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DEP To Jenkinson's: Open Your Beaches DEP To Jenkinson's: Open Your Beaches
DEP To Jenkinson's: Open Your Beaches The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has ordered Jenkinson’s Boardwalk to reopen the public access points to its beaches in Point Pleasant Beach. The DEP on Tuesday, Sept. 19 sent a letter to the Ocean Avenue company saying it's not allowed to block the public from entering dry sand areas or keep them from using the areas "for intermittent recreational purposes connected with the ocean and wet sand." 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.” Tuesday's warnin…

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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