A controversial cross-shaped pier on the Jersey Shore will open to the public ahead of schedule, the local religious organization behind its reconstruction announced. Visitors will be able to walk ...

A controversial cross-shaped pier on the Jersey Shore will open to the public ahead of schedule, the religious organization behind its reconstruction announced. Visitors will be able to walk on ...

OCEAN GROVE - Eight months after opening to fanfare and controversy, the $1.3 million, Christian cross-shaped pier here has been closed after engineers found a loose piling, officials said.