Minke Whale Skull Washes Up On Island Beach State Park - Berkeley, NJ - High tides from a weekend storm turned up the skull of a minke whale that was buried on Island Beach State Park last year, authorities said.
Mystery skull washes ashore on a New Jersey beach
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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection shared the pictures on Twitter.
We have confirmed that this is the ventral (lower) jaw and skull of a Minke whale. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (@NewJerseyDEP) June 2, 2021
They said, “You never know what you’re going to find on the beach after a storm.”
It took a few days, but they say it’s the jaw and skull of a minke whale.
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DEAL – A brewing war over beachfront parking has been averted at least for now.
A plan to make several streets permit-only parking available to residents was tabled Wednesday by the borough s three commissioners.
The ordinance would have required parking permits from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday on five streets in the southern end of town: Monmouth Terrace, Monmouth Drive, Hathaway Avenue, Sydney Avenue and Neptune Avenue.
The plan was to issue permits only to people who live on those streets.
The borough received pushback on the measure from public access advocates, including the Surfrider Foundation, and state legislators, who saw the measure as blocking public access.