Saturday, December 8, 2012
"The Brue Crew" and "Rhyme and Reason" performed at the Idle Hour
A Sandy fundraiser to benefit the volunteer Point Borough Fire Department and a Jersey Shore group giving out toys to children was held at the Idle Hour from 4 p.m. to close Saturday. The Brue Crew, led by Point Borough resident John Brue, and Rhyme & Reason, a Dave Matthews tribute band, are among the bands that performed at Rock-N-Relief Presents "A Night for Point," at the Idle Hour, Route 88, Point Borough. Mark Sroka, Co-Founder/Managing Partner of Rock-N-Relief, said he has notified Borough Fire Chief Daniel Mulligan that 80 percent of the proceeds from the event will go directly to the Borough Fire Department. The fire department, along with Point Boro First Aid Squad, Borough Office of Emergency Management, police and public …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Residents lay out past and present concerns that barreled in with Sandy
A group of Sunshine Harbor residents are telling Point Borough officials that Sandy shoved them into a dark, cold, wet, scary place - and the town hasn't done enough to help pull them out. A group of 16 residents met with some Borough Council members on Monday night to voice complaints and concerns about how the Borough has handled the crisis that left many in the waterfront, low-lying community flooded and in the dark in more ways than one. While there was not always complete agreement on the myriad of matters discussed at the meeting, nearly all of the residents there expressed at least some dissatisfaction with some of the storm issues, including how the town handled the Oct. 29 evacuation order, security, communication about the …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tax assessments may be lowered if property flooded or damaged in storm
UPDATE: New form attached to story for property owners requesting lower tax assessments If you own a home or business damaged by Sandy, you can ask your town for a lower tax assessment. In Point Pleasant Beach, the town issued a notice advising property owners that to request a reassessment, they should write to the town and include the following information: "Property Address, Block/Lot, Name of Owner(s) Contact Numbers - Cell and Land Lines Address Where Currently Living - Permanent or Temporary Email Address Describe the damage in as much detail as possible. Include interior and exterior photos of damage, FEMA documentation, insurance adjuster reports and Itemized Contractor Estimates. Drop at Town Hall or mail to: Borough of Point …
Monday, November 19, 2012
Where to go to eat or volunteer Wed. and Thurs.
Thanks to the generosity of numerous volunteers, organizations and businesses in the area, there are a lot of places to go for a free, hot meal on Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day. If you have been negatively impacted by Sandy and could benefit from a free, hot meal, or if you wish to volunteer, here's where to go, starting with an event at the Point Pleasant Elks Lodge #1698, 820 Arnold Ave., at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The following businesses are donating food for the Wednesday evening dinner: Martell's; Surf Taco; Hoffman's Ice Cream; Spano's; Longboard Grill; The Spot; Frankie's Bar & Grill; US Subs; Bubbakoo's Burritos; Polka Dot Cupcake Shop 709, and Joe Leone's. The Beanery is donating coffee. (See attached PDF for more info.) The …
Hot meals across the street today at Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
St. Gregory’s Pantry, located at St. Mary’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church at Bay and Atlantic avenues, will hold its annual Thanksgiving food distribution from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday. St. Gregory’s Pantry also announced that beginning Monday, Nov. 26, the Pantry will resume its normal hours, Monday-to-Friday from 10 a.m. to noon, for the distribution of non-perishable food and household items. Volunteers at Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church at Bay and Forman avenues will serve hot meals for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy at the Presbyterian church's Christian Education Building from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday. The effort is in conjunction with St. Gregory’s, an ecumenical food pantry located at St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, where …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
UPDATE: New location: White Sands, Point Beach
The Small Business Administration (SBA) and FEMA will explain how businesses damaged by Sandy should apply for financial assistance at a meeting on Monday at the White Sands. The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce and the Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce are welcoming business owners and managers from across Ocean and Monmouth counties to attend the session from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the White Sands, 1205 Ocean Ave., Point Beach. The Point Pleasant Chamber on Saturday had announced in an email to all members that the meeting would be with SBA at the chamber office, 2810 Bridge Ave., Point Pleasant Borough. However, there was an announcement on the chamber's Facebook page on Sunday that the meeting would be at the White Sands…
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Mayor says he's just waiting for state approval
Brick hopes to allow its barrier island residents and property owners to be able to drive to their properties in their own vehicles "soon," but the township needs state approval first. "We hope it will be soon, we hope it's within days," said Mayor Stephen Acropolis, on a bus tour Thursday of many of the township's Sandy-ravaged waterfront and low-lying sections. "We're just waiting for some construction work to be cleared, for Route 35 to be opened and for approval from the state Department of Transportation." On Thursday morning, Acropolis, Police Chief Nils Bergquist, other police officers and the National Guard traveled by police-escorted bus with a limited number of media to tour the township's barrier island and other damaged areas …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Engaged couple gets help with flooded house in Brick
Jonathan Miller and Megan Baglivio from the Point Pleasant First Aid and Emergency Squad never expected to be on the Ellen DeGeneres TV show, much less to leave the set with the gift of their lives. The two volunteers, from "Point Beach EMS," the squad that serves Point Pleasant Beach, Bay Head and Mantoloking, are getting their flooded home gutted and made over by Kitchen Cousins, professional home remodelers, thanks to the generosity of DeGeneres. The home, on Princeton Avenue in Brick, is Miller's home that the couple spent a lot of time renovating during the summer to get it ready for when they live there as a married couple, according to what is discussed in the video clip. The renovations to the kitchen and living room were destroyed…
Monday, November 12, 2012
Christie said all power in NJ would be restored by now
Despite assurances by Gov. Christie that the entire state would have power again by yesterday, there are thousands still in the dark in New Jersey, including 601 in just Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to the JCP&L outage map. As of 3:15 p.m. Monday, there are 441 outages in Monmouth and 160 in Ocean and about 3,100 outages among JCP&L customers in the 13 counties it serves, the map shows. In Morris County alone there are 739 JCP&L customers reporting outages. PSE&G has 278 outages on Monday afternoon, including 19 outages caused by Sandy and 259 caused by the nor'easter. Atlantic Electric has restored power to all customers who can safely be restored, said Frank Tedesco, company spokesman. He said there are 2,000 to 2,500 …
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 …
Denise Di Stephan
6:50 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
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