Tidal Flooding Hits Some Neighborhoods, Breaches Reported on Barrier Island

No rescues, however, and few reports of water intrusion into homes

The midday high tide Thursday caused water to overflow bulkheads in some Brick Township neighborhoods, but no one had to be rescued and there were few reports of water intruding into residential homes. Some streets, but not all, in the Shore Acres neighborhood were under water, and bay water was overflowing the lagoon along Paul Jones Drive in that area. Most streets, however, remained passable. It was a similar story in the Cherry Quay section, where many streets were under water, but generally passable. In Seawood Harbor and off St. Lawrence Boulevard, there was no obvious flooding, though it was clear the neighborhood had seen some very minor tidal flooding earlier judging by a small amount of debris in the road. Mayor Stephen C. …

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Paul Michaelis

3:19 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Karen, this isn't true. The water level isn't higher because of debris because at low tide the bay still empties, it's not a corked bottle. If it's higher it's because of wind direction or a breach at the ocean front.   more ›

Hurricane Sandy

Inspections, Repowering Should be Completed Thursday

Mayor: I'll meet with residents every day until power is restored

Officials believe the electrical inspection and power restoration process in several Brick neighborhoods will be completed Thursday – or even as early as Wednesday night. "There was a preliminary report, but they could finish up tonight," said Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis. Township officials have criticized Jersey Central Power & Light since the weekend, when the decision was made by the utility company to begin requiring electrical inspections before different sections of the grid in flooded areas could have their power restored. Previously, JCP&L restored other flood-damaged areas, including some sections of Brick, without inspections. State and township inspection crews have worked together since Monday to complete the inspections, and …

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Hurricane Sandy

Inspectors Descend on Brick Neighborhoods in Power Restoration Quest

Homes need to be inspected before "grids" of homes are powered up

Update: 11:46 a.m. - The township is reporting 16 crews performing electrical inspections Tuesday. ~ By Tuesday morning, only six electrical customers in Brick Township were without power. But Jersey Central Power and Light's map of outages reflected the number of homes without power where power would otherwise be available. Some township neighborhoods remain in the dark as inspectors continue to comb through storm-ravaged sections to determine whether it is safe to let the electricity flow again. Nine inspectors from the state joined township inspectors Monday in a process of restoring power to Shore Acres, Baywood and other neighborhoods near Barnegat Bay. The longevity of power outages in those areas led to a rift emerging between the …

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Hurricane Sandy

Shore Acres Man Found Dead in Home

Few details on Ocean County's first reported death

Updated 12:37 a.m. Wednesday. Police said a township man was found dead during a search of homes Tuesday night. The man was found in a flooded home in the Shore Acres neighborhood, Sgt. Keith Reinhard said, though the exact cause of his death was not known. "The house was flooded, it did have water in it, but I can't say the death was the result of the flooding," said Reinhard. The home had about two feet of water in it, and the man's body was found face-down on the floor, police said. The incident is being investigation by township police and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. Neither the man's name nor his address was being released. His age was not immediately available. The death is thought to be the first reported in Ocean County. …

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