Two Jersey Shore Towns Announce New Curfew For Summer Season
After the chaos that was last season at the Jersey Shore, I can understand why they are implementing these new rules. There was so much havoc last summer, they are trying to avoid it at all cost for the 2023 season. If your remember, teens from Toms River to Ocean City to Sea Isle City to Wildwood were beyond rowdy last summer up and down the Jersey Shore coast. Police have said the crowds of kids were bigger last year with more underage drinking, more pot smoking and more fighting compared to 2021. Clearly people enjoy going to the shore because it’s traditionally calm and family friendly, especially Ocean City which is a dry town. The Ocean City and Wildwood boardwalks are a known place where people of all ages can enough their time. Last Summer changed that when there was so many issues with teens taking over.
Trying to find a solution for the rowdy teens is just one problem plaguing the Jersey Shore as of late. Since the fall, there has been numerous dead dolphins and whales that have washed ashore. Some people on social media are blaming the wind technology, while other experts say there is no evidence saying that is the cause of the recent uptick.
Sea Isle City will impose a 10 p.m. curfew for minors and ban everyone from carrying backpacks after that hour this summer, becoming the latest Jersey Shore town to tighten up local ordinances.
Ocean City revised local ordinances to give police officers the authority to detain minors for “breach of the peace” violations.
In Ocean City, curfew hours for minors are between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. from May 16 through Sept. 30, and from 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Oct. 1 through May 15, according to the city’s website. Safety is a priority this summer in all shore towns.
