Point Pleasant Beach

Two individuals were initially taken into custody following the Labor Day stabbing.

"I witnessed this whole thing ... scariest moment of my life."

Officials in this Jersey Shore borough are cracking down on bad beach behavior including public drinking, littering and being too loud.

Point Pleasant Police chief Joseph Michigan said a large number of officers was involved in the arrest because the crowd was "volatile" and shouting obscenities.

As coronavirus-related restrictions are eased and temperatures climb, people are flocking back to the Jersey Shore.

The five people inside the car had been at a large gathering in Point Pleasant Beach earlier in the evening, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.

Mayor Paul Kanitra said he received complaints about people urinating in bushes, smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol in public, leaving trash behind and changing in public.

Beyond walking the boards, swimming there may not be much more to do during a visit as amusements and rides remain closed under Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order.

A 19-year-old Army reservist died Saturday night after falling from his bicycle while it was latched onto a friend's moving car, officials said.

The slow return to almost-normal continues next weekend when the federal government reopens Sandy Hook beaches.