In 1916, five shark attacks along the New Jersey coast left four people dead and one injured. The rare inland attacks sparked panic, beach closures, and widespread media coverage. The events helped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But if you read any account of those shark attacks, you might question the author's remarks. In the summer of 1916, swimming in ...

The 50th anniversary of the blockbuster "Jaws" may leave some fearful of swimming in the open waters, but the reality is that shark bites are rare. Experts with the American College of Surgeons are ...

Richard Fernicola, a New Jersey shark attack expert, will discuss the 1916 attacks and the movie "Jaws" at the Long Branch Senior Center. The 1916 attacks, which killed four and injured one, likely ...