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THE NEWSMAGAZINE OF SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTYTHE NEWSMAGAZINE OF SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY thesandpaper.net

FREEFREENovember 3, 2012November 3, 2012

VOL. 38, NO. 43VOL. 38, NO. 43

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Special Edition: Special Edition: HURRICANE SANDYHURRICANE SANDY

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We appreciate the hardship caused to all by Hurricane Sandy.We are working as hard as possible under difficult circumstances

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CONT

ENTS Features

Departments

Cover Photo, Jack Reynolds: Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on this oceanfront home in Loveladies. From humble fi shing shacks to grand beachfront mansions, Long Beach Island area homes and their owners found the storm to be a historic leveler.

Artoon ....................................................................................6

The Fish Story ......................................................................29

Liquid Lines .........................................................................30

The SandBox ..........................................................................6

Mainland Mayhem .................................16Hurricane devastates Tuckerton/Little Egg waterfront sections

LBI Damage Could Reach $1B .............10An overview of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the Island

Navigating the Insurance Process .........20Local agent offers key insights

Election Offi cials Alter Polling Plans ....20High waters won’t disenfranchise voters

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Paid for by Mancini for Council, Patricia Baglio, Treasurer, PO Box 72, Manahawkin, NJ 08050

VOTEREPUBLICANCOLUMN A

Stafford Township is a special place to live, work, raise a family and retire. Henry Mancini, Paul Krier and Lori Wyrsch are working to ensure it stays that way.

They have made a total commitment to improving the quality of life for the residents of Stafford and are doing the right things today to assure a better future tomorrow.

for Stafford Twp Council

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Letters Welcome

Continued on Page 25

By MICHAEL MOLINARO

To leave or not to leave. That was the question that haunted me until 5:12 a.m. this morning when I decided to

head off the Island from the home I rent in Surf City. Should the question be “To be or not to be?” A question of mortality? Or are we all taking this storm too seriously?

You weigh the pros and cons. Stay for the story and have that story to tell your grandkids long into your 90s, for is not all the world a stage on which we play out such adventures? The chance to be a pair of eyes on the ground during a moment in history when all the eyes of the world lay their gaze on the coast of South Jersey. The chance to take albeit amateur photographs and video to the best of your ability to document the damage of Sandy for all of humanity.

You consider your landlord, who had stayed through all storms on LBI through the past 35 years, who came in your front door with the simple phrase “I’m evac,” having created a new adjective. You consider how two of your best friends staying a few streets north in Surf City, whose small fi shing

Reporter’s Notebook: Sandy vs. The SandPaperboat was part of the safety contingency plan evolving in your mind, decided to leave for a relative’s trailer park residence in Tuckerton.

Then there are those you know who are staying. That crazy old surfer drunk getting his GoPro camera ready. Your boss and editor who will camp out at the three-story offi ce beach house on pilings we call The SandPaper and go down with the ship if need be. Your roommate who believes this could all be part of a 2012 doomsday conspiracy.

Still yet there are those whom you prom-ised you would leave, your friends and family, without whom where would you be? You stay up well into the night talking with someone you care about, trying to rationalize your fears. At fi rst the dead silence and calm of the deserted ghost Island seem worth the time you have already decided to stay. Then at some point the chilling creepiness of less-fright-ening Octobers takes shape in the form of a howling wind, increasing in its cadence, and a rainfall already fi lling up your street.

I realized the bayside Barnegat Avenue and oceanside Long Beach Boulevard would be fl ooded at this point, and if I did not leave

Precious Memories To the Editor:

Long Beach Island has and always will hold a very special place in my heart. Grow-ing up just off the causeway – many people call it the “mainland” – I spent a lot of my time growing up on the Island.

As a child, my father would bring me to Fantasy Island every weekend. We would spend hours there until I got that stuffed animal out of the claw machine that I had my eye on; whatever made me happy. As a teen-ager, my high school sweetheart lived right in Ship Bottom. We had the time of our young carefree lives just walking around the Island enjoying whatever activities it would throw our way, even if that meant standing on line for hours for the Chegg.

My fi rst job ever (if you’d like to call it that) was a beach badge checker for Long Beach Township. Then I moved on to working at B&B in Ship Bottom for a good part of my late teens and early 20s. We became a family at that store. I still remember my favorite customers. In my early 20s I had moved out of my house with my then fi ancé. We moved into a duplex right in Ship Bottom across from the bay. Needless to say, those two years in that duplex were the best years ever. We would venture to Nardi’s, Buckalew’s and the Gate-way. You name the bar or restaurant, we made it there at some point and most likely the night ended perfectly.

Lastly, there was the beach. The beach was my sanctuary to get away from the craziness of the world and to collect myself at times. It was my place to kind of sit back and enjoy life.

I am now married, living in Waretown and working up north 60 hours a week, and had not ventured over the Causeway and past “the shack” in quite some time. However, on a Sunday in early October I decided to take a drive by myself. I drove past Fantasy Island, past my old high school sweetheart’s house, past the beaches I used to badge check, then to B&B in Ship Bottom, on past my fi rst apartment and lastly I ended up on the beach. Looking back, it was a bittersweet feeling. Was this LBI’s way of saying goodbye to me? By taking me on a journey through memory lane?

I am thankful I have these memories and I will never let them go. LBI will be rebuilt and the beach and I will meet again one day.

Melissa Modica Waretown, N.J.

Other Consequences To the Editor:

If the storm did “nuthin” else, it wiped out for a while, the annoying political ads, and proved that down here on earth “we ain’t in charge” of anything .

