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NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Mon 5/27

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May 27, 2024

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NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Mon 5/27

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY in effect between 3 p.m. and late Monday night

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Mon morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 – 3 feet
Winds	From the Southeast 11 – 17 mph (Gust 23 mph) 10 – 15 knots (Gust 20 knots)
Ocean Temperature	58° – 70° (Normal 58° – 68°)
Air Temperature	68° – 77°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:30am – 8:17pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow’s 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Mon 5:28a	High Mon 11:25a	Low Mon 5:19p	High Mon 11:36p
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 10:59a	Low Mon 4:43p	High Mon 11:10p	Low Tue 5:39a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Mon 5:04a	High Mon 11:13a	Low Mon 4:55p	High Mon 11:24p
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 10:55a	Low Mon 4:47p	High Mon 11:06p	Low Tue 5:43a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Mon 9:33a	High Mon 3:05p	Low Mon 9:24p	High Tue 3:16a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Mon 5:32a	High Mon 11:16a	Low Mon 5:11p	High Mon 11:31p
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Mon 9:07a	High Mon 2:12p	Low Mon 8:58p	High Tue 2:23a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Mon 6:16a	High Mon 12:19p	Low Mon 5:48p	High Tue 12:35a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Mon 5:04a	High Mon 10:59a	Low Mon 4:43p	High Mon 11:15p
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Mon 5:35a	High Mon 11:34a	Low Mon 5:11p	High Mon 11:58p
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Mon 5:09a	High Mon 11:03a	Low Mon 4:52p	High Mon 11:24p
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Mon 6:02a	High Mon 12:10p	Low Mon 5:54p	High Tue 12:30a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms this morning, then a chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. Showers and tstms likely late. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.

TONIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

TUE: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

WED: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

WED NIGHT: W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

THU: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

FRI: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

FRI NIGHT: W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

MORE MARINE INFO: Rip current forecast and more

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Data on this page amalgamated from several sources, including the National Weather Service (weather), National Ocean Service (tides), U.S. Naval Observatory (sun), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (UV index).

Dan Zarrow is Chief Meteorologist for Townsquare Media New Jersey. The Shore Report is generated semi-automatically daily at 5 a.m. from mid-May to late September. Follow Dan’s weather blog, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.

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NJ’s biggest Catholic diocese hits pause on plan to merge parishes

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March 4, 2026

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NJ’s biggest Catholic diocese hits pause on plan to merge parishes

Last June, the Catholic Archdiocese of Newark launched a review called “We Are His Witnesses,” which aimed to consider potential consolidations or closures of some of its 211 North Jersey parishes.

But amid confusion and pushback from many parishioners, Cardinal Joseph Tobin said Wednesday that the archdiocese will now extend its review to allow for further study and conversations.

In a letter published on the Archdiocese website March 4, Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, noted the challenges remain the same: a steady decline in membership and a shortage of priests projected to grow worse in the coming years. He did not specify how much longer the process would take but said he would have more to announce in June.

The largest of New Jersey’s five Catholic dioceses, the Newark Archdiocese serves approximately 1.3 million people in Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties.

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Some parishioners, Tobin wrote, “came to believe — incorrectly — that the overall goal of We Are His Witnesses is to close churches. That has never been the purpose.

“This work is not driven by downsizing, but by mission: by the call to strengthen parish life so that it can truly form disciples and reach those who are not yet engaged in the life of the Church.”

The program’s aim is not to close churches, but to “strengthen parish life” he added.

He said a follow-up announcement would come on June 12 but reassured parishioners that “there is no need to fear that an immediate and wholesale closure of parishes will be announced.”

‘The Church is not a museum’

Current circumstances demand Church leaders to make difficult decisions, he said. “The challenges we face are real: fewer priests, fewer people in the pews, communities that look very different than they did even a generation ago, and financial strain. Ignoring the changed landscape does not preserve parish life; it weakens it. The Church is not a museum to preserve what it once was,” he wrote.

The initiative kicked off last summer, with meetings at churches around the region to allow parishioners to offer feedback. Many expressed fears about their future of their church, Tobin said.

Parishioners at many of the meetings and in letters to Tobin expressed concerns about the program. As a result, Tobin concluded that “it is clear that the communities of the Archdiocese need more time for honest discernment. We are extending this phase of our work to allow for deeper reflection and broader consultation throughout our local Church.”

“This is not a pause in mission. It is a call to take the mission seriously and to ask ourselves, with renewed honesty, what it means to be a missionary Church today.”

