Hurricane Sandy

Brick Motel Owner Vows He Won't Give Up On Dream

His plan to reopen Mantoloking Road motel delayed by Sandy, but not deterred

When Rich Weber was a kid, in the 1950s, he spent his summers working at a small beach on the Barnegat Peninsula and dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. "The beach people would come over to the beach, but at night they would stay at this motel," he said, motioning to the building behind him, at the end of the small gravel driveway on Mantoloking Road. The surfing dream gave way to a stint in the Marines -- Weber was drafted -- but he never let go of that connection to the Jersey Shore and to Brick, buying a home in Cherry Quay that functioned as his family's summer home for a while, until he and his wife moved to Brick permanently from Far Hills about eight years ago. Weber remembered that motel, too -- known to most people as the …

•  10 Comments
• Photos (3)

Governor Appoints Sandy Recovery Manager

Former Executive Assistant Attorney General Marc Ferzan will Manage Hurricane Sandy storm recovery.

In an effort to codify New Jersey’s Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts, Gov. Chris Christie’s announced Wednesday the appointment of Marc Ferzan to oversee and coordinate long-term recovery plans and to cooperate with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partner. Ferzen, a former executive assistant attorney general, has been tasked with creating a team to guide recovery efforts and focus on recovery items that require long-term strategic planning, the governor’s office said in a release. He will also work with Christie’s Cabinet as well as various government agencies and organizations to collect information on resources established since Hurricane Sandy’s arrival on the New Jersey shore at the end of October. “The magnitude of the …

•  3 Comments
• Photos (1)