The Kushner family owns a number of properties throughout Long Branch making a first family visit a possibility. Doug Hood <\/p>\n
Bathers leave the water in Asbury Park with a thunderstom looming in this 2016 file photo.(Photo: PETER ACKERMAN\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)Buy Photo <\/p>\n
With a sunny, warm weekend on tap, all beaches on the Jersey Shore are safe for swimming. <\/p>\n
Test results released this morning show unhealthy levels of bacteria at two Long Branch beaches have dissipated, allowing officials to re-open both beaches today. <\/p>\n
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A third beach on the Bayshorebehind the Highlands recreation center was also cleared by testing performed on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
The tests are part of a weekly monitoring program thatis on the lookout forenterococcus, a bacteria that grows inside the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals and can be found alongside their feces. <\/p>\n
This kind of bacteria is considered a warning sign of dangerous pathogens. <\/p>\n
EARLIER: Two Long Branch beaches closed by bacteria <\/p>\n
The standard for safe swimming is less than 104 colony forming units, or cfu, per 100 milliliters of water. <\/p>\n
BARNEGAT BAY: Clean-up draws thousands of volunteers <\/p>\n
Per NJbeaches.org, here are the beaches that tested above the safe swimming threshold on Tuesday, followed by Wednesday's test results and then this morning's in bold <\/p>\n
Every Tuesday online,the Press and app.com will post water-quality test results from every Jersey Shore beach that exceeds federal safe swimming standards for fecal bacteria. <\/p>\n
Looking for something to cool off this weekend? Try out these cocktail recipes: <\/p>\n
The words summer and cocktail go hand in hand: Sipping a cold drink on a hot day is about as good as it gets. Here are five recipes to try. Sarah Griesemer | Wochit <\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 6 Monmouth beaches test high for bacteria <\/p>\n
WATCH OUT: Clinging jellyfish reappear in the Shrewsbury <\/p>\n
IN OUR SCHOOLS: NJ considers to ban on Styrofoam food containers in schools <\/p>\n
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