Route 35 to Reopen in Mantoloking, With Limitations

David Daur January 24, 2013 at 01:35 am

A lot of good a "top of the line" security system would do when there hasn't been power for months since Sandy knocked it out. Just curious how the security system would be activated without electricity and notify the proper authorities? It's a shame that somebody pee'd in Wayne's gene pool. What a bunch of buffoons who post comments!

marie January 24, 2013 at 02:11 am

Most people are just commuting on route 35, having said that since I have been back I am shocked the amount of people taking pictures of homes that are destroyed. I live on a street with 6 homes out of 11 on the ocean to come down. People drive in with a barricade up and walk up the 30 ft dunes and have walked into exposed homes to take pictures. Why?.. I hate it and police can't be everywhere. Common sense goes a long way our island is now a construction site, and we need to give these crews the right of way. I know we all love the beach that's why we live here. However, the infrastructure needs to be restored and the time will come when this highway can handle the burden of commuters, construction and visitors. Right now though residents and commuters should be the only parties on these roads because they have to be. I personally prefer not to look at anything it's too sad!

PJ Ortley January 24, 2013 at 02:11 am

Thank you for opening the road, but please keep up tight security. We don't need the gawkers in these desperate times and -- unfortunately -- there is scum on this earth that will rob us of what we have left if given the chance.

Av January 24, 2013 at 02:12 am

I'm gonna go on the first and tool around with a cooler full of cold ones!!!

Mrs. G. January 24, 2013 at 02:19 am

There are many other communities that have had to leave their homes and things without any security. Is everyone on the Jersey shore being treated fairly?

JG January 24, 2013 at 03:52 am

Oh dear youngmodern left to defend rational thinking and common sense while dueling with the idiotic comments of those who don't have a clue... John Q are you SERIOUS? Looting occurs when no one is there. Who is going to report it when all the surrounding homes are also abandoned?? The 1st days following the hurricane there was so much looting up and down the coast more National Guard had to be brought in ... wave runners, motorboats and even rowboats were pulling up to abandoned homes in Bayville and many other towns just raiding one home after the other. Residents had to sleep in their vehicles - headlights on and rifles ready to run off looters who thrive on other's misfortunes. Does anyone listen to, watch or read anything other than what happens in their own town? You honestly believe the Mantoloking homes will be protected because they think they are better than others and that this is a "class thing"? It is one of the few times during this tragedy that law enforcement has some sort of control to do their job - which is to serve and protect. Better to protect lives than possessions, of course; but to say there has been no looting - or that these folks don't deserve to have the same protection for their homes that everyone WOULD HAVE HAD but for the unfortunate circumstances that made it impossible, is ridiculous. I agree we all need to move on Gran, but maybe this gives the police some sense of returning to normalcy. I agree with David, marie & youngmodern.

JG January 24, 2013 at 03:53 am

I also think that random security checks are appropriate right now ... The commuters and the people who are working on the homes until dark or who will be returning soon will be safer this way - who knows what out of town loon might wander down the shore to cause the type of havoc seen in Connecticut or elsewhere? No one is trying to infringe on our civil rights - it's just a temporary precaution.

A Resident January 24, 2013 at 04:41 am

Mantoloking has also been holding their council meetings in Pt Beach which explains another time the cars are there.

A Resident January 24, 2013 at 04:45 am

"The 1st days following the hurricane there was so much looting up and down the coast more National Guard had to be brought in ... wave runners, motorboats and even rowboats were pulling up to abandoned homes in Bayville and many other towns just raiding one home after the other. Residents had to sleep in their vehicles - headlights on and rifles ready to run off looters who thrive on other's misfortunes. Does anyone listen to, watch or read anything other than what happens in their own town?"
There are many stories about such things....but very few facts to back any of them up. Hearsay is a bad thing to rely on. National Guard was brought in...but not in response to looting.

KC January 24, 2013 at 05:51 am

Looting DID occur. I think you missed reports. I made the conscious decision to remain in my home during the storm that followed Sandy (although evacuation had been suggested, but not mandated) based on the fact that looting had been reported.

KC January 24, 2013 at 05:54 am

Some people may be interested in documenting this awful disaster, Marie.

