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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Council to Vote on Scaling Back Sandy Emergency Spending

A shared services agreement for debris removal with Ocean County will enable Brick to cut previously approved emergency spending for Hurricane Sandy by $10.5 million.

Township Council will vote whether to cut its emergency spending associated with Hurricane Sandy by $10.5 million at Tuesday night's meeting in Town Hall. The reduction to $7.5 million from the previously approved $18 million is due to a shared services agreement with Ocean County, which has a contract with Ashbritt Inc. to handle debris clean-up efforts, according to the Township Council's resolutions that will be up for a vote at the 7 p.m. meeting. The township is planning to issue debt up to $7.5 million to cover the emergency spending, the resolution said. Debris removal costs for municipalities and states are typically reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency after disasters. 

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clamdigger

11:37 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Hello Lori, not I was not impacted by any damage to my home by over the years I've taken many steps to ensure my home was as storm proof as possible. I've dropped trees and made sure everything was as strong as possible. Except for not having a full house generator (yet) we managed to get by for 9 days on a good portable. I was not trying to be cold hearted toward people who were affected by the …   more ›

PHOTOS: Post Hurricane Sandy on Mantoloking Road

Photos from around the Brick area covering post-Sandy damage.

Photos covering the damage left behind in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

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Minor Injuries Result from Morning Accident

Two cars collide at intersection of Hooper and Mantoloking

Emergency responders treated two men for minor injuries following an accident Friday morning at the intersection of Hooper Avenue and Mantoloking Road. According to Brick Police Sgt. Keith Reinhard, a vehicle driven by Mark Jameson was traveling west on Cedar Bridge Avenue, crossing over Hooper Avenue, onto Mantoloking Road when another vehicle, driven by Carmen Maldanado, was in the left hand turn lane of Mantoloking Road, attempting to turn onto Hooper. Both drivers had a green light and witnesses stated that the vehicle driven by Maldanado turned in front of Jameson, causing the crash, Reinhard said. Both drivers were treated at the scene by Brick Police EMS for minor injuries. Firefighters were initially dispatched due to entrapment, …

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