Monday, November 12, 2012
Center has no more space for clothes, food or supplies
The Point Borough Relief Center on the former Tally's car dealership lot on Bridge Avenue can no longer accept donations of any kind, officials said on Monday. The large building and its parking lot are full of non-perishable food, water, diapers, clothing, outerwear, cleaning supplies and firewood for anyone affected by Sandy to come and take for free. However, there is simply no more room for additional donations, so area residents are asked to please not drop off any more, said Kiel Arnone, Borough Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator. Anyone who has had any flooding, property or car damage, power outage (even if power is back on now) or who has been affected by Sandy in any other way is encouraged to take free items from the …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Relief station has plenty of food, clothing, firewood for other towns
The Point Borough Relief Station on Bridge Avenue has enough supplies to share with Tropical Storm Sandy victims from other towns. Any residents or business people from any of the surrounding communities, as well as those from Point Borough, who have been impacted by Sandy, are welcome to pick up free supplies at the relief station on Bridge Avenue, just west of the Lovelandtown Bridge, on the former Tally's car dealership lot. There is food, water, clothing, diapers, cleaning supplies, firewood and more. If you need help of any other kind, ask the police and volunteers manning the tables and they will give you referrals. Initially, the relief station was established primarily for residents of hard-hit sections of the Borough. Horrendous …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Emergency management also enlisting local volunteers
Water, food, clothing, blankets and firewood are available for free at the parking lot outside Point Pleasant Borough Hall and police department on Bridge Avenue. The items are being supplied and distributed 24/7 to those impacted by Tropical Storm Sandy under a white overhang in the parking lot by local volunteers with the Point Pleasant Borough Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Point Boro First Aid Squad and members of the National Guard, who have been working on rescue and relief efforts in the Borough, Point Beach, Bay Head and many other area towns. Kiel Arnone, OEM Deputy Coordinator, set up the distribution area for those in need of those items. Anyone wishing to volunteer can ask Point Borough Emergency Management volunteers at…
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Clothing, books, electronics collection drive Oct. 6 and 7
You know darn well you have some closets and drawers that need some serious cleaning out. And on Oct. 6 and 7, there will be a place to put all of your unwanted items in a place nice and close to home. The drop-off point for everything from clothes and books to electronics and VHS tapes is at the Point Beach High School mini-gym parking lot at 700 Trenton Ave. The "Beach Drive" collection drive is a fundraiser for the Point Beach High School Music Parents Association, so get ready soon. They will take everything except the kitchen sink. And except furniture, televisions and liquids. Please see the attached PDF for all the details.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Tell us your local favorites so we can include them in our Readers’ Choice 2012 poll.
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Friday, June 1, 2012
Where can you find the best dry cleaning in Point Borough or Point Beach? Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else in the know to nominate the best local dry cleaners. We’ll keep accepting nominations through July 9. After that, nominations will be closed and we’ll start the voting, so make sure to get in your favorites. All you need to do to nominate a business is to add it in the comments below. If you already see the business you want to nominate, make sure to add your comment about why it should be included. We may not be able to add all businesses to our poll and we want to make sure our readers' favorites make the cut. Thanks in advance for your …
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Students collect food to donate to homeless in Lakewood
Ocean Road Elementary School students are turning the Super Bowl into a "Souper Bowl" for the sake of residents of Lakewood's Tent City. Students will donate large quantities of non-perishable food, early this week, to those living outdoors in tents in Lakewood, said Jacquelyn Goss, public relations official for the Point Borough school district. Hosted by the school’s fifth grade character education group, the Character Crew, the 2012 Souper Bowl provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their team spirit as well as their spirit of giving in a unique food drive to benefit those living in a tent encampment. Founded in 2006 by the Rev. Steve Brigham through his Lakewood Outreach Ministry Church, Tent City is now home to more than 70…
Denise Di Stephan
10:22 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Susan, thanks so much for helping Barbara and everyone in her household. Nice to see the Comments section provide a forum for people helping each other! more ›