Scott Wright January 24, 2013 at 11:04 am

So looting occurred that nobody knows about or was arrested Call ocean county prosecutors office I did.

JG January 24, 2013 at 01:01 pm

"There are many stories about such things....but very few facts to back any of them up. Hearsay is a bad thing to rely on. National Guard was brought in...but not in response to looting."
I am a resident as well and I said MORE National Guard had to be brought in, not THE. And I believe that is true. Also, there is a 1500 character limit so I had to edit and in one of those edits I shortened my original sentence from: "I lived in Bayville on the water and am personally friends with people who slept on their property in their vehicles with their headlights pointed towards their homes and rifles cocked, ready to run off looters who tried to enter homes near the marinas from the flood waters of the bay, with intentions of thriving on other's misfortunes." => to the shorter version now posted. And in a few days National Guardsmen AND Police were set up in the same spots my friends had been positioned. If these are the same National Guard that were placed in Seaside, etc., who, in addition to aiding anyone who was homeless or hurt also made it their business to thwart violence, vandalism and looting on the Barrier Islands, then I apologize. It is possible NG were used for double duty - I have no way of knowing that. But I do know what their uniforms look like. This is not "Hearsay", this is fact. Everyone have a GREAT DAY and let's be happy the Rt 35 roadway will be opening soon!

Vinny G January 24, 2013 at 01:07 pm

Are people really still worried about looters still??? Enough already. A good percentage of the homes in that town (as well as many others) are seasonal homes. Meaning....they are normally VACANT this time of year. Yet we don't close the roads to prevent looters in the off season do we??? Your houses and belongings are probably safer now with all the activity down there. And truth be told, (I've been there several times), with so much destruction, theres really not much to loot anyway.

Cade January 24, 2013 at 03:40 pm

I believe some people may have missed the news...following the hurricane there were multiple reports and even some caught on video of people in boats crossing the bay looting homes. and just because people want to save what little they have left doesn't mean they have no regard for human life. and sorry we can't all afford top of the line security systems, and what good would they do for those still without power anyway?...a lot of people lost everything or close to it. is it such a horrible thing to want to protect the little that's left from thieving scumbags?

A Resident January 24, 2013 at 03:51 pm

NG was brought in so regular police could go back to their normal duties and reduce the amount of overtime. NG handled traffic control, the very "iffy" security checks to enter some areas. They were not patrolling.

Cade January 24, 2013 at 04:04 pm

my neighborhood is mostly year round residents with everything they own in their home. andthere'sstill plenty in them being only the first floors and lower houses were damaged. oneof my neighbors is a state trooper and I was told that to his knowledge they arrested over 20 people in my town alone and those are the ones they caught. and they are still constantly chasing people out who don't belong there...not everyone that has a house there is a summer home, we've had our lives shredded apart, living off donations and temporary housing with kids and families...my family of five (3 kids) have been living at the red roof in since the hurricane beingthe first floor of our home has to be reconstituted as well as all the electrical components...we can't bring everything we own to the hotel...so I for one am glad the police are doing what they can to protect what's left. sorry if it's a slight inconvenience for people for the police to make sure you belong there...the ones complaining about it are probably the ones who we need the protection against as I'd say anyone who lives in the area wouldn't mind a slight inconvenience to protect what's left...it's not like they're saying you can't be there they just want to know you have a reason to be there

Scott Wright January 24, 2013 at 04:15 pm

2013 Crime (Projected Data)* Brick NJ
Incidents Aggravated Assault 76 Arson 10 Burglary 343 Forcible Rape 9 Larceny and Theft 1,114 Motor Vehicle Theft 38 Murder and Manslaughter 1 Robbery 26 Crime Rate (Total Incidents) 1,587 Property Crime 1,497 Violent Crime 112 There are 5 property crimes a day without a storm JG I wonder if the crime rate might actually go down.

Martin January 24, 2013 at 05:14 pm

Who projects crimes ("projected data") for 2013? Did it predict who will be murdered this year?

