Scenes From A Warm, Shore Afternoon

NWS: Mercury hits 91 degrees; Fishing, boating, hustle and bustle on hot spring day

It took a while, but spring finally arrived Tuesday at the Jersey Shore - and it felt more like July than April! As of 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the high temperature at Lakehurst Naval Air Station was 91 degrees, recorded at exactly 5 p.m. At Monmouth Executive Airport in Wall, the mercury officially rose to 84 degrees, recorded at 3:55 p.m. Both temperatures were reported by the National Weather Service. A west wind kept temperatures high Tuesday even near the ocean. The ocean water temperature in Atlantic City was recorded as being 47 degrees Tuesday, while the temperature of Barnegat Bay was 58 degrees as recorded at the Mantoloking Bridge in Brick. The bay water temperature has risen dramatically over the past several days. A week ago, it was…

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Winter Flounder Anglers Begin Season at Mantoloking Bridge

Bridge is considered one of the bay's best flounder haunts

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Mantoloking: Route 35 to Remain Closed North of Bridge

Houses still exposed north of the bridge

Route 35 north of Herbert Street – known as Mantoloking Road on the Brick side of the Mantoloking Bridge – remains closed in Mantoloking Borough, officials said. Drivers proceeding north on Route 35 from points south may not continue unless they have a Mantoloking borough pass, said Mantoloking Police Lt. John D. Barcus. The roadway is also closed in the southbound direction at Mathis Place in Bay Head to Herbert Street. Even if drivers are residents of a neighboring town, they are not allowed to traverse Route 35 in that area without a Mantoloking pass. There has been no determination made as to when the highway may reopen north of the bridge. At a Jan. 7 borough council meeting, Mayor George Nebel said many houses were still exposed and …

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Route 35, Mantoloking Bridge to Reopen Today

Christie has approved barrier island repopulation plan

Starting Monday, the public will once again be able to drive over the Mantoloking Bridge and on Route 35. The state of emergency that barred public travel over the bridge and on the state highway will be amended as of 7 a.m., meaning travel on the barrier island – which has been restricted to limited visits by residents and authorized individuals – will be allowed for the first time since Oct. 29 when Superstorm Sandy rolled ashore. Residents will also be able to allowed to live in their homes on a full-time basis. The repopulation plan, which was jointly signed by the mayors of Brick, Toms River and Seaside Heights, received approval from Gov. Chris Christie's office on Friday afternoon. Residents in all of those towns, with the exception…

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Access to Brick Barrier Island Neighborhoods Closed Thursday

Wind, flooding to blame

The Brick Township Office of Emergency Management has closed the Brick Township portion of the barrier island Thursday due to flooding and high winds, police said. "We will continue to monitor the situation and once the flooding and winds subside and it is deemed safe, we will announce the re-opening of the Brick Township portion of the barrier island," said Brick Police Sgt. Keith Reinhard.

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Daniel Nee

4:30 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012

That's a file photo of Rt. 35. It was not taken today.   more ›

Hurricane Sandy

Mantoloking Bridge to be Closed Wednesday

Barrier island residents need to enter through Bay Head

The Mantoloking Bridge will be closed to traffic from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday the township has announced. The closure is to perform necessary roadwork repairs, officials said. It is expected to be the last closure of the bridge until until work begins on the damaged houses next to the span, the date of which is not yet known. Barrier island residents and contractors must access their neighborhoods by going south of Route 35 through Bay Head and Mantoloking, then to Brick. Contractors must still register at the VFW on Adamston Road and receive a pass before accessing the island through the detoured route. No residents or contractors should stop on Route 35 in Bay Head or Mantoloking except in an emergency, officials said, or they risk …

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Hurricane Sandy

As Barrier Island Reopens, Rebuilding Continues Where Inlet Formed

Road had been washed out by Sandy

Aside from the image of the Jet Star roller coaster in Seaside Heights lying in the ocean, few images of Superstorm Sandy's wrath were as iconic as the Mantoloking Bridge being dubbed the "bridge to nowhere" after a new inlet formed near Herbert Street in Mantoloking. But when Brick residents returned to the barrier island Monday morning, significant progress had been made on the destroyed roadways near the base of the bridge. After Sandy struck, ocean water flowed freely through a newly formed inlet into Barnegat Bay. With it came flood waters that ravaged many mainland sections of Ocean County - especially bayfront neighborhoods such as Shore Acres in Brick. As recently as 10 days ago, when Patch was granted a tour of the area, no roads …

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John B

9:42 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

TOV, Thanks for the correction. I was typing that out quickly between other tasks.   more ›

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 ›

Hurricane Sandy

Progress Made on Barrier Island Roads

Still no Route 35 crossing yet, however

Transportation workers have made significant progress on the roads in Brick township's barrier island sections. Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said crews had been working to shore up sections of Route 35 near Brick Beach III and Bayview Park that had been washed out during Superstorm Sandy. The crews had already replaced guardrails and other roadway features and were pouring new blacktop, the mayor said. The state highway had not yet been paved at the intersection with Herbert Street – commonly known as the turn toward the Mantoloking Bridge – however. Though significant progress had been made in the area, including a protective metal barrier put up near the ocean and grading over the area that had turned into a new inlet during the storm, a …

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Hurricane Sandy

Mantoloking Bridge Structurally Sound, But Some Repairs Needed

During Sandy, bridge was thought to have been taken out

The Mantoloking Bridge will live to see traffic once again. The county-owned bridge, which crosses Barnegat Bay and connects Brick with Mantoloking, was the subject of initial reports during Hurricane Sandy's landfall that indicated it suffered heavy damage, but tests have shown it survived and remains structurally sound. "The structure of the bridge has not been compromised," said Brick Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis. Acropolis said engineers have tested the bridge and it is safe to handle all vehicular traffic, including heavy construction vehicles. Some repairs will be needed, however, including some reconstruction on the bottom of the bridge where it hit land. At some point over the next week to 10 days, Acropolis said, the bridge will …

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