(Weehawken, NJ) It’s Friday, four days since we Jerseyans woke up to the nightmare of Superstorm Sandy and still 1.4 million New Jersey residents and businesses are without electricity. One harrowing scene after the other is broadcast on TV and the Internet and those of us with power are not only living through this, we’re seeing what our neighbors just a few miles away are dealing with, and it’s devastating.Â
There has been so much heartbreak throughout New Jersey, but seeing sections of the Jersey Shore floating in the Atlantic was the saddest. Seaside Heights is gone, just gone. Atlantic City lost sections of its beach and boardwalk and little Asbury Park which has been going through a renaissance took some hard knocks, too. To us Jersey folks, ‘The Shore’ is a living scrapbook of our childhood memories, teenage romances; days away from the urban landscape with friends and time with our kids and their kids who will follow us in our sandy footsteps. Seeing these popular shore places torn to bits has given all us Jerseyans a heavy heart. Continue reading Sally Deering’s SUPERSTORM SANDY→
JERSEYCITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and officials from the Office of Emergency Management has expanded their hot meal distribution sites for today, Saturday November 3, 2012.
DAY 3 POST SUPERSTORM SANDY: HANG IN THERE JERSEYANS
Photo by Sally Deering
It’s only been a couple days since Superstorm Sandy played some vicious Halloween tricks on New Jersey and now my fellow Jerseyans are picking up the pieces like empty candy wrappers in a Trick-or-Treat bag. As of Thursday evening, 1,818,200 New Jersey residents are without electricity and that means no computers, TVs, lights and other necessities. Many are without heat or hot water. Take a walk through our towns on the Hudson River waterfront and it feels like the Wicked Witch of the West blew in and destroyed Munchkinland. Continue reading Sally Deering’s Blog -SUPERSTORM SANDY→
JERSEY CITY – John O. Brennan, Deputy National Security Advisor and Special Aid to the President of the United States, will tour neighborhoods destroyed by Hurricane Sandy within the city, including the financial district know as Wall Street West, beginning 12 noon Saturday, November 3, 2012.
 Brennan, who will be accompanied by Assistant Administrator for Response from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Robert J. Fenton, will take the tour of the City and key infrastructure along with Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and officials from the city’s Office of Emergency Management. The first public leg begins at a neighborhood walloped by Hurricane Sandy, Country Village, at that community’s Little League Baseball Field. Continue reading BREAKING NEWS ALERT-Whitehouse Official Tours Ravaged Neighborhoods in Jersey City Slammed by Sandy→
Bayonne remains under a state of emergency. A mandatory overnight curfew remains in effect from 6:00 p.m. until further notice. For your safety, residents are instructed to remain at home or in secure locations as much as possible over the next several days.
Electric power: Some parts of Bayonne are still without electric power. We have been in daily contact with PSE&G about restoring power throughout the city. We will continue to keep residents updated with the latest information as it becomes available. Continue reading HURRICANE SANDY UPDATE FROM THE CITY OF BAYONNE→
Line for gas at Shell station in Bayonne on Avenue E on Friday November 2, 2012
Starting tomorrow (Sat, Nov. 3) at 12 noon, New Jersey drivers will be able to roll up to the pump for some much-needed gas. Gov. Christie announced today that a gas-dispensing system has been put in place that will allow drivers in 12 New Jersey Counties to fuel up.
As of tomorrow, cars with license plates that end in an odd number will be able to gas up on odd-numbered days and cars with license plates that end in an even number can line up at the pumps on even-numbered days. Specialty license plates and vanity plates without numbers are considered odd-numbered plates
“With the challenges we face in the storm’s aftermath, we will be vigilant in enforcing this odd-even system, as we ease the stresses on the system,” Attorney General Jeffery S. Chiesa said in a prepared statement. “Those who choose to disregard this order will be prosecuted to the fullest.â€
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, in conjunction the Office of Emergency Management, has issued a mandatory evacuation of residents for 7 a.m. Monday morning for designated flood zones and low-lying regions due to the anticipated severe flooding associated with Hurricane Sandy.
 Residents in traditional flood zones and low lying areas of the city are urged to relocate to higher ground and or shelter with family and friends as soon as possible prior to the mandatory evacuation Monday morning, Healy said. Accordingly, emergency shelters across the city will be open by 8 p.m. (Sunday night) to residents of flood zones who had not already relocated with family. Continue reading Jersey City OEM Calls for Evacuation Shelters Activated, Schools Closed Parking Suspended for Hurricane Sandy→
One of the many Hudson County stores shopped in anticipation of Sandy-Walmart  in Bayonne, New Jersey bread aisle completely empty in this photo by Steve A. Mack.Â
MAYOR MARK A. SMITH HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF BAYONNE, EFFECTIVE AT 6:00 P.M. SUNDAY NIGHT. WE ASK THAT ALL NON-ESSENTIAL VEHICLES STAY OFF THE ROADS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED. THE CITY OF BAYONNE IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO AVOID PARKING IN AREAS THAT HAVE FLOODED IN THE PAST. WE SUGGEST THAT RESIDENTS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS MOVE THEIR VEHICLES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL PARKING LOTS. ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL PARKING LOTS WILL BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC PARKING DURING THE EMERGENCY, BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M. SUNDAY. Continue reading THE CITY OF BAYONNE HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT HURRICANE SANDY:→
Sandy is just one of  many storms that have battered the Garden State over the years. Although Sandy according to weather experts is like no storm we have ever seen before, New Jersey has had it’s share of  bad storms.
Read what Wikipedia has to say on the subject. You will find it fascinating.
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MAYOR MARK A. SMITH HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF BAYONNE, EFFECTIVE AT 6:00 P.M. SUNDAY NIGHT. WE ASK THAT ALL NON-ESSENTIAL VEHICLES STAY OFF THE ROADS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED. THE CITY OF BAYONNE IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO AVOID PARKING IN AREAS THAT HAVE FLOODED IN THE PAST. WE SUGGEST THAT RESIDENTS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS MOVE THEIR VEHICLES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL PARKING LOTS. ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL PARKING LOTS WILL BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC PARKING DURING THE EMERGENCY, BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M. SUNDAY. 