Ortley BeachJam 2017 was a huge success this past weekend with nearly 600 people attending. Thank you to Rick Jurgens and all the volunteers who make this event happen each year. Everyone had lots of fun, the food was excellent and many declared it the “Best BeachJam Ever”. Many, many […]
Friends of Ortley Beach holds Lord House Dedication
On Saturday, May 6th Friends of Ortley Beach held their first event. A new plaque was unveiled that shows the original structure on the site of the current Lord House life guard house on the boardwalk at 4th Avenue. The original structure on the site was the Ortley Inn, about […]
OCUA Says “No” to use of property as passive park
Despite the best efforts of OBVTA and many of its members, the Ocean County Utility Authority voted “No” on converting any portion of their property in Ortley Beach to a park for passive recreation. About 40 members of OBVTA attended their public meeting on Thursday, August 25th. Chairman Parker allowed […]
Ortley Beach After January Nor’Easter
While Ortley Beach escaped the serious flooding experienced by Cape May County, the temporary dune system is essentially completely destroyed. Toms River added a secondary line of dunes near the ocean prior to the storm, but that dune line, a second dune line and the primry dunes were all substantially […]
Ortley Beach March and Rally for the Dunes
OBVTA Members, Residents and Friends of Ortley Beach, Thank you all for a hugely successful July 18th march and rally for the dunes. Over 500 people participated! We got great news coverage in the papers, online and on TV. This kind of effort by all of you is making a […]
Trenton Rally
NEWS STORIES: Your browser does not support the video tag. CHECK OUT THIS LINK to the 30 minute interview Paul Jeffery conducted with Maggie of WMGQ, 98.3 FM It aired live last weekend and her producer put together this package with the video. The link includes the written story, the […]