For over 200 years, the New Jersey Beach have attracted hundreds of thousands of vacationers each summer - But the latest report gives NJ Beaches a bad grade
The Coast Guard, along with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Monmouth County Health Department continue to investigate how the balls, which are anywhere from 1-2 inches in diameter, wound up on Monmouth County beaches.
The Coast Guard in a statement said response crews have removed approximately 1,000 pounds of tar balls and oiled debris from impacted beaches between Asbury Park and Sea Bright.
A man who is accused of severely injuring his own infant daughter in a domestic violence incident last month has been extradited back to New Jersey from Ohio.