Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Casino Pier signed a contract with Weeks Marine, and said the process of removing the roller coaster from the ocean could take a few weeks
The Jet Star roller coaster, which has become a staple of the damage wreaked on the Jersey Shore by Superstorm Sandy, may soon be removed from the Atlantic Ocean, according to an NJ.com report. Casino Pier, the owner of the amusement that was dumped in the Ocean by Sandy, signed a contract with Weeks Marine, a dredging and stevedoring company based out of Cranford, to remove the coaster in less than a month, the article said. A date has yet to be set for the roller coaster’s removal, the article said, and Toby Wolf, spokesperson for Casino Pier, would not disclose the cost of the contract or estimated cost of the work. The process of performing a hydrographic survey of the Jet Star below the ocean as well as dismantling and removing the …
Operation Photo Rescue will be in Seaside Heights Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5
Operation Photo Rescue, an organization that restores photos damaged in natural disasters, is coming to Seaside Heights for a “copy run” Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5. “Following family and pets, photos are the next most cherished possession, as the memories captured in photos are all that remain after a natural disaster,” a news release from Operation Photo Rescue said. Jersey Shore residents can bring up to 20 photos for free evaluations and potential restoration. Operation Photo Rescue works to restore photos discolored by floods and damaged by mold or debris at no cost to the owners. “Insurance can replace homes, furniture and automobiles in times of need. Photographs, which are important pieces of a family’s history are …
Friday, April 19, 2013
The big wheel, lopsided and damaged following Sandy, was torn down Thursday.
Funtown's ferris wheel, lopsided and twisted but still standing following Hurricane Sandy, was torn down Thursday as its owners continue the lenghty cleanup of the destroyed amusement pier. The pier, which sits on the border of Seaside Heights and Seaside Park, suffered significant damage during the late-October storm, perhaps even more than Casino Pier, who lost much of its upper deck, including most of its rides. The Star Ledger captured the demolition of the big wheel Thursday with a gallery posted online here. Prior to being taken down, the wheel remained half on pier support pilings and half on the beach, giving it a precarious, tilted look, though town officials made assurances that it was stable enough. With its colored and battered…
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Countdown pedestrian signals and more will be added to three Seaside Heights' intersections
Safety upgrades to three Seaside Heights’ intersections will make crossing the busy streets easier for pedestrians this summer. The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders approved upgrades including countdown pedestrian signals. “Many families walk throughout the borough to reach the beaches, boardwalk and local businesses from parking lots and their homes or rentals,” Freeholder Director John P. Kelly said. “These improvements will help ensure their safety while crossing at three of the town’s intersections.” Countdown pedestrian signal heads will be added to the intersections of The Boulevard and Hamilton Avenue, The Boulevard and Grant Avenue and The Boulevard and Summer Avenue, said Kelly, who is also the Director of Law and Public …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Demolition continues on Seaside Height's Funtown Pier, which was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.
Just a short walk down the debris-littered beach in Seaside Heights, work is underway on Casino Pier. Despite the presence of a roller coaster still sitting in the ocean, positive reconstruction has been going on for several months. Officials even say they plan on reopening a portion of the pier, along with some rides, by Memorial Day. It's a different story at Funtown Pier. The amusement rival remains a wreck following Hurricane Sandy's arrival at the resort town in late October. The pier, which arguably received more damage during the storm than Casino Pier, is in disarray. Large portions of it have been removed, though what remains will also likely have to go. The pier's most prominent feature, its Ferris wheel, sits half on its …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Bob Alberding shot photos of roller coaster in ocean remotely using camera strapped to mini-copter
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Tuesday, April 2
These photos and video of the Casino Pier area in Seaside Heights, as well as other areas along the Jersey Shore, were shot by a camera strapped to a copter. Specifically, area resident Bob Alberding had his camera strapped onto a "DJI 550 multiror with custom camera gimbal added to it" as it soared above the beach and shot the Sandy-ravaged Casino Pier and the roller coaster famously bobbing in the ocean. The copter also buzzed by the River Avenue Beach in Point Borough, Manasquan Inlet, Point Beach, Lavallette, Manasquan, Asbury Park, and the Barnegat Lighthouse. Explaining the benefits of his well-equipped copter soaring above the sea, Alberding said, "These are being used by film makers more because it is basically a camera jib with …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Verizon employees to help restore Boyd Elementary, which was damaged by Superstorm Sandy
More than 160 Verizon employees will lend a hand to help restore Seaside Heights' elementary school, which was battered by Superstorm Sandy. Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School sustained flooding during the storm and the 230 students enrolled there have called Central Regional High School home since. Volunteers from Verizon will give their time Thursday to help repair the school during a program organized by Jersey Cares. "Hurricane Sandy affected everyone in New Jersey in some way, and this project gives our employees a great chance to contribute their time and talents to getting Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School back into shape," said Jayne Mayer, director of employee engagement at the Verizon Foundation, in a statement. The …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Officials hoping project will begin this summer from Manasquan to Barnegat inlets
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Thursday, March 14
Oceanfront homeowners between Manasquan and Barnegat inlets are being urged to sign easements necessary for a beach renourishment project to get off the ground by May 1, officials said Thursday. U.S. Rep Jon Runyan (R-3) wrote to the mayors of a number of northern Ocean County municipalities this week urging them to secure all necessary easements for the massive dune and beach project by May 1, the date the Army Corps of Engineers must submit a work plan to Congress. The project's design – which would include the construction of approximately 25-foot high dunes, 75 foot wide berms and 175 acres of dune grass in the project area – was completed in 2007, but has languished after some oceanfront homeowners refused to sign easements that would…
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Saturday's St. Patrick's Day parade in Seaside Heights was more than just a celebration of the holiday.
A lonely kind of place. That's how Ginnie Kenney described Seaside Heights in the months following Hurricane Sandy. She said she and her neighbors were expecting visitors to hopefully return to the resort town in June, but she was more optimistic. With the borough working hard at restoration following the storm's devastation, Kenney said she believed St. Patrick's Day was a more likely possibility. On Saturday, tens of thousands of visitors lined the green-stripped Boulevard in Seaside Heights for the borough's annual St. Patrick's Day parade, the first time its welcomed the public back in full since the storm. Though the boardwalk is just pilings, the former boards being washed away, and though many homes and businesses are still …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
The borough held its first major public event since Hurricane Sandy.
Thousands of people crowded the borough's streets, angling through the mass for a position with a decent view. Revelers hung out on motel balconies or behind metal barricades, cheering with the arrival of every beverage. For blocks surrounding the boulevard, drivers circled around, struggling to find a place to park. Welcome back, Seaside. On Saturday, Seaside Heights hosted its annual St. Patrick's Day parade, welcoming tens of thousands of visitors to enjoy the family-friendly event and witness the shore's ongoing reconstruction efforts. With the boardwalk still being installed after being destroyed and many homes and businesses still gutted from Hurricane Sandy, crowds marched down the green-striped Boulevard, resuming an annual …
Bill
5:01 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Frank, have you been smoking crack? New Orleans got all the help they needed immediately? Six years later there are hundreds of homes never rebuilt, and never will be, whole neighborhoods abandonded. I get it that you're not happy, nobody ever is after a disaster. Things will never be the same as before. Some folks will never recover, many will have to move. Many found out too late that they were… more ›