Jack Jones Feasterville, Pa., and Beach Haven

Comprehensive Coverage To the Editor:

I want to applaud your paper for the comprehensive coverage of the storm and its aftermath. Residents have been unable to get on the Island and have received minimal infor-mation from offi cials regarding conditions on the Island. Your paper has provided much needed information under these unimaginable circumstances.

Susan Hoff Clifton Park, N.Y., and Beach Haven Crest

Note to ReadersWe bring you this paper, pro-

duced in the basement of The SandPaper’s production manager in Cedar Run, with the hope that it will provide useful information about Long Beach Island and the adjacent mainland in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Our reporters and photographers have been scouring the Island and mainland, posting pictures and stories to our web site, thesandpaper.net, continually since the storm moved into our sights. Some of them have gone beyond the call of duty, risking their very lives, to bring you this compre-hensive picture of the enormous destruction and disruption to life at the shore. We thank them.

This edition of The SandPaper is almost totally devoted to storm coverage. It doesn’t look like any-thing we’ve ever published before. And, hopefully, never again. Our paper has never missed publishing a weekly issue in its history. We hope to keep it that way. Please excuse us if this edition is not edited to perfection. We are focused on “big picture” here; petty details might have to fall by the wayside.

We hope everyone is safe and getting a plan together to meet their needs. We will be reporting online on a daily basis and in print to bring residents and anyone with a love of Southern Ocean County the latest news as it becomes available to us.

The SandPaper is proud to be part of a community that can weather a storm like Sandy.

then and there, I would not be able to wait until after fi rst high tide of the morning, as I had planned. There would be no video of the sunrise on LBI or pictures of intrepid surfers braving the waves.

Central Avenue appeared fi ne at fi rst as I headed toward the Causeway and out of this mess. As I got closer to Ship Bottom with the traffi c light beacon of Route 72 in the distance, water began appearing on both sides of the street and, as is customary and accepted during such situations, I adjusted my path to Central’s dead center.

As I drove, I watched wind push these fl ood puddles and extend them like watery fi ngers into the middle of the road. And then at some point the entire street was fl ooded, particularly around the Surf City library, and I pushed through. The rain’s intensity had increased, and coupled with the twin geysers of water spouting straight up from my front tires and onto my windshield, my visibility completed dissipated. For the next 20 sec-onds or so I wondered if my car would make it through the next 10 blocks to that street

Thanks To the Editor:

For those of us who live in northern New Jersey, it has been next to impossible to fi nd out what is happening on Long Beach Island.

The SandPaper must be commended for its exceptional coverage of this disaster. Thank you so much for keeping us informed.

With sincere best wishes and gratitude Helen and Vic Fadini

Beach Haven

The SandPaper welcomes letters to the edi-tor. They should include the writer’s full name, address and telephone number. Full addresses and phone numbers are for confi rmation pur-poses only. Letter writers can reach us at 1816 Long Beach Blvd., Surf City, N.J. 08008 or let-ters@thesandpaper.net.

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Greg’s Vision:

Reduce taxes by evaluating our current spending to reduce waste and redundancy.

Promote a business-friendly environment for current and future local businesses.

Encourage more interaction among municipalities to consolidate and improve services for everyone.

Develop a new beach badge allowing access to all LBI beaches.

Improve beautification and maintenance efforts, including parking areas, road resurfacing, and water towers.

Maintain covenient channels of communication to ensure residents’ concerns can be heard.

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On Tuesday, November 6, Vote Column A

The Republican Team Southern Ocean County can count on to ght for less government spending and quality services for families, seniors and veterans.

Paid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Sheriff Polhemus. Paid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Freeholders Bartlett and Little.

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From STAFF REPORTS

In the wake of what has been called “the costliest storm in New Jersey history,” Long Beach Island has

sustained damages totaling $750 million to $1 billion, according to Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini, factoring in property dam-age, recovery, debris removal, beach replenishment and other costs.

For now, “there is a lot to assess,” he said. “There will be no permanent residency here until further notice.”

Though no re-entry date for resi-dents has yet been established, it will certainly be no sooner than seven to 10 days. Long Beach Township is working on a plan to let homeown-ers, by section of the municipality, back onto the Island for a short period only to assess damage, to remove perishable food and to take medicine, clothes, important documents and other necessities before leaving again. By Sunday afternoon or Monday, there should be a schedule posted on longbeachtownship.com for when LBT residents can come back to get to their houses for that short period of time. The web site is also updated twice a day with other information.

By Friday, the natural gas supply had been cut off to the entire Island to curtail leakages, and electricity remained out, with little hope of res-toration in the near future. Offi cials’ guesses ranged from weeks to months.

Crews have been working dili-gently to restore utilities, according to an update from the Long Beach Island Joint Office of Emergency Management, representing all six Island municipalities, that was issued on Thursday.

“Currently there is no water or sewer service in the southern part of the island,” the joint offi ce reported. “The Long Beach Island Health Department is monitoring any health issues that may arise. … Road crews are working with outside contractors to clear roads from sand and debris. Many areas are impassable on both ends of the island.”

On Long Beach Island as a whole, the record-breaking personal and economic impacts of Hurricane Sandy mark a new chapter in the history of the barrier island and its people. Aerial images, combined with eyewit-ness reports on the ground from every Island town, tell a story of widespread destruction that will take months to overcome.

