On the same day workers began removing the Jet Star roller coaster from the Atlantic Ocean, Casino Pier officials in Seaside Heights announced a new amusement for summer 2013.
During Prince Harry's trip to Seaside Heights and Mantoloking, security is expected to be far beyond the norm according to several Seaside Heights councilmen.
Signed easements for a massive federal beach replenishment project are starting to trickle in once again after Long Beach Township posted the names of 63 holdout oceanfront property owners on its municipal website.
While many towns are doing all they can to be ready for the summer tourism season, some are finding their seasonal rentals being affected by neighboring towns still recovering from Sandy.
There's been buzz around the shore in public, in print and online lately that the producers of the hit HBO series, Boardwalk Empire, are looking for new filming locations for their upcoming fourth season.