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A bulldozer reshapes a sand dune on the North Wildwood, N.J. beach on May 22, 2023, carrying out emergency work approved by New Jersey officials. But the city did another dune reshaping weeks later that has drawn the threats of additional penalties beyond the $12 million the state has already imposed for unauthorized beach work. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

What will it take to stop Jersey Shore town from bulldozing its beach? $12M in fines hasn’t done it

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

In this June 8, 2020 photo beachgoers are seen near piles of sand and a bulkhead recently built in North Wildwood, N.J. where the state Department of Environmental Protection says the city destroyed sand dunes without permission. The city claims erosion had virtually wiped out the dunes, which needed to be replaced. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Jersey Shore town denies violations in sand dune work

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In this April 11, 2018 photo scientists release red dye into a creek leading into Delaware Bay in Greenwich Township, N.J. They aimed to track water flows in a creek that has been a known source of bacterial pollution in the bay. The idea is to see if pollution has abated enough to reopen thousands of acres of oyster beds that have been off-limits for human consumption due to contamination. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

This red tide might be good news for New Jersey oyster beds

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press