Jim Eberwine, retired meteorolo-gist and hurricane program manager for the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, said Hurricane Sandy turned into a “hybrid storm” that “will be the costliest storm in New Jersey history.” The weather service reported the highest wind gust in the area on Monday at 89 mph at 2 p.m. in Surf City. The weather service registered

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a wind gust in Harvey Cedars at 75 mph at 3:30 p.m.

“Some may call Sandy a hurri-cane; some may call it a nor’easter,” Eberwine said. “That doesn’t really matter. Whatever you want to call it, it was extremely destructive.”

In spite of mandatory evacua-tion orders issued on Sunday, some resolute Islanders decided to stay put through the storm and now, in its af-termath, are struggling to get by with no power or heat and with otherwise severely limited resources.

As in any natural disaster, emo-tions run high, manifesting in acts of courage and fear, human kindness and outrage, desperation and tri-umph. As the storm surge intensifi ed, heroism took the form of emergency personnel’s efforts to rescue stranded Islanders who had not evacuated on Sunday. Unconfi rmed reports of looting and subsequent arrests began circulating as early as Tuesday. In an effort to minimize possibly dangerous and illegal activities during hours of total darkness, offi cials instituted a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. that is being enforced by local police and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Of-fi ce. Meanwhile, law enforcement at the local, state and federal levels is actively patrolling the waters around the Island to prevent all attempts to access the Island by boat.

At the present time, the only people granted Island access are contractors or those who have been re-quested by the town offi cials, accord-ing to the joint offi ce of emergency management. Anyone remaining on the Island is urged to self-evacuate or call a local police department for evacuation assistance. For stranded pets left in homes, arrangements can be made for retrieval by calling local police or by e-mailing bkerlin@lbtpd.org to make a report.

Residents are urged not to call 911 to inquire about their homes or about the possibility of returning to the Island. Such calls only impede the ongoing stabilization and recovery efforts.

Mayor Credits Beach Replenishment

Now, the good news: Certain areas of the Island, such as Barnegat Light and portions of Surf City and Ship Bottom, appear to have escaped with only minor damage, which some have attributed to recent beach replenish-ment projects that shored up the dune system. Likewise, the dunes in Brant Beach appear to have held up well, and homes fared much better because of the beach replenishment there. “Beach replenishment worked. ... The damage wouldn’t have been as catastrophic if the entire Island had been replenished,” Mancini said.

Mancini suggested homeowners who suffered a great deal of dam-

age because their neighbors refused to sign easements to receive the beachfi ll project might want to think about initiating lawsuits against those neighbors. For the future of beach replenishment, he said, “we’re going to make sure those easements get signed.”

Meanwhile, other areas have been severely compromised, the worst of which may be the North Beach and Holgate sections of Long Beach Township. On Thursday, in North Beach and Loveladies, Long Beach Boulevard was still covered in piles

of sand that had washed over from the beach, passable only by four-wheel-drive vehicles. Somebody described Holgate as looking “like the surface of the moon.”

At the Island’s marinas, boats were piled on top of each other and some, wrenched free from their moorings, fl oated away and came to rest in the street or against buildings.

According to Army Corps of Engineers press officer Stephen Rochette, three coastal engineers surveyed the Island by helicopter Wednesday and Thursday. “Their

early impressions are that areas with a recently constructed dune or USACE project fared better than other areas in terms of property damage,” Rochette said. “Nearly all of our projects suffered signifi cant damages (dune and sand losses) in Delaware and New Jersey, but they acted as designed and appeared to have prevented signifi cant damages.

“Jeff Gebert, who was in the helicopter, chief of coastal planning and worked here for many years, noted that property damage did not

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BATTERED, TORN: (Facing page, from top) Cars and homes in Holgate are chief among the Island’s casualties. Inundation throughout Beach Haven West lifted boats from trailers and blocks. (This page, clockwise from top left) A once-cozy hearthside space in Loveladies is now a sand-fi lled wasteland. Kinsey Cove in Harvey Cedars became one with the bay. Homes in Holgate were completely undermined. National Guardsman Sgt. First Class Dilok Boonmema surveys a broken landscape. A fl yover on Friday shows the south end suffered two ocean-to-bay breaks.

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compare to the 1962 storm in most of the areas he saw. We'll be develop-ing more-formal assessments in the coming days and weeks. You may see our survey crews on the beaches as well, inspecting and photographing damages.”

The Manahawkin Bay Bridge, though closed to public vehicular traffi c until further notice, is reported to be “structurally sound and fi t to remain in operation,” according to Timothy Greeley, public information offi cer for the state Department of Transportation.

“To be clear, the main reason that the Route 72 Manahawkin bridge re-mains closed is the security concerns and public safety issues on the LBI side of the bridge,” Greeley clarifi ed Friday. “Under normal conditions, the bridge is safe for operation.”

However, given the uncertainty of any timeline for cleanup and repair on the Island, the DOT “cannot speak to when it will be reopened,” he said.

Beleaguered police departments and volunteer fi rst responder units on Long Beach Island are getting much-needed support from the New Jersey National Guard, which has used the Ocean County Southern Service Center in Manahawkin (the former St. Mary’s Parish Center) as its base for operations.

First Sgt. David Moore, public af-fairs offi cer, said approximately 100 guard personnel have been deployed.

“We’re basically here to help the local authorities in any way we can,” said Moore. “We have 5-ton trucks and Humvees available for evacuating people. That has probably been our main task. But we also have person-nel who are equipped with medical supplies. These vehicles can get to places where the police cars and other

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Hurricane Sandy destroyed Barnegat Township’s mu-nicipal dock and adjoining

bay beach, and also left numerous bayfront homes uninhabitable.

