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No Correlation Between Drowning Suit, Point Pleasant Beach Closings, Attorney Says No Correlation Between Drowning Suit, Point Pleasant Beach Closings, Attorney Says
No Correlation Between Drowning Suit, Point Pleasant Beach Closings, Attorney Says The death of a 69-year-old man visiting a Point Pleasant beach could have been avoided if the beach owner had warned about dangerous water conditions, a lawsuit alleges. The Bridgewater lawyer filing the suit says she doesn't think there is any correlation between her legal action and Jenkinson's decision this week to lock off its privately-owned beaches. In fact, there are still three public access points to Jenkinson-owned beaches in Point Pleasant, according to the lawyer, Cynthia Walters. "The lawsuit doesn't claim they should close gates," Walters said. "They've been closing the gates …

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by Jon Craig
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Lawsuit Over Drowning Closes Popular Jersey Shore Town Beaches: Mayor Lawsuit Over Drowning Closes Popular Jersey Shore Town Beaches: Mayor
Lawsuit Over Drowning Closes Popular Jersey Shore Town Beaches: Mayor An apparent lawsuit over an off-season drowning has led to the closure of popular Jersey Shore beaches, authorities said. Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra announced the closings in a Tuesday, Sept. 12, post on Facebook, in which he said it was “very unfortunate.” "I have just been informed that as an apparent result of a drowning in the off-season, and a subsequent lawsuit, Jenkinsons has made the very unfortunate decision to close all of their beaches and all of their access points," Kanitra wrote in the post. “I want to make it very clear that this decision is not the Borough…

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by Jon Craig
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Planning Trip To Point Pleasant? Smart To Know New Beach Rules First Planning Trip To Point Pleasant? Smart To Know New Beach Rules First
Planning Trip To Point Pleasant? Smart To Know New Beach Rules First Trying to smuggle drugs or alcohol onto the beach at Point Pleasant? Think again. Council members on Tuesday introduced an ordinance limiting the size of coolers allowed on the sand, banning loud music and closing the beach after 7 p.m. to everyone except fishermen and surfers. (The beach now closes to the general public at 8 p.m.) A second reading of the ordinance is set for Aug. 4 -- during the next town council meeting -- when any new rules, still open to revision, can be approved as local law. Beachgoers would be barred from using coolers larger than 13 inches in width, length or heigh…

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by Jon Craig
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Employee Fired For Chasing Clifton, Paterson Girls From Jersey Shore Gift Shop Employee Fired For Chasing Clifton, Paterson Girls From Jersey Shore Gift Shop
Employee Fired For Chasing Clifton, Paterson Girls From Jersey Shore Gift Shop A Jersey Shore shopkeeper was fired after a video went viral of her telling a group of young black girls from Clifton and Paterson that they weren’t welcome in the store. Jenkinson’s of Point Pleasant initially suspended the unidentified employee pending an investigation then announced Tuesday that she'd been let go. The incident "does not reflect the core values of the boardwalk," said Toby Wolf, Jenkinson's media relations director.  "In our 90-year history, Jenkinson’s has always been and will continue to be the place where people from all races, religions, ages, genders …

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by Jerry DeMarco