Scott Wright January 24, 2013 at 08:39 pm

Almost the same as 2012

Peg Born January 24, 2013 at 10:07 pm

Point Pleasant Beach had the section east of the tracks opened up the Thursday after Sandy. That entire section of town was without power for almost 3 weeks. Every Tom, Dick and Harry was in that section of town with their pick-up trucks picking thru the garbage, you had a ton of out of town people roaming the streets, boardwalks and then God knows what else at night when half of town was in complete darkness. From what I read, Mantaloking was under such wonderful care by the National Guard because their Officer of Emergency Mang. immediately reached out and asked for help. The Mantaloking officals worked quickly to get protection from the NG. My point is, if your town asked for help, it seems to me that would have gotten it. I can understand why residents of other towns feel like they are getting special treatment -- is it because they are a wealthier town than others? Or is it just that other towns didn't have the same concerns for looting, etc in the areas that were affected. Net, Net -- I feel for all the Mantaloking residents, I haven't been there but my husband has been working on many homes there and says it really is a war zone. Rich, poor, seasonal or year round -- everyone at some point has suffered and I pray they soon find some peace for them and their families.

JIM THORNLEY February 1, 2013 at 05:47 pm

Get real people. Don't drive that way if it is a problem for you. It's all about protecting peoples property.

anthony esposito February 1, 2013 at 05:57 pm

Its about time. The Elitist population of Mantoloking succeeded in Highjacking less than a mile stretch of State Highway for over a month. I am unaware of the official arrest count of people for looting or other crimes committed in this town of lesst than 600 people. This closing inconvienced thousands of taxpaying citizens of the State for the benefit of the rich and famous. A complete disgrace in light of the hardship that so many of our citizens have endured and continue to endure

Halpha2 February 1, 2013 at 07:10 pm

Yeah, we're in the Rockies !

Laura February 1, 2013 at 10:17 pm

If the road is passable, which it seems it is, why should anyone who is not breaking the law be barred from using it? We all paid for it. I have been using the Ocean Route since I was old enough to drive. I'm not a looter, a looky-loo or a commuter. I like taking what I used to call the scenic route to Toms River. It will be sad to drive it now but it would still beat driving on Brick Boulevard. It's not a private road.

Laura February 1, 2013 at 10:29 pm

I have no problem with them stopping anyone to ensure they are not doing anything illegal. It's rather tiring to keep hearing some on hear complain about another right being taken away from them. If you aren't doing anything wrong....

Laura February 1, 2013 at 10:30 pm

Projected data= Guess work

Margo Joan Borys Salvato February 1, 2013 at 10:35 pm

I live in brick and I often use 35 to get from place to place.......it has been a pain in the A$$ to have the road closed.......but it is not only for the protection of the wealthy resident's possessions ..........it was for our safety. Chunks of road were missing, displaced houses were being moved as well as excessive amounts of debris.......there was fear of gas line breaks and fires...........get real and stop being the little kid crying "he got 2 lollipops and I only got 1!" It was miserable, it is over, the road is open.......be thankful!

Dan February 2, 2013 at 03:45 pm

How come every time an article is posted on this site it just become an open forum of complaining and moaning. Trust me I'm over this whole situation just like anyone else. I'm still living at a friend's house waiting on my house to be rebuilt... but guess what I'm not complaining when the storm hit my wife, my dogs and I all escaped at the last moment and that's what matters not what road is open not who's doing what we're all alive! everyone is preaching Restore the Shore but all you're doing is complaining day after day ... go out and help some ... stop complaining on the internet

proudnot2bliberal February 9, 2013 at 02:32 am

anthony GTFU many of the homes in mantoloking have been in the family for generations I know of several friends who HAD homes in Matoloking for 3+gererations going back 40+ years. Get off you butt & gov assistance & you too can get a hoem & stop living in moms basement. Mantoloking was hit as hard as ortely was .Id say about 90%+ of the homes on the beach are gone. SO where is the town going to make up that revene so you can keep collecting your oboma bucks & living off the backs of the working man?
RE A resident & John Q just do a goole check & you cna find out lots of cases of looting http://www.app.com/viewart/20121107/NJNEWS14/311070034/Pair-accused-looting-Waretown-homes you 2 are proof you cant fix stupid