“At the dock, all we have left is the bandshell,” where the summer concerts are held, said Mayor Al Cirulli on Nov. 2. “Everything else is gone. The dockmaster’s station washed away; we don’t even know where it is.”

He said township offi cials have already begun discussions on get-ting the area repaired in time for next summer.

“The dock and the beach are fo-cal points for us during the summer season,” Cirulli said. “We’re hoping to get some funding from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) or any other grants that are out there.”

Cirulli said the storm surge off Barnegat Bay was "at least 10 feet."

“The force of the surge sent a lot of these heavy concrete dividers at the beach right onto Bayshore Drive,” he said.

Cirulli said there was one bay-

Storm Plays Havoc With Barnegat Township Dockfront home that was “completely destroyed” and about 15 others that were uninhabitable.

“People living in the bayfront area are being allowed back, but they have to show proper identi-fi cation to police that have set up barricades,” he said.

Cirulli said the Russell Brack-man Middle School had served as a shelter for displaced persons from Long Beach Island and the mainland. It opened on Oct. 28 and closed on Nov. 2.

“At the height of the storm on Monday, we had about 150 people in there,” he said. “A few stayed on until the end.”

The mayor said Hurricane Sandy knocked down trees “all over town.” He said one downed tree hung over Route 9 just north of Gunning River Road, forcing the state Department of Transportation to set up cones to reconfi gure traffi c.

Cirulli said that as of Nov. 2, power had been restored to about 85 percent of the municipality.

“We’re extremely fortunate that there were no fatalities,” he said. “I

know that a lot of seashore com-munities north of here got hit a lot worse than we did. There are people who won’t have power for a week to 10 days. If this was a Category 1

hurricane, I shudder to think what would happen if it was a Category 2 or 3.”

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SUNK: Only the bandshell remains; the dockmaster’s station is gone.

Courtesy of Barnegat Township

HOLGATE HAPPENINGS: (Top) In some cases, even next-door neighbors will fi nd they have been impacted in very different ways. (Above) A bulldozer wastes no time in getting to work on putting sand back where it belongs. The ocean leveled the dunes.

vehicles can’t, and there has been a lot of fl ooding that makes it inaccessible for many vehicles. We’re covering all 18 miles of the Island.”

Moore said the unit is getting ad-ditional support from the guard’s mili-tary police outfi t in Cherry Hill, an engineering battalion from Hammon-ton and the 177th Fighter Wing from Atlantic County, among other groups.

“What is most important is that we are here to make sure everyone is safe,” said the sergeant. “We go down the many streets and look for people needing help.

“I don’t know how long we are go-ing to be here. We’ll stay until we get the word that it is time to go.”

Barnegat Light Protected by Dunes

At the north end, Barnegat Light "was essentially spared," compared to areas farther south, offi cials assessed.

"That's what saved Barnegat Light, the multi-layer of dunes," remarked Dave Bossi, borough councilman in charge of public works, whose residence is on Third Street at the north end, where the dunes extend three-quarters of a mile. "We have two or three sets of dunes everywhere in town," he said. Dune grass helps sta-bilize the sands, and the town's public works department uses fencing in a constructive way, Bossi said.

In Barnegat Light, fl ood waters covered "from Bay Avenue to Cen-tral," Bossi said, "but did not reach the hundred-year-fl ood mark that FEMA uses. The condos at Fifth Street were built inches above that, and it appears that it did not reach that mark." The ocean breached the dunes in only two places where it could have been "fully expected," Bossi added: at 30th Street, a beach access point, and at Fourth Street and Central, where the beach entrance is open for emergency beach access, he said.

On the borough's web site, a bul-letin lists damage as reported by Fire Chief Keith Anderson.

"The Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Department chief has reported that Barnegat Light was essentially spared as compared to anything south of 30th Street. Oceanside homes suf-fered no water damage, just some spotty wind effects. Bayside homes may have suffered some flooding depending on location, but no obvious structural damage," the report says.

Photos on Facebook the day after the storm showed the area of Andy's at the Light at the inlet to be fl ooded.

At Viking Village commercial fi shing dock, word that had been re-layed to Bossi from Mayor Kirk Lar-son indicated damage was not major.

"He said it was 2 inches above the Halloween storm (of 1991); Ernie (Panacek) has a mark on the wall."

The town was not without the util-ity hazards that plagued the rest of the Island, still, on the third day after the storm. "Gas is the biggest issue, and there are still some power lines down," Bossi said. Telephone communication was still out, and cell phone coverage was sporadic. The borough was, how-ever, temporarily supplying water to a

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Signs of Life, Interrupted

Everyday Objects, Adrift in the Wreckage

TOPSY-TURVY: (Clockwise from above) A 9/11 commemorative photo frame lies amid the debris in Loveladies. A sailboat teeters near 19th Street in Ship Bottom. A beach cruiser, after the ride of its life, comes to rest on its side on Arts Lane in Loveladies.

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REMAINS: Sandy reduced the beloved Causeway Shack on Route 72 to an unrecognizable smattering of sticks.

Shack Succumbs to Hurricane SandyCouncilman Is Fearful BH Borough Hall Is ‘Toast’

Beach Haven has set up shop in a vacant room inside the Stafford Township Munici-

pal Building to try to hold together day-to-day operations while its own borough hall is inaccessible.

Borough Clerk Sherry Mason said the move will help Beach Ha-ven perform basic functions such as paying bills and communicating with contractors among various other tasks. Mason also said borough employees are looking to add e-mails and cell phone numbers for the town's emergency notification system to keep residents informed as up-to-the-minute as possible. Lauren Rohrer, deputy borough clerk, has also been working on updating the borough's web site, beachhaven-nj.gov/.

