Jersey Rock Bands Event Will Benefit Hurricane Sandy Aid Efforts

The 'Unite 2 Revive' fundraiser will feature seven NJ bands at Jersey's Sports Bar in Neptune on Sunday, Nov. 18

A day-long event featuring food, drink and popular New Jersey rock bands on Sunday will raise funds for Red Cross efforts to meet the needs of those victimized by Hurricane Sandy.  The "Unite 2 Revive" will be held at Jersey’s Sports Bar, located at 116 Third Ave. in Neptune, from noon to 7 p.m. The fundraising event is being presented by Stars that Shine Entertainment, LLC, TOURPAX, and Synergy Event Planners. The restaurant will be serving food and drink specials during the event and sponsors include Patch sites throughout New Jersey. Guests are welcome to attend throughout the day to enjoy music from local bands including: The Eddie Testa Band, Guy Smiley, Rome, Undercover, Kindred, Marc Ribler & friends and Nobs Overdrive. Special …

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lauren

9:05 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012

REALLY?! You need to use your time more wisely!! Maybe just wishful thinking   more ›

Hurricane Sandy

STORM: Snow Brings New Outages For Some

Others have had no power at all for 10 days

Gov. Christie told a gathering on Long Beach Island on Wednesday that the coming Nor'easter and anticipated snowfall would likely cause "a setback" in the work underway for full power restoration. Boy, he wasn't kidding. JCP&L, on its website, is acknowledging that the nor'easter has created new outages, often for customers who were hit with outages in the height of Sandy's destructive path, had power restored and are now in the cold darkness yet again. "Late Wednesday, heavy, wet snow and high winds from the nor'easter resulted in approximately 120,000 additional power outages in the Jersey Central Power & Light service territory," says the JCP&L website. The company serves 13 counties in New Jersey, including Monmouth and Ocean. There …

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JCP&L to Continue Working on Outages "As Safety Permits"

Still 74,012 in the dark in Ocean and Monmouth counties

There are currently 28,176 JCP&L customers without power in Ocean County and 45,836 without power in Monmouth County, according to an update on the JCP&L website. Those numbers change constantly as crews continue to work on outages throughout the region. However, the nor'easter starting to move into the area may cause new outages as well as coastal flooding, according to the National Weather Service. JCP&L, in a prepared statement, says: "Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has restored power to more than 900,000 of the 1.2 million JCP&L customers affected by Hurricane Sandy, marking five consecutive days where crews have restored at least 100,000 customers per day. While restoration continues, JCP&L is preparing for a Nor'easter that is …

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TELL US: Mall Opens, People and Devices Recharge. A Good Thing?

The Freehold Raceway Mall offered most of the comforts of home to the storm-weary and powerless on the Saturday after Sandy.

If there was a power outlet left available in any corner of the Freehold Raceway Mall on Saturday, chances are someone was about to plug in a phone, a laptop, an iPod or just about any device with a drained battery. The mall reopened at 10 a.m. Saturday after regaining power Friday afternoon and has reinstated its normal business hours. Floor outlets near seating areas, wall outlets on pillars and power strips on folding tables in improvised charging stations at the Mall's center court were all in constant use by the storm weary of all ages. The center court Starbucks drew waves of caffein-seekers and the mall's food courts and restaurants (many of them were open) were mobbed. If you were there, or at another mall, tell us about it. Was it…

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Morganville Firehouse Offers Power to the People, with Coffee

The Morganville Independent Fire Company is running an emergency phone charging station

The Morganville Independent Fire Company was a haven for people whose cellphones were running out of power Wednesday morning. Refugees from continuing power outages waited patiently on folding chairs for a chance to plug into one of several power strips laid out on a card table, with an extension cord running out the door to a humming portable generator. Melissa Olivarez of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), presided with clipboard in hand, taking each person's name as they entered and calling them in turn whenever a slot on a power strip was freed up. By 10:30 am, some 40 phones had been charged. "Some people come in with a couple," she said. "And I think some people just like a break, to get out of the house." The charging …

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Hurricane Sandy

AFTER SANDY: Share Post-Storm Information Here

Let us know about conditions in your neighborhood.

If you have information to share about storm damage, power restoration, sources of aid and conditions in your neighborhood, please post it below so Patch can share it with others. TO POST A PHOTO: Click "Upload Photos and Videos" underneath the current photos. To add a caption, click on your photo after it uploads and let us know where your photo was taken.

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Michele

3:06 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

their website says they had minor flood damage but are open and will be function at 100% shortly.   more ›

Hurricane Sandy

Virginia Urban Search And Rescue Team On Way To NJ

The Virginia Task Force One team is on its way to Fort Dix as it prepares to respond to destruction after Hurricane Sandy.

Before Fairfax County's world-renowned Urban Search and Rescue Team assists in major disasters — such as Hurricane Sandy — there is a lot of preparing and waiting involved. Much of that occurs in a nondescript industrial-style building in Chantilly.  On Monday, the 80-member team — many of whom had been up through much of the night — prepared to deploy to Fort Dix, N.J., to assist in recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. They departed on buses shortly before noon, and only found out minutes before leaving where they would be going to wait for recovery efforts. The amount of time they'll be gone is still unknown, and will largely depend on how long the hurricane lasts.  "We expect to be gone from two days to 14 days," said …

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UPDATE: County Urges Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Sandy

Could bring strong storms next week

The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the National Weather Service are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Sandy to see what impact it might have on the area as it moves up the coast.  While the track of the storm has yet to be finalized Monmouth County officials are also urging residents to be prepared for what may be heading our way. "We have seen the damage that a hurricane can cause and I hope that residents will take precautions as we monitor the progression of this storm," Freeholder Lillian G. Burry said. " Sheriff Shaun Golden said the storm could potentially affect the length of the east coast from Florida to New York.  On its Facebook page the OEM reports, "There is a potential for a very powerful and dangerous …

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State Authorities Monitoring TS Sandy

Could bring strong storms next week

The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the National Weather Service are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Sandy to see what impact it might have on the area as it moves up the coast.  On its Facebook page the OEM reports, "There is a potential for a very powerful and dangerous autumn store to affect our region early next week." The statement continues, "There is a growing threat of strong winds, very heavy rainfall, coastal flooding and inland flooding to affect our region early next week." The National Weather Service says the impact the storm has on the area depends on how the storm tracks over the next five days or so. While it is currently listed as a Tropical Storm as of Tuesday the National Weather Service expects it…

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