Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Lines for gas a ‘crazy’ new reality after Sandy
Motorists waiting hours to fill tanks, cans welcome odd/even rationing system BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Kathleen Williamson (l), of Helmetta, and Manuella Sampredo, of Monroe, chat while waiting to fill their gas cans in North Brunswick on Oct. 30. SCOTT FRIEDMAN When Hurricane Sandy finished wreaking havoc on the area last week, it left…
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Downed trees result in loss of power, road closures in S.B.
BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — South Brunswick Township has been making steady strides toward a full recovery after Hurricane Sandy knocked out most power in the town Oct. 29, and knocked down hundreds of trees, resulting in a gnarl of traffic, the suspension of municipal services and school cancellations. After Sandy ripped…
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N.B. is recovering from Sandy
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Power outages and downed trees. That is how North Brunswick Township fared during Hurricane Sandy, which swept through and wreaked havoc on the barrier islands of New Jersey. It has caused widespread power outages throughout the state. As of Nov. 5, PSE&G reported slightly more than 2,000…
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Middlesex Cty residents asked to reduce water use
Residents and businesses in the 36 towns served by the Middlesex County Utilities Authority’s (MCUA) wastewater treatment system were advised Nov. 6 to further minimize water use to reduce stress on the storm-damaged sewage treatment system and help limit polluting effluent now flowing into the Raritan River and Raritan Bay. The MCUA serves 797,000 customers…
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Hurricane Sandy causes blood donation emergency
Blood supply is down 6,000 units because of storm disruptions New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center (NYBC), is asking for posthurricane emergency blood donations. Though hospital needs were met, and heroic donors found the NYBC facilities that were able to remain open, the unprecedented disruption depleted the blood supply…
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Relief fund launched for N.J. residents impacted by Sandy
Gov. Chris Christie and First Lady Mary Pat Christie have announced the formation of the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund to help residents impacted by the superstorm that wrought damage and destruction in New Jersey last week. “As recovery efforts continue, we know that even greater needs will become apparent for our families who…
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Sandy’s aftermath
Clockwise from the top: Joanne Martino stands in her home on Weber Avenue in Sayreville, where water remained in her basement, with a water line indicating how high floodwaters got in her house during Tropical Storm Sandy on Oct. 29. A car drives under a tree leaning on wires on Main Street in Helmetta on…
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Middlesex County muddles through Sandy’s mayhem
It will be a long recovery for those in hardest-hit areas BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer While progress certainly can be seen as residents throughout Middlesex County continue efforts to pick up the pieces after a walloping by Hurricane Sandy, as in other areas of the state, the process of getting back to normal will…
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Businesses do their best to help residents weather the storm
A few area retailers were able to stay open, providing food and charging stations BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Bread, chips, water and canned goods. Those were the items most in demand at the A&P Supermarket on Amboy Avenue in Edison, according to store managers, as Hurricane Sandy swept through on Oct. 29, causing widespread…