"The biggest thing on people's minds is, obviously, when are they going to be allowed back on the Island and get back in their homes," she said. "We really want to thank Stafford in being so cooperative and helping us set this up."

When, and if, the borough hall can be reopened remains uncertain.

"There was about 4 feet of water

in some spots," Rohrer said. "It's probably going to get very moldy. We haven't been able to get inside and see the extent of the damage."

Councilman Jim White said that if the situation doesn't change anytime soon, the municipal building "may be toast."

"I don't know if it will be able to be remediated," he said. "It's probably a moldy mess. We can't wait much longer. When everyone can come back to the Island, we may have to rent trailers to keep borough hall operations running."

White has been volunteering at the emergency operations center, the former U.S. Coast Guard building on Pelham Avenue. He said the structure is temporarily home to between 60 and 80 emergency personnel including po-lice, fi re department and fi rst aid squad volunteers and public works employees.

"We're enduring very tough condi-tions," he said. "We have no heat or running water."

White said a contingency convoy from a Fraternal Order of Police outfi t in Washington, D.C., has provided food and clothing.

"They have also brought along tents and kerosene heaters," said the councilman. "I'm very thankful

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harder-hit community farther south."We're feeding water to Harvey

Cedars; they were getting a new pump," Bossi said.

As the Island’s narrowest area, Harvey Cedars experienced the join-ing of ocean and bay in at least two spots, Essex and Bergen avenues, according to Harvey Cedars Mayor Jonathan Oldham. About 50 borough residents who had planned to stay on the Island through the storm changed their minds Monday and were evacu-ated by the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. in Harvey Cedars, Oldham said. A six-wheel-drive rescue vehicle took them across the bridge, where they were shuttled to evacuation centers at Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin and Pinelands Regional High School in Little Egg Harbor.

Acute back bay fl ooding in Harvey Cedars inundated the roadways with at least 24 inches of water, reported Holly Avenue resident Dan Sheplin. At the intersections of Long Beach Boulevard and Cumberland and Union avenues, the water was prob-ably between 30 and 36 inches at one point, he added. He said the beaches broke through on the south end of the borough and neighboring North Beach in Long Beach Township.

“If it wasn’t for beach replenish-ment, the damage in Harvey Cedars would have been catastrophic. We would have lost a lot of homes. The homes on the oceanfront would have gone quickly.”

Scenes of “Mayhem” In Beach Haven

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INSIDE-OUT: (Clockwise from above) In Holgate, holes have been torn in houses and beachfront views have changed dramatically. Downed wires and trees litter the streets, and homes have been separated from their foundations. Work trucks in North Beach share the road while reconfi guring the sandy terrain. A damaged home in Loveladies shows all the outer layers shorn away to reveal the very bones of the structure.

Beach Haven, called the storm car-nage on Long Beach Island “moun-tains of mayhem.”

Beach Haven experienced breach-es in many places, she said on Friday morning, describing the beachfront Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club on Centre Street as “demolished,” in terms of its outdoor Tiki Bar and pool area, the huge east-facing picture win-dows, which were shattered, and the entirety of the ground fl oor banquet room, nightclub and guest rooms. Boats that were on blocks at Morri-son’s Marina are in piles, butting up against the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club. A recently built wooden walkway along Dock Street is now in pieces, resembling “a bunch of tooth-picks stacked up.” The Fifth Street and Pearl Street pavilions are gone.

“It ain’t pretty,” she said. “It’s just overwhelming right now.”

A newly installed, state-of-the-art computerized water system in the borough was never properly shut off, according to Whitcraft, so the system continued to run during the storm. That resulted in a total failure to the system, which will amount to “major bucks” in costs to repair, she said.

At the museum, the fl ood water rose to about 5 feet, Whitcraft said, and came within inches of entering the fi rst fl oor. The elevator and garages were wiped out, but the priceless maritime artifacts are safe, so she counts herself lucky. “I can’t replace the contents of the building,” she said.

The roadways in Beach Haven are passable, Whitcraft reported, but heading south toward Holgate, one encounters “huge dunes” of sand in the middle of the main thoroughfare.

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The unoff icial U.S. Postal Service creed promises that “Neither snow nor rain nor

heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”

“Or even Hurricane Sandy,” added Postmaster Brian Sheeran, who has been working 16-hour days through the week to help set up operations that have amounted to giving Long Beach Island residents the ability to pick up their mail at the Tuckerton Post Offi ce as of 10:30 a.m. Friday. Residents of towns other than Barnegat Light can retrieve their mail at the retail center at 139 East Main St. in Tuckerton after presenting a photo ID, while Barnegat Light residents can now pick theirs up at the Manahawkin Post Office, located at 525 East Bay Ave.

The Tuckerton Post Offi ce can be reached at 609-294-1858, and the Manahawkin Post Off ice at 609-978-2192 if residents have any questions.

Sheeran normally oversees op-erations at all fi ve Long Beach Is-land post offi ces other than Barnegat Light, which uses post offi ce boxes exclusively. He said Tuckerton was chosen due to its increased space compared to Manahawkin, which already had been inundated with Beach Haven West mail it has been unable to deliver.

Deliveries have been made since Wednesday to any areas the post of-fi ce has access to, as Tuckerton was also hit hard by Sandy and many areas are unreachable. The post of-fi ce is working with police to learn what areas can have carriers sent to them as the recovery and cleanup continue.

