Ortley Beach

Police in Palm Beach, FL, have arrested a Sandy contractor wanted in Ocean County on an outstanding warrant for theft.

A black substance described as rocks and pebbles but crumbles easily is something that naturally occurs in the water off New Jersey, according to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Authorities tried to rescue a deer that appeared to be stranded for hours in the surf in Ortley Beach, Ocean County, Wednesday.

Ortley Beach will be the first spot in northern Ocean County to benefit from a beach replenishment project that local officials have been waiting on since the shore was slammed by Superstorm Sandy. A separate $63 million Absecon Island beach protection project is scheduled to run through early October.

Wrapping up a survey of New Jersey beaches following the storm, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection saw no major problems as of Thursday afternoon.

Tuesday morning's high tide brought high water to South Jersey and the Jersey Shore.