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$1M 'Living Shoreline' Grant To Improve Environment, Coastal Resilience In Jersey Shore Borough $1M 'Living Shoreline' Grant To Improve Environment, Coastal Resilience In Jersey Shore Borough
$1M 'Living Shoreline' Grant To Improve Environment, Coastal Resilience In Jersey Shore Borough A marina in Avalon will soon feature a $1 million “living shoreline,” combining nature and innovation to protect the Jersey Shore, officials said. A $1 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will fund the creation of a "living shoreline" at Avalon’s Bay Park Marina. The borough announced the funding in a Facebook post on Monday, Nov. 25. The project is part of a larger rehabilitation effort, which was expected to be completed by February 2026, to boost resiliency and environmental sustainability. "Avalon deeply appreciates the confidence of the National Fish…

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by Chris Spiker
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Child Intentionally Breaks Seagull's Wing With Baseball Near Jersey Shore Hotel: Officials Child Intentionally Breaks Seagull's Wing With Baseball Near Jersey Shore Hotel: Officials
Child Intentionally Breaks Seagull's Wing With Baseball Near Jersey Shore Hotel: Officials An animal control group was looking for whoever intentionally broke a seagull's wing near a beachfront hotel in Avalon, officials said. Shore Animal Control responded to a seagull injured near ICONA Avalon, the Seaville company said in a Facebook post on Sunday, Aug. 25.  A child reportedly threw a baseball at the shorebird and broke one of its wings in front of the Dune Drive resort. In an unrelated incident back in July, a Cape May man was accused of decapitating a seagull on the boardwalk in North Wildwood. Franklin Zeigler, 29, was charged with third-degree animal c…

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by Chris Spiker
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$8.6M Six-Bedroom Bayfront Home With Private Beach Under Construction Along Jersey Shore $8.6M Six-Bedroom Bayfront Home With Private Beach Under Construction Along Jersey Shore
$8.6M Six-Bedroom Bayfront Home With Private Beach Under Construction Along Jersey Shore A luxury home worth more than $8.5 million is being built along the bayfront of Seven Mile Island in Cape May County. According to a Realtor.com listing from Compass Real Estate, the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home is for sale for $8,595,000. The 9,000-square-foot property is at 4277 Fifth Avenue in Avalon, along Yale Harbor lagoon. The 5,700-square-foot home is expected to be finished in 2025 and is designed by the architecture firm Asher Slaunwhite + Partners. "This is hands down one of the most unique bayfront homes to ever hit the market on Seven Mile Island," the listing said. "…

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by Chris Spiker
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$10.795M Creamsicle Summer House Brings Retro Palm Springs To Seven Mile Island $10.795M Creamsicle Summer House Brings Retro Palm Springs To Seven Mile Island
$10.795M Creamsicle Summer House Brings Retro Palm Springs To Seven Mile Island Orange, white, and turquoise seem to be the theme of the impossibly-cheerful home at 5 W 32nd Street in Avalon. With striped awnings, a glossy, retro fridge, and big, white umbrellas that dot the neatly-cut grass around the saltwater pool, The Guard House is no cookie cutter. It's something out of Palm Springs, and has become a friend to the neighbors, who simply can't help but quip in delight while strolling past. "It has been the most talked about home on our island," said listing agent Janet Bogorowski, of COMPASS Real Estate. "One neighbor who walks by The Guard House everyday to…

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by Cecilia Levine