As of noon Friday, the Tuckerton Post Offi ce had two full truckloads of mail to go through. Sheeran added that post offi ce employees are among the displaced from LBI and other areas, and some have joined

Undeterred by Sandy, Post Offi ce Reroutes

LBI Mail to Tuckerton

Overall, the property damage is “in-comprehensible.”

“The majority of property owners don’t know, and they won’t know, until they see it.”

Though Whitcraft is glad she stayed, she said the worst part of the experience has been visiting the nearby properties of friends who are off-Island and breaking the news to them about the condition of their properties.

“That’s the part that hurts the worst,” she said.

Contrary to rumor, the Ferris wheel at Fantasy Island Amusement Park remains upright. The water slides at Thundering Surf Water Park also appear to have withstood the storm.

On Tuesday morning, Ship Bottom Mayor William Huelsenbeck quipped, “Nobody is going to talk about the ’62 storm anymore.” Huelsenbeck reported many borough homes had 3 to 6 feet of water inside. The dunes were breached in several areas of Ship Bottom, he said.

Video footage shot by Alliance for a Living Ocean Executive Director Chris Huch with a vehicle-mounted camera shows the extent of post-storm damage, as seen from the Boulevard in many sections from Holgate to Surf

City. The videos are posted on ALO’s Facebook page. Huch summarized the Island’s status as follows.

Barnegat Light: Flooding, but very little damage.

Loveladies, Harvey Cedars and North Beach: Numerous breaches, heavy damage.

Surf City: Some breaches at north end, fl ooding, but less damage.

Ship Bottom: Flooding, but less damage.

Brant Beach: Heavy flooding, several smaller breaches.

Beach Haven: Several small breaches, heavy flooding, some damage.

Holgate: Full breaches, heavy damage. Satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a new inlet has formed at the southern end of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.

“I can’t imagine how many months of cleanup (are ahead),” Whitcraft said. “It’s just a really sad state of affairs.” This story was compiled by Victoria

Lassonde, with contributions from Eric Englund, Juliet Kaszas-Hoch

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Recovery Efforts Already Under Way HELPING HANDS: (From top) National Guard members convene in Loveladies. Brothers Justin and Jason Marti are members of the High Point Volunteer Fire Co., which, during the storm, served as a place for evacuees to await transportation off the Island and, afterward, as a place for emergency personnel to recalibrate, rest and refuel.

up at the Tuckerton station, while some from Tuckerton have been re-located as far as Pleasantville based on where a given carrier lives and what facility he or she has access to.

The effort is part of an ongoing adjustment of deliveries, employees and even the sort schemes of the machines in processing plants such as the one Southern Ocean County’s mail comes from, in Bellmawr.

“We had to change the mail from being sorted by delivery sequence to now being in street order and numerical order so we can fi nd it easier based on your address when you come in,” Sheeran said.

“Right now everyone’s doing a phenomenal job and working very hard. We are pulling this together, and we want to make this as normal as possible for people and help make it as easy a transition as possible for people.”

Sheeran – who has been working for the postal service for more than 30 years and been a postmaster for more than 20 – said the 16-hour days have done little to slow down his drive to get people important mail that he knows may already include insurance company or disaster relief information for those who have suffered damage during the storm.

“It’s extremely important, and we’ve made a strong, concentrated effort to get this task completed in the short time we’ve done so. This is a challenge that personally I’m excited to do because I see a lot of people that have been helping strangers, and I feel a strong obliga-tion to get this done and be a part of that.”

In 2001, a USPS commercial airing after the events of Sept. 11 added “nor a nation challenged” to its creed. It would seem that 11 years later, despite all of the challenges it has faced, the U.S. Postal Service continues to uphold its creed.

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Harold Spedding, Tuckerton borough’s emergency man-agement director, announced

Friday that the Tuckerton Beach area will reopen on 8 a.m. Saturday to residents and business owners only. The beach area was closed to all traffi c following Hurricane Sandy's landfall Monday.

The Tuckerton Beach area was the hardest hit in the borough, with 32 homes completely “missing,” 280 se-verely damaged, 260 moderately dam-aged and 81 homes without damage, according to Tuckerton’s construction offi cials’ fi rst estimate.

Residents have been questioning the blockade of the past few days, but Spedding said, “Our biggest concern was keeping the residents safe.”

Tuckerton Beach, Swamped by Sandy, Will Reopen After Week of Lockdown

By PAT JOHNSON

Now that the wind and tides from Sandy’s wrath have re-ceded, local offi cials are con-

cerned with gas fi res. On Wednesday, Tuckerton offi cials continued to keep residents out of Tuckerton Beach from fear that sparks could ignite leaking gas lines . In the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor Township, volun-teer fi refi ghters had already responded to fi ve house fi res.

Residents were slowly cleaning up their homes in Mystic Island. Boats and fl oating docks were everywhere, overturned on roads or in the marshes. One man was seen rowing his dock back to his property on West Raritan Drive by lagoon.

The storm had started with high tides on Sunday followed by fi erce wind and unprecedented fl ooding.The hurricane eye made landfall around 6 p.m. Monday, but an eerie calm was just false security as the back end of the storm hit at high tide and brought the worse damage, said Tom Paxton, owner of Great Bay Marina, at the very end of Radio Road facing Great Bay. Sandy had tossed boats in Pax-ton’s boatyard together into clusters and thrown some into the adjoining marsh.

“I’ve been here 40 years and I’ve never seen something like this,” he said. “We were here all night with no sleep. The fi rst half of the storm was fi ne, just a normal hurricane, but then it came around from the southeast, and that devastated us. All the boats piled up in a corner and broke up every dock we had and damaged the building.

