Like Amityville and Salem, Matawan is famous for a legacy of horror. This summer, the NJ town where shark mania was born finally embraces its history.

Locals in Matawan often see visitors roaming near Matawan Creek looking for the spot where the 1916 shark attacks occurred. By land, that required bushwhacking through weeds (and quite a bit of ...

In 2024, there were 47 "unprovoked" shark bites around the globe, and 28 of those happened in the U.S., according to the ...

Schedule set for Matawan shark attack centennial The events of July 9-17 commemorate the attacks that killed two people and inspired the 'Jaws' franchise. Jerry Carino. @njhoopshaven.

Latest legacy of Matawan shark attacks -- a beer The IPA, called '1916 Shore Shiver,' is one of the history-inspired brews developed by two Monmouth County natives.

Book signings: Matawan historian Al Savolaine will sign his newly released book, "Stanley Fisher: Shark Attack Hero of a Bygone Age" 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (site to be announced).

RELATED: Matawan's tentative schedule for shark attack centennial. A final, definitive schedule of Matawan’s planned events from July 9-18 will be distributed within the coming days, Roinestad said.

MATAWAN, N.J. (AP) — Until the summer of 1916, many scientists believed sharks would never harm humans. That myth was shattered when the first recorded multiple fatal shark attacks left four ...

Facing east, a view of the Matawan Creek just yards upstream from where, in Matawan in 1916, a shark attacked and killed Lester Stillwell, 11 and Stanley Fisher, 24. A third attack took place ...