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An early October storm came with a hefty price tag for a Jersey Shore town.

After Irene, Sandy and last weekend's storms, New Jersey knows something about powerful storms and massive beach erosion. A lawmaker wants to reactivate the group responsible for dealing with it.

Making good on a long-delayed threat that was reiterated last week by Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey went to court Thursday to seize 87 publicly owned beach parcels to be used for a protective dune system that a South Jersey shore town and its residents bitterly oppose.

Gov. Chris Christie is urging residents of the Jersey shore to confront property owners who have helped block a plan to erect protective sand dunes in areas that were hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy three years ago.

Hurricane Joaquin is serving as some great ammo for Gov. Chris Christie, who took time out of his storm prep press conference to attack homeowners along the Jersey Shore who have refused to let the state build dunes on their property.

Gov. Chris Christie's administration has begun legal proceedings to obtain land from beachfront property owners so the state can build dunes to protect against storms.

Another Jersey shore town that was pummeled by Superstorm Sandy has decided it doesn't want protective sand dunes.

A long-awaited beach replenishment project is underway at one of New Jersey's top vacation spots.

ALLENHURST, N.J. (AP) — Major beach replenishment projects are getting underway along New Jersey's northernmost and southernmost oceanfront.

A study by a leading coastal science center lends new support to New Jersey's efforts to build protective sand dunes along its 127-mile coast.