Free beaches for NJ teens? Yes, if lawmakers get their way
Beach badge season is over for 2019 – and if some lawmakers get their way, might never return for most teenagers in some Shore towns.
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Asbury Park has great beach — but its residents can't afford fee
Lisa Marie Cramp has lived in Asbury Park for five years, and in that time she has seen the drastic effects of a poverty line that roughly 30 percent of the city's residents live below, as of the 2010 Census.
Beach badges making more money for NJ shore towns
Many shore towns offer a discounted rate on the summer-long passes to incentivize early purchases, making them available in November or December the year prior.
NJ towns thank Mother Nature for great beach badge sales so far this year
The beach badge business can be hit or miss in New Jersey, and Mother Nature has delivered mostly a hit through early August. So towns along the Jersey Shore are reporting very healthy numbers as they take on the last full month of summer.
Shore town owners should be exempt from beach and parking fees
What's the point of paying property taxes to live at the shore if they're not including the one reason you came to live at the shore in the first place?
Beach badges are a necessity for NJ: #TheDailyPoint
Governor Christie recently stated that he didn't have a problem with New Jersey selling individual beach tags. Bill Spadea sides with the governor. Find out his reasoning now.
What will it cost to get on Jersey Shore beaches this summer?
We have the daily and seasonal prices for some of New Jersey's most popular beaches.
3 New Jersey towns offer app for beach badge purchase
Three New Jersey towns are letting people purchase beach badges with their smartphones.
The battle over beach badges in New Jersey
Watch as Dennis Malloy and Bill Spadea battle over beach tags and whether they're good for NJ or not.