Tag: Hurricane Sandy

  • Edison man, known as Skee-Ball Kid, is 2019 National Skee-Ball champion

    Edison man, known as Skee-Ball Kid, is 2019 National Skee-Ball champion

    EDISON – Out of all the arcade games available, something attracted Elan Footerman, of Edison, to the game of Skee-Ball during his summer vacation trips to the Jenkinson’s boardwalk in Point Pleasant with his family. He started playing Skee-Ball when he was around six years old. With $5 from his parents to play any arcade…

  • State flood recovery program announces buyouts in South River

    State flood recovery program announces buyouts in South River

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Representatives of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Blue Acres Program recently announcedĀ a second round of property buyouts forĀ South River. Through the DEP’s superstorm Sandy Blue Acres Buyout Program (BABP), the state has committed to spending $300 million in federal Sandy Recovery Funding to give…