“We had 3 to 4 feet of water in the building, and we’re trying to clean up a little bit,” said Paxton. “The hard-est part was talking to the insurance company and FEMA because I didn’t like the answers. They said because I have good credit, they may not be able to help me rebuild. The fl ood insurance will cover the building, but

Hurricane Devastates Tuckerton, Little EggWaterfront Sections

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The Little Egg Harbor municipal offi ces were closed on Wednes-day to all but those paying their

property taxes, but upstairs, township offi cials were readying for the next phase of storm recovery: the unhappy task of condemning homes.

Residents had already started their cleanup efforts and mounds of household belongings grew on the streets, but construction code offi cial Jay Haines had a stack of orange stickers that would keep many from moving back anytime soon. “We have to make sure they are structurally sound,” said Business Administrator Garrett Loesch.

Township offi cials had met earlier in the day with the superintendents from Pinelands Regional and Little Egg Harbor school districts and to-gether made the decision to suspend reopening school to students.

“There are so many displaced families,” said Police Chief Richard Buzby, “it would be unrealistic to try and get them (children) ready for school when they have no homes.” Buzby said the evacuation center at Pinelands Regional Junior High School would remain open as long as people needed a place to stay, and when school resumes, “I am working on finding another shelter for our residents that need it,” he said.

Committeeman Gene Kobryn had spent the last two days serving meals to those displaced by the storm. “On Monday night, we had 560 people, but on Tuesday we had less as people found other accommodations with family and friends,” he said.

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they don’t cover the outside. I hope we can make it.”

In the Dynasty Diner in Tuckerton, a mechanic with Verizon from Penn-sylvania said this was the last day of his 30-year career. “I was looking forward to retiring down here, but this is a nightmare. That was the plan, but now, who knows?” He had 4 feet of water in his home in Mystic Island. “I never had water over the bulkhead before,” he said.

Jerry Schultz, president of the Tuckerton Beach Association, was also having breakfast with his wife, Dot. They were taking a break from their duties as Certifi ed Emergency Response Team members and fire police for Tuckerton borough. Schultz had taken a tour of the beach area and was fi elding some calls from his 280 members.

“My heart goes out to them. I’ve seen the devastation fi rst-hand, and I know what they are going to see. Some are not going to recognize their homes.

“The worst area is Parker Drive. The houses were right on the bay, and many of them are gone. Some are just a pile of lumber; they’ll have to bulldoze them.

“At Sheltered Cove Marina, the boats are stacked two and three on top of each other, upside down, all which ways.”

Schultz said his own home, on Anchor Road, had water damage. “I was able to get into my back yard yesterday, but the water level was up to my neck. The houses that are 10 feet up on pilings just have devastation below them. The houses that are up 4 feet have real devastation.

“The TBA slogan is ‘In Unity There's Strength,’ and that’s how we are going to survive this.”

Schultz is also a volunteer with the Great Bay Regional EMS and was on his way to do his duty-shift. Dot had helped serve more than 500 meals to those evacuated to Pinelands Regional

HURRICANE SANDY: MAINLAND MAYHEM

To access the Tuckerton Beach area, residents must have proof of ownership – a driver’s license, tax bill, telephone bill, anything that shows a resident’s name and address.

Residents should wear protective clothing, hard-soled shoes, work gloves and perhaps a face mask.

“The Tuckerton Beach area is still a disaster area. Debris fi lls your property, and many dangerous sharp items will prove to be hazardous,” said Spedding.

“Anyone who has an elevated home up on pilings should consider bringing a ladder because in most cases, the staircases are gone,” he added.

Spedding said the vast majority of people have understood the borough’s need to secure the area from gas leaks

Junior High School. She was going back to help serve dinner. “We’re 70 years old and we’re doing this,” said Schultz.

“The Great Bay personnel are working around the clock. They are bleary-eyed, they look like zombies, but they keep going out on call after call,” he added. “Our captain, Al Gentless, and his wife lost their home in Mystic Island, and they are still out there helping others.”

At the corner of West Calabreeze Drive and South Portland in Mystic Island, Patrick Munnia was helping his father, Gary, clean out the home they had inherited from his grandfa-ther. From the marks on the walls they estimated they’d had 3 feet of water in the house.

“We don’t have fl ood insurance be-cause we don’t have a mortgage,” said Patrick. “We have put in an appeal to FEMA, but it’s a rigorous process.”

On West Raritan Drive, Dick Whitney said Sandy had ruined his

and the possibility of electrical fi res. “We understand their frustration, but the last gas leak was repaired Thurs-day afternoon. The danger still exists, and homeowners must have their gas meters and electric panels inspected prior to having service returned.”

There is no water or sewer ser-vice in the beach area, he continued. “Those people who have homes that are not damaged may occupy their homes, but they must deal with these conditions and not ’s*** in a bucket and throw it out the window.’”

Spedding laughed at the next ques-tion. “Yes, residents may put debris on the side of the road – along with the four boats, six docks and eight tons of seaweed in their front yard.”

— Pat Johnson

dock and deck, but his boat was still fl oating. He had borrowed a wrench from a neighbor to turn off the gas service at the meter. A fire truck down the street was responding to a complaint of a gas leak. “What’s happening is people are coming back and turning on their electric, and that is sparking a fi re if the gas is leaking,” said Whitney.

West Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Co. Assistant Chief Rob Shahinian said his crew was doing a great job. “We have been evacuating people, chasing wires and trees, doing a lot for three days.”

