of jobs to the state's economy.

Point Pleasant Beach has banned marijuana sales, even before the state legalizes it. Mayor Stephen Reid says it’s about quality of life.

Tourism is the top industry in Ocean County, generating $4.7 billion a year.

The Trump budget cuts funding to map a changing shoreline. How to calculate flood risks without it? Gov. Christie weighs in on that as he declares the shore open for the season. Businesses down the ...

Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin says the 14 mile-long beach replenishment project for northern Ocean County is expected to cost $150 million.

Prayers for the victims. Praise for the emergency responders. And a multi-state/multi-agency investigation into the horrific rain crash in Hoboken. The scene suddenly filled with equipment, reporters ...

Sobering PARCC test scores. Less than half of New Jersey students were at grade level in language, and they were worse in math. The teachers union says don't blame the teachers, blame the test. ...

Today's Garden State Express stories from Montclair, Raritan Township and Point Pleasant Beach.

More fallout from the federal corruption probe of the Port Authority. United Airlines executives are out over favors, including a special "chairman's flight" to his weekend home. Newark's Mayor's ...

As Labor Day marked the unofficial end of summer, the unofficial start of the local summer at the Jersey Shore begins.

A lethal day in Newark. Five killed in 48 hours. Gun violence in our cities is measurably down ... why is it rising in Newark? Sandy victims already denied federal assistance have less than a month ...

Today's Garden State Express stories from Scotch Plains, Point Pleasant Beach and Galloway Township.

President Obama's sweeping "Clean Power Plan" is tough enough to either jolt states into acting on climate change. Or send them to court. Camden's on the short list to get federal funding to transform ...

Jenkinson's Sweet Shop on the boardwalk offers visitors candy coated apples, fudge, popcorn and more.

Funding to monitor and treat the first responders who risked their lives on Sept. 11 may dry up unless Congress reauthorizes the Zadroga Act, named for a North Arlington cop who really was a hero. ...