BELMAR, NJ - The Borough of Belmar has been awarded $525,750 through the New Jersey Green Acres Grant program to support the Maclearie Park Inclusive Playground project. The funding will allow for ...

Grab your buckets and sand shovels — and maybe some sculpting tools, blueprints and food coloring — and head to Belmar's beach for the borough's 38th annual sandcastle contest.

News 12 New Jersey’s Jim Murdoch is on the scene with hundreds of sculptors and builders who are competing using only sand, water and hard work.

STAFFORD -- Health authorities closed a beach in Manahawkin on July 17 due to high levels of a bacteria that is frequently found in the feces and intestines of humans and animals.