Tag: Tropical Storm Ida
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FEMA representatives will assess damage from Ida on Sept. 24 in East Brunswick
FEMA representatives will meet with residents and business owners of East Brunswick who are seeking information and assistance from damages associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. More resources are available at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA…
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FEMA representatives will assess damage from Ida in North Brunswick
Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will visit North Brunswick from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 at the North Brunswick Senior Center, 15 Linwood Pl., to meet with residents and businesses owners seeking assistance due to damages caused by Tropical Storm Ida.
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Feedings Hands not letting flood interrupt pledge to serve the Somerset County community
Tropical Storm Ida affected many households and businesses across Somerset County two weeks ago, especially Hillsborough and Manville. The headquarters of Feeding Hands, a local food pantry that is run by Hillsborough resident Lois Bennett, was one of those buildings that had major flooding issues occur from the storm on Sept. 1. Located by the…
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FEMA representatives will visit Milltown on Sept. 14 to assess damage from Ida
FEMA representatives will be in Milltown on Tuesday, Sept. 14, to examine damage from Tropical Storm Ida. In coordination with the Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management (OEM), FEMA representatives will meet with Milltown OEM officials to tour damaged areas of the municipality from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Milltown Municipal Building, 39…
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North Brunswick Food Bank destroyed by Ida; food drive planned for Sept. 18
The North Brunswick Public Library is hosting an outdoor food drive to benefit the North Brunswick Food Bank, which was severely damaged during Tropical Storm Ida on Sept. 1. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18, food, gift cards and monetary donations will be accepted on the front lawn of the library, 710 Hermann…
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FEMA representatives will assist residents, business owners today from 1-5 p.m. in South Brunswick
FEMA representatives will be in South Brunswick today, Monday, Sept. 13, to examine damage from Tropical Storm Ida. In coordination with Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management (OEM), FEMA representatives will meet with South Brunswick OEM to tour damaged areas of the township. From 1-5 p.m., FEMA representatives will be at the South Brunswick Municipal…
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Opinion: North Brunswick Food Bank needs assistance after damage from Tropical Storm Ida
Nov. 26, 2021, marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of the North Brunswick Food Bank. The food bank has served the North Brunswick community, providing H.O.P.E – “Helping Other People Eat” – feeding 150 families per month on a regular basis. Through the years, as with any organization, the food bank has experienced challenges. …
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Large numbers of dead fish found at Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay after Ida
Save Coastal Wildlife is receiving reports of many dead fish found on the beach from South Amboy eastward to Port Monmouth in Middletown. According to information provided by the non-profit organization, members who visited the area on Sept. 4 and 5 discovered: Most of the dead fish were Atlantic menhaden or bunker (Brevoortia tyrannus), though…
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North Brunswick Municipal Building closed due to flood damage
Mark Cafferty called Tropical Storm Ida another “storm of the century.” But how many “storms of the century” have their been recently, he asked rhetorically. He mentioned Hurricane Irene, which dropped 7 inches of rain in just a few hours in August 2011; Winter Storm Jonas in 2017; and then there was Superstorm Sandy in…
