Friday, December 28, 2012
Center will be open at firehouse on Bridge Avenue from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The FEMA center at Bay Head Fire Station No. 1 in Bay Head has changed its hours to 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday to be consistent with centers across the state, according to FEMA. Residents and business people from Point Pleasant Borough, Point Pleasant Beach, Bay Head, Mantoloking and other towns, who have been impacted by Sandy, are welcome to visit the center to get information and assistance. "Centers allow residents to speak one-on-one with recovery representatives," says the FEMA website. "FEMA program specialists are available to provide registration and other information and to answer questions at the centers. These include mitigation specialists who can provide guidance on cost-effective rebuilding and repair …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Site will move to Albert Clifton Avenue
The Point Boro Relief Center will start moving at 9 a.m. Friday from Bridge Avenue to a building on Albert Clifton Avenue. The new site is across the street from the Department of Public Works and next to Point Paws, the local animal welfare agency. The Relief Center had started outside Borough Hall on Bridge Avenue, moved east on Bridge to the former Tally's car dealership site and is now moving again. The process of moving may continue into Saturday, said Kiel Arnone, Borough Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator. The relief center has non-perishable food, water, diapers, firewood and cleaning supplies. It no longer has clothing. Arnone and other volunteers established the relief site just after Sandy wreaked havoc in the town's low-…
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 …
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 ›