Msgr. Richard Arnhols, pastor emeritus of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Bergenfield and a member of a committee of pastoral leaders helping to guide the review, said that, “Based on the input from the priests and people of the parishes which took place last fall, Cardinal Tobin has approved a period of additional study and reflection before any decisions are made.”

The first step is further conversation among parish priests, which will take place this month, he said.

Gregory Hann, a religious instructor at St. Vincent Academy in Newark, applauded Tobin’s decision. “If we continue to do things the way we have been doing them, we become a stagnant Church and we allow the comforts of our culture and the outside to keep us from moving from the Cross to glory.”

Nicholas Grillo of Bloomfield, a parishioner who attended several listening sessions at Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City, approved of the decision. “Hopefully the pause will give them time to reevaluate this going forward,” he said.

He added that it was a “waste of money” to pay large sums of money to a consultant that “doesn’t understand the intricacies of the Archdiocese of Newark,” he said, referring to the Catholic Leadership Institute, a Pennsylvania group that the archdiocese has engaged.

Instead, Grillo suggested, “they should put together a group of lay parishioners and priests from the diocese who can collaborate on a better path forward.”

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Devils Out to Rattle the Leafs | PREVIEW | New Jersey Devils

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March 4, 2026

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Devils Out to Rattle the Leafs | PREVIEW | New Jersey Devils

THE SCOOP

The Devils began their season-high seven-game homestand with a decisive victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. The win was their second consecutive victory after picking up a win in St. Louis earlier in the week.

There’s not a lot of runway left in the season, and stringing together a run of victories is at the top of their minds. New Jersey is 11 points out of the final Wild Card spot, and 13 out of third in the Metropolitan Division. Tuesday will mark the Devils final game before the NHL Trade Deadline, which is on Friday at 3 p.m.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are having a down year, based on where the expectations were set heading into the season. The Leafs have struggled to gain any traction in their season and sit just two points ahead of New Jersey with 64. Toronto is 12 points out of third in the Atlantic Division, and nine points out of a Wild Card spot.

The Leafs have a tendency to give up an abundance of shots to their opponents, ranking first in the league in shots against, per game with 31.8, which bodes will for a Devils team that averages 29.4 shots per game, ranking sixth in the league. Despite their overall struggles, the Leafs do have the league’s fourth-best penalty kill, working at an 83.1 percent efficiency.

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Former Lumberton, New Jersey, mayor Gina LaPlaca pleads guilty to 2025 DUI, sentenced to treatment program

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March 3, 2026

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Former Lumberton, New Jersey, mayor Gina LaPlaca pleads guilty to 2025 DUI, sentenced to treatment program

A former mayor in Burlington County, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to DUI and child endangerment charges after a 2025 traffic stop, according to prosecutors.

Lumberton Township committee member Gina LaPlaca, 46, was indicted last spring on child abuse charges after county prosecutors said she was observed driving drunk with her young child in the car, while serving as the township mayor.

Police arrested her at her home after reviewing video from a witness showing her swerving out of her lane and nearly hitting a utility pole. Lumberton police discovered her blood alcohol concentration was .30%, over three times the legal limit of .08%.

On Monday, LaPlaca was sentenced to three years in a diversionary program for first-time offenders after pleading guilty to driving under the influence and a fourth-degree child abuse charge. As part of the plea deal, LaPlaca will avoid jail time as long as she abides by the terms of the program.

Under the terms of the Pretrial Intervention or PTI program, she must attend regular Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and comply with any requirements set by the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency.

Judge Craig A. Ambrose also ordered LaPlaca to have an ignition lock device on her car that will prevent it from starting up if the driver has consumed alcohol. She said in court she had already installed one in October 2025, the county prosecutor’s office said.

If LaPlaca violates the terms of the PTI program, she could be prosecuted for the child abuse charge.

LaPlaca completed an intensive treatment program in May 2025 and said in a statement that she is “fully committed to my recovery” and is doing the “daily, intentional work” that comes with it. She apologized to Lumberton residents while acknowledging a private struggle with alcohol addiction that was no longer private.

“The weight of my actions is something I carry deeply,” she said in a statement shared on social media. “What I did was wrong. It was dangerous. It was inexcusable. I drove while intoxicated with my child in the car — a choice that could have caused irreversible harm. That reality is something I will live with, and learn from, for the rest of my life.”

LaPlaca served as mayor through 2025 but remains on the township committee. Terrance Benson was sworn in as mayor of Lumberton this year.

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