The Jersey Shore Girl Team 
The main event of the summer season is just around the corner: the Fourth of July. While you’ve been busy preparing for the festivities, we’ve got all the Jersey Shore headlines to keep you up to speed on local news. Among the highlights: a new mobile bookstore has popped up in LBI, a heatwave is forecasted for this week across New Jersey, and the Wildwoods Boardwalk was voted #1 best boardwalk by USA Today.
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– Summer House star Carl Radke surprised fans at Wawa’s Summer Sips event in Atlantic City (The Jersey Shore Girl).
– DYK? New Jersey’s name traces back to the Isle of Jersey and 17th-century colonial history (The New Jersey Girl).
– Our country, New Jersey. New Jersey could basically be its own country (The New Jersey Girl).
– Jason Kelce and the Eagles returned to Sea Isle City for Team 62 events supporting the Eagles Autism Foundation (The Jersey Shore Girl).
– The Asbury Park Jazz Fest returned on June 28th after an 11-year hiatus (The Jersey Shore Girl).
– Low Tide Smoothie Co. has opened in Normandy Beach (The Jersey Shore Girl).
– Books to go. A new mobile bookstore called Sandbar Story Shack has popped up in LBI (@readswithelise via Instagram).
– Morey’s Piers in Wildwood opened renovated rides and a new dining experience for the 2026 summer season (Jersey Digs).
– Asbury Park + Red Bank are among four New Jersey towns pushing back against proposed AI data centers (NJ.com).
– Two people were charged after a North Wildwood assault left three people injured (WPG Talk Radio).
– Welcome back. The Brickwall reopened in Asbury Park after six years away (105.7 The Hawk).
– We’re number one. The Wildwoods’ Boardwalk was named the best boardwalk in the country by USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards (USA Today 10Best).
– We’re number one (again). Travel + Leisure named 96th Street Beach in Stone Harbor the clearest and cleanest beach in New Jersey (Travel + Leisure).
– Sweet stuff. A new strawberries-and-chocolate pop-up shop called Sweet Tide has opened in Ocean City (@d.shanny via TikTok).
– Ocean City Council advanced the former Wonderland Pier property’s redevelopment process while a proposed hotel remains under debate (WHYY).
– A Lakewood traffic stop led to two drug arrests, according to police (Jersey Shore Online).
– While many New Jersey residents travel internationally over the summer, others are holding it down locally (@brookekellly via Instagram).
– Congratulations. Daniel Dipierro, a Jackson High School student, was honored at Tribeca for a film about food pantries and food banks (Jersey Shore Online).
– White Sands Beach in South Seaside Park is ready for summer after beach badge issues tied to de-annexation (Jersey Shore Online).
– Stay cool. An extreme heat watch was issued for 16 New Jersey counties, with temperatures potentially reaching 100 degrees this week (NJ.com).
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