Thursday, April 4, 2013
'Miracle of Route 35' video released by engineering firm that oversaw the closing of the Mantoloking breach
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- Daniel Nee
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Thursday, April 4
Arora and Associates, a Lawrenceville-based consulting civil and structural engineering firm, released a video Wednesday that contains stunning footage of the Mantoloking breach created by Superstorm Sandy. The video chronicles the efforts of the company's employees to engineer a solution to closing the breach, shoring up the island and rebuilding Route 35 and the base of the Mantoloking Bridge intersection.
Monday, March 18, 2013
But residents will need to sign new easements
Mantoloking is likely to work with the state to bolster the beachfront with something like a calzone. Well, sort of. Mantoloking officials announced Monday that the borough will likely partner with the state to construct a geotextile revetment – commonly known as a geotube – along its beachfront in order to guard against future ocean breaches. "To use Jersey terms, it'll be a calzone, a wrap," said Chris Nelson, the borough's special counsel for storm recovery. "And inside the calzone will be gravel and sand." The gravel and sand will be wrapped in the ultra-strong geotextile fabric, forming a tube which will then be placed underneath a dune which will eventually be built. Geotextile tubes have been used across the country in shore …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Shore prepares for yet another blow
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- Daniel Nee
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Eric Kim died when his boat and "No Surrender" crashed
A man from the Colonia section of Woodbridge died after his boat and another boat collided on the ocean off Long Branch, state police said on Monday morning. Eric Kim, 31, died after his boat was struck off Long Branch by "No Surrender," a 38-foot boat piloted by Thomas Oloughlin, 44, of Princeton, on Saturday afternoon, said Sgt. Brian Polite. Kim's passenger, Soo Lee, 34, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, suffered cuts, but was not seriously injured, Polite said. Polite said police are not releasing the names of the passengers aboard "No Surrender," but did say that the pilot and passengers were not injured. Kim may have originally been taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune for head injuries. He was later pronounced dead at …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Point Beach remains on travel lockdown east of train tracks
Point Beach police are asking for everyone to stay out of town and for those residents who have not evacuated to stay in their homes. "The town remains 'locked down' for any travel, both by vehicle and pedestrian, east of the train tracks," said Detective Patrick Petruzziello on Monday evening. "We are asking that people do not attempt to come to the area as they will not be permitted east of the tracks." There is some flooding and roads not passable in Point Beach, where they wait for the full force of Sandy. The next high tide at 8 p.m. is the next big concern in the seaside resort town, where a full moon, an ocean, inlet and other waterways already greatly heightened, and the full force of Sandy's rain and wind are all promising to come…
Outages to increase as Sandy barrels towards the Shore
Update, 6 p.m.: Outages have reached 126,739 in Ocean County and 120,000 in Monmouth County. --- There are nearly 24,000 reported power outages in Monmouth and Ocean counties as of early Monday afternoon, according to a Jersey Central Power & Light map. As of early Monday afternoon, there were 23,559 outages reported in Monmouth and Ocean. However, there was no way to immediately learn if some without power have not reported it yet because they may have no means of communication without electricity. But according to the information available, the highest number of outages in one town in the two counties was Middletown, with 6,869. Another town with a high number of reported outages was Berkeley in southern Ocean County with 1,848. …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Police ask that people stay away from beach and boardwalk
Point Pleasant Beach police are strongly urging that people not come to town to look at the ocean or Manasquan Inlet. "We seem to be having an influx of people coming into town in order to look at the ocean and inlet," said Detective Pat Petruzziello early Sunday afternoon. He said police are strongly urging people "to not come into town for this purpose as we are in the midst of a mandatory evacuation." The police are currently working on getting residents and visitors east of the NJ Transit train tracks, on Arnold Avenue and Route 35 north, out of town as quickly as possible and by a 4 p.m. deadline at the latest. For the residents east of the tracks who are still in their homes, police are issuing the following reminder: "The Point …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Police, fire and first aid work together to save a woman, a man and a boy
Point Beach police, fire and first aid responders worked in the cold, rising tide of the Manasquan Inlet waters Thursday night to save a woman and a boy who had tried to save her himself. Maureen Bush, 29, Manchester, fell between sharp, craggy rocks into the inlet water, and Daniel Reinhardt, 16, who had tried to save her, are both OK after being rescued by the emergency responders, said Police Detective Clint Daniel. "The 16-year-old boy was fantastic and should be commended," Daniel said at police headquarters Thursday night. "He tried to get her out, but it was just too slippery. Everyone worked together and did a great job." Daniel said the incident should be a wake-up call to everyone to never go on the inlet rocks, which are …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Staff who saved boy from drowning honored by 10th district legislators
Three Martell's employees who had saved a boy from drowning in the ocean in front of Martell's in Point Beach were honored on Monday by state lawmakers. Matt Inman, Jim Howell and Nick Haines, Martell's staff members who rescued a boy who had ventured into the ocean when the beach was red-flagged and unguarded on July 21, were honored by 10th District legislators. Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen David Wolfe and Greg McGuckin presented state resolutions to the Martell's employees outside Martell's in Point Pleasant Beach. For the full story of the summer rescue, please click here.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Martell's, Risden's, Bradshaw's and Maryland Avenue beaches will not be guarded
Jenkinson's beach may be the only beach in Point Pleasant Beach that has lifeguards on Sunday. On Friday, Marilou Halvorsen, Jenkinson's Marketing Director, said the plan was to have lifeguards working on Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. Because Jenkinson's other businesses, including rides and eateries, will be open, there will be bathrooms open. Lifeguards and police have consistently implored the public not to venture into the ocean at unguarded beaches. That warning applies today when predictions are that rough surf will continue and, as of Sunday morning, there was a rip current warning. A staff member at Martell's said there is no plan to have lifeguards manning the beach at Martell's on Sunday. However, its restaurants, …
Betty Ann Fuller
10:05 am on Monday, April 15, 2013
@ MEB: agreed, especially those who used this route to get the trains from BayHead or PPB. more ›