Tuckerton has received its permits to dredge, Councilman John Schwartz announced during the September 16 municipal meeting. He didn’t shout it, but it reverberated through the crowd anyway as some broke into applause.

Could it be the long-awaited dredging of Thompson Creek, Paradise Cove and Tuckerton Beach lagoons was on the horizon? The general waterfront development permit, or GP21, allows for the removal of 77,500 cubic yards of material from all the low spots that have bedeviled boat owners…