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First Week of Daily Lifeguard Hours for Ortley, Seaside Beaches

Busy weekend at Seaside Heights, Island Beach, Ortley Beach

Shawn Smith, Neighbor
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The weekend after most local graduations, local beaches were busy with swimmers and bathers enjoying 66 degree ocean waters and air temperatures in the high 70s.

It was also a weekend busy with , as rip currents continued to take hold along the Jersey Shore.

Here's a photo gallery of the Toms River men and women who guard beaches such as Ortley Beach, Island Beach State Park, Seaside Heights and nearby.

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