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…
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Volunteers easing residents' burdens
Members of the Durand Masonic Lodge in Point Beach are continuing to help residents flooded by Sandy clean out and clean up. The members are encouraging any residents or business people who need help to contact them. And they're just as happy to hear from more volunteers willing to help out. See the attached PDF for the details and contact information. Or call the lodge at (732) 245-7187.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Process to replace faulty meters explained at Friday council meeting
JCP&L crews are working on restoring power to a widely-darkened Point Beach, as electrical inspectors continue to identify homes and businesses that have water-damaged meters. As complaints have mounted from many residents and businesses who have been without power for 11 days, and some that had power restored only to have it snatched away again by the nor'easter, the town has been trying to expedite the process for the lights to be turned back on, officials said at a Point Beach emergency council meeting at Borough Hall on Friday afternoon. On Friday night, 1,749 JCP&L customers in Point Beach were still in the dark, according to JCP&L's outage map. That's an improvement from Thursday's count of 2,077, but still up from the Nov. 1 tally…
Chris Nelson
7:57 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
That was nice....so many people lost so much.....I know the feeling as my house was also damaged...... more ›