Point Pleasant Beach (#10)
Congratulations to these beaches and the towns in which they live for this awesome honor. It s well deserved. And yes, we could make the argument for at least a half dozen Monmouth & Ocean Counties, and they would all be strong arguments.
And if I can insert my two cents here, I m not too sure why Point Pleasant Beach and Jenks aren t higher on this list. They have certainly have earned it. But I m not going to bark too loud. Overall we have to be really happy for our Jersey Shore with these results.
So congratulations to all the great local family friendly beaches that made the list, and here s to a great, super successful summer for all of us!
some armed with guns. she s the worst governor this state has ever had and we need to get rid of her. now. reporter: at least 45 states already easing restrictions in some way and in four of those states, the number of new cases is on the rise. new jersey governor phil murphy tonight announcing jersey shore beaches will reopen in time for memorial day. the jersey shore, after all, is where memories are made. the last thing any of us wanted was for a summertime down the shore to be a memory. reporter: the governor also highlighting 108-year-old new jersey resident sylvia goldscholl. she was just 7 years old when the spanish flu killed millions. and she just beat covid-19. and david, here in wisconsin, it s not exactly business as usual just yet. fearing the virus could spread, many local cities and counties now have enacted their own restrictions for residences and businesses. the governor here now working with the legislature to get a new state-wide plan. david? lots of confu
that s not out of the question. mike, you mentioned the beaches. the erosion is the story we don t often concentrate on in the teeth of a hurricane, but it is absolutely awful. we ve had dunes breached already. we ve had people losing portions of their homes. and every time a beach gets scuttled there, that s, you know, that s a life of family memories so many americans are used to that yearly vacation on the beaches of north and south carolina. yeah, just like your beautiful jersey shore beaches. down here, folks come every summer, people live here and they look to coming back here every summer. but if the beach isn t here, that affects their memories and affects tourism overall. what we re hoping for is that the beaches aren t completely rearranged. and the natural process with the ocean, as we ve seen this with