Hurricane Sandy

Brick Barrier Island Debris Pickup to End

Collections will end March 2, township says

Brick officials have announced the collection of debris from Superstorm Sandy will end next Saturday, March 2 in the township's barrier island neighborhoods. Barrier island residents are being urged to make sure their remaining debris is at curb for collection by Feb. 24, according to a statement from the township. "This is an important step in our community’s recovery from Sandy," said Business Administrator Scott Pezarras, in the statement. "For those of us who saw the destruction on the barrier island in the days after the storm, we couldn’t imagine it being cleaned in four months." "I commend the citizens of the barrier island for being so cooperative during the process and for working so hard to get their homes and their community …

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Brick's Sandy Debris Sites Come Out Clean in OSHA Tests

Dust particles tested by government agency

Two sites in Brick that handle debris material left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy were tested by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and found to be free of hazardous substances in the surrounding air. The agency tested the debris removal site at the former Foodtown lot on Route 70 as well as the Brick Beach III parking lot on Route 35 – where sand is sifted before being returned to the beach – about two weeks ago, the agency said. Inspectors used machines to test the total dust at each site, and at both, zero milligrams per meter were detected. Other local sites did show limited amounts of some contaminents – such as 168 parts per million of carbon monoxide at Funtown Pier in Seaside Heights in the space …

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Hurricane Sandy

Debris Pile Shrinks, Collections to Continue in Brick

Storm debris being hauled away by contractor

Notice the big pile of debris at the old Foodtown lot? It's a lot smaller than it used to be. The towering behemoth of Superstorm Sandy's destruction has been pared down in recent days as crews have worked hard to remove the trash from town and haul it away to the Ocean County Landfill for proper disposal. But despite the drop in size, new debris is still being added to the pile as collections continue. "I think everybody in town has had at least one pickup, some two pickups," said Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis, who attended a meeting in Trenton on Tuesday with other officials to discuss cleanup efforts. "As long as they allow us to do it in the fashion we're doing it, we'll continue to do it," Acropolis said. So far, about 200,000 cubic …

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Hurricane Sandy

Regular Debris Collections Continue in Brick

70,000 cubic yards collected so far

About 70,000 cubic yards of debris from Superstorm Sandy has been collected so far in Brick, officials said before the Thanksgiving holiday. The township has entered into a contract with AshBritt to conduct the cleanup, which is eligible for reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The company was hired through a state contract, and in the past has managed debris collection after other natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the Colorado wildfires. The township has been using the parking lot of the former Foodtown site off Route 70 as a staging area where the debris will be placed before being hauled out of town by AshBritt. "The trucks are all registered and have a FEMA monitor, and we'll be submitting that for …

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