Hurricane Sandy

PICTURE: Light Traffic at Mantoloking Road Checkpoint

Access to the barrier island was announced late yesterday and traffic was light early today.

Contractors and residents were able to return to the barrier island on Thursday, Dec. 6, but traffic was light at the Mantoloking Road checkpoint at the foot of the Mantoloking Bridge in Brick.   A Brick Township police officer at the scene said the late afternoon announcement yesterday may have made scheduling contractors and other home repair crews difficult to do on such short notice today.  The officer said he expects the checkpoint tomorrow to be much busier. Brick Township residents and contractors are able to return to their homes south of the Mantoloking Bridge but have to be off the barrier island by 4 p.m.

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UPDATE: Sandy’s Costs Add Up For Brick

Hurricane Sandy has cost Brick more than $2.1 million in overtime during a three-week period and the damage to roads, bulkheads and other infrastructure is initially estimated at $15 million to $20 million, the township's business administrator said.

Hurricane Sandy’s tab for Brick Township employee overtime has topped $2.166 million in the first three weeks after the late-October storm, while infrastructure damage costs are initially estimated between $15 million and $20 million, Township Business Administrator Scott M. Pezarras said. Township officials said Tuesday night that its Hurricane Sandy costs are estimated at $53 million. James F. Lacey, executive director of the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority, said Wednesday morning that repairs to the water and sewer system are initially estimated at an additional $3.5 million, most of which will be reimbursed by FEMA. Police accounted for more than half of the overtime costs since they had to increase continuous patrols in …

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Tarkus

12:23 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Wait three weeks and we'll see about that!   more ›

Local Officials: Bed Bugs Issue Being Dealt With at Brick Township Offices

Mayor and Administrator describe treatment process at municipal offices

Though closed temporarily last week, the Brick Township Municipal Offices were open for business on Friday morning, and Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said today that the bed bugs issue is being handled. “One live bug and one dead bug were found by the extermination service,” commented Acropolis. “There were four small areas identified as ‘hot spots’ with the potential for bed bugs; in the human resources department, in the tax collector’s office, in the briefing room and in the clerk’s office.” Though referred to as “bed bugs”, the tiny, parasitic insects don't necessarily live in beds or even residential homes. According to the North Carolina State University Department of Entomology, bed bugs are most often transported from one location to …

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JD

5:24 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012

hollowman.. You are incorrect... They do NOT get paid a "Salary" perse... because they get paid for overtime!!! and yes, their pay should be docked!!!   more ›

1,200 Residents Experienced Power Loss This Morning, Says JCP&L

Power now restored to nearly all residents of Brick Township

A power outage in the area of Lanes Mill Road in Brick Township this morning led to just over 1,200 residents beginning their weekend in the dark. “The call came in at 6:16 a.m.,” said Pete Johner, Area Manager for Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L). “Approximately 1,210 residents were without power at that time, and we had nearly everyone restored by 9:24 a.m.” Johner said that “several” outages were likely due to a faulty piece of equipment on a specific pole in the area, which led to personnel and a contract crew being dispatched to the scene. “Our crew found a fault in the equipment on the pole, so we had to open and close the circuits, and make repairs,” said Johner. Johner described the installation of a recloser, which opens and …

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Mark Story Jenks

11:38 pm on Sunday, August 5, 2012

I saw a Squirrel jump on a transformer several months ago. It produced an ominous sound, and a bright blue arc, and the critter fell to the ground. His fur was singed and he was dead. It knocked out the power until JCP&L came and reset it. A man from the power company said it happens quite often with Raccoons as well.   more ›

Brick Township Receives Emergency Utility Trailer From State

Brick among 15 municipalities to receive disaster and flood response trailers from the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management

Earlier this week, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management supplied Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) in 15 municipalities statewide with specialized Disaster Response and Flood Response Utility Trailers, one of which is Brick Township.  According to state officials, the trailers will “enhance the communities’ emergency response capabilities during times of crisis, and assist first responders during flooding events,” pointing to the fact that riverine flooding is the most frequent hazard faced by New Jersey residents. The state cited just under 1,200 flood events in the past 15 years, and 16 flood-related Presidential Disaster Declarations within the same time period to support their use of the trailers. “New Jersey is proud …

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Council Approves Property Transfer to Homes Now for Special Needs Housing

Council turns over control of two Brick properties to Homes Now, Inc. for special needs housing facilities

On Tuesday evening, the Brick Township Council unanimously voted to transfer control of a pair of properties in town to a local nonprofit developer, who plans on using the land to construct housing for citizens with special needs. Through a partnership between Brick Township and the state of New Jersey, two properties are being provided to Homes Now, Inc., a nonprofit company, for use in providing affordable housing for eight local residents with special needs. The properties in question are located at 425 Drum Point Road and 481 Herbertsville Road, and after completion, will be owned and operated by the ARC of Ocean County — which advocates for and assists special needs citizens in the area. At the council meeting, a local representative …

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Police: Brick Man Breaks Into Home, Leads Officers on Chase

Buena Vista Drive man held on $100,00 bail

A Brick resident is being held in Ocean County Jail on $100,000 bail after police said he broke into a friend's house and later fled from pursuing officers. Wilie M. Garner, 52, of Buena Vista Drive, broke into a Harvard Avenue home by kicking in a bedroom sliding door at approximately 2:40 a.m. Friday, police said. The resident knew Garner, and police said Garner's wife was at the Harvard Avenue home at the time of the alleged burglary. The resident scuffled with Garner and suffered a small cut to his leg while attempting to shove Garner out of the house and onto a rear deck, according to a release prepared by Capt. John Rein. Garner left the home, struck his wife's vehicle with his own, and fled in his gold Mercury east on Route 88, …

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Senior Hospitalized After Triggering Chemical Reaction at Home

Reedy Drive man used bleach and sulfuric acid to unclog a drain, police said

A Reedy Drive resident was hospitalized today after being exposed to hazardous fumes in his home. The 74-year-old male resident called police before 11 a.m. this morning to report his home filling with fumes after he inadvertently caused a chemical reaction while trying to unclog a toilet. The resident used bleach Wednesday night to try to unclog the drain, police Capt. John Rein said, and followed that up with sulfuric acid this morning. The combination of the bleach and sulfuric acid caused a chemical reaction producing foam and fumes, Rein said. The resident was transported to Ocean Medical Center for treatment after reporting difficulty breathing. His dog also showed effects from the fumes and was turned over to a family member, Rein …

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