The water came across Radio Road and fl ooded a strip mall where John and Sonia Spinelli have oper-ated their luncheonette for 10 years. “There was 4 feet of water in here. I was chasing minnows and putting them back in the lagoon,” said Sonia. “Everything was upside down, the refrigerators were on the fl oor, and the food was spoiled. It was unbelievable. But our customers have been great. A lot have offered to help. What can you do? You can’t sit down and cry.”

Tim Colmyer stopped in with a generator for the Spinellis to use. “I come in for breakfast every day. I live up on Parkertown Drive and I don’t have any damage so I feel bad for a lot of people.” Colymer said his wife is a real estate agent and was getting calls for rentals from people who had been fl ooded out.

Out on Beach Drive on Osborn Island, Tom Green was helping his aged parents by bringing couches and stuffed, soggy chairs out to the lawn to possibly dry. “It's like the unwanted yard sale,” said Green. “It’s disheartening looking at my parents’ belongings destroyed.”

His mother, Veronica, and father, James Sr., were in the bedroom as-sessing what clothes could be saved. “We were evacuated and just got back today,” Veronica said. “We stayed with a daughter in Jackson.” Veronica, 77, is a retired letter carrier from South

APRÈS LE DELUGE: Hurricane waters walloped drydocked boats in Tuckerton, but in Little Egg Harbor, homeowners face total losses on some properties.

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the residents of Seacrest Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located near the Mystic Shores community. The area was less affected by rising tidal water, and Kobryn said they had been returned to their facility by Tuesday evening.

Deputy Mayor Ray Gormley noted that for the second time in two years the eye of a hur-ricane came through Little Egg inlet. “We had overwhelming destruction, with the hardest hit being Iowa Court on Osborn Island. They took a direct (hit), being on the edge of Great Bay. But we had major damage in Mystic Island and Great Bay Boulevard, and the back side of Atlantis.”

Gormley said Mayor John Kehm had evacu-ated from his home and was taking care of his family that day. Assistant Business Adminis-trator Mike Fromosky also had evacuated and said he had taken 4 feet of water in his home on Atlantis Boulevard.

“We have members of the police depart-ment, volunteer fi re departments and Squad 85 volunteers that have lost ther homes, and they are still working,” Fromosky noted.

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Plainfi eld and had her home for 10 years.“You’ve got to take the good with the bad,”

said Veronica. “The Good Lord doesn’t give you anything you can’t handle.”

Rob and Heather Duberson’s condo in “The Sanctuary” had escaped damage despite being close to the end of Radio Road near the edge of Great Bay. Rob had evacuated with his basset hound, “Puppy,” and the couple’s four cats while his wife had elected to stay during the storm.

Duberson said the water had come up to their fourth step but no farther. Unfortunately, lulled by last year’s local nonevent of Hurricane Irene, he hadn’t bothered to move their cars, and they were ruined. He had waited and watched the water

“I don't even have words to describe the heroic efforts of the great volunteers we have in our community,” said Gormley. “The members of the business community stepped up with donations of food.”

“There was a magnifi cent effort of our fi rst responders, members of our public works; a large amount of people helped with the evacu-ation,” Buzby said. “Despite all our efforts, we did have one person who lost their life.

“We started notifying our residents by Nixel (a free community-based app) and the Wildcat channel last Thursday, but I think because Hur-ricane Irene had been such a non-event, it caused a false belief in people that this storm was not a danger. It was obvious to us, and we got to everyone who asked for help.”

Buzby said the decision to continue to make the shelter pet-friendly was because they knew from past experience that some people would not leave their homes without their pets.

He also said Little Egg Harbor School District would be providing meals to displaced families.

The number to contact the Federal Emergen-cy Management Agency for disaster assistance is 1-800-621-3362 or FEMA.gov.

rise on Sunday, then called the LEH police to be evacuated during Monday’s low tide, he said. He was picked up in a military truck. “It was raining and there was no top on it, and we went around and picked up other people, about a dozen of us – and the cats were drenched in their carriers.”

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Far too many residents of Long Beach Island and the bayside neighborhoods of Southern

Ocean County’s mainland communi-ties have lost part or all of their homes and belongings because of Hurricane Sandy. It is a safe bet to say many have also lost their usual polling places and/or access to them. But they won’t lose their right to vote as long as they can make their way to the Ocean County Southern Service Center, located at 179 South Main St. (Route 9) in Manahawkin, a block south of the Route 72 interchange.

Drew Holt, a member of the Ocean County clerk’s staff at the Southern Service Center, said the SSC will be open until 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1; from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat-urday and Sunday, Nov. 3 and 4; and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5 to accept vote by mail applications. Not only that, said Holt, but Southern Ocean County residents, after hav-ing their vote by mail applications accepted, can receive ballots and do their voting on the spot. They can turn over their completed ballots to a representative from the Ocean County Clerk’s Offi ce.

Let’s repeat that: “They can fi ll out their ballot here,” said Holt.

Ballots for the following mu-nicipalities will be available: Beach Haven, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom, Surf City, Harvey Cedars, Barnegat Light, Little Egg Harbor, Tuckerton, Eagleswood, Stafford, Barnegat, Lacey and Ocean Township (Waretown).

All Ocean County voters may fi ll out the vote by mail application and receive ballots for their municipality at the Ocean County clerk’s temporary location at the County Administration Building in Toms River, located at 101 Hooper Ave., Room 116. The clerk’s offi ce relocated there on Monday after losing power at the Ocean County Courthouse.

“We realize this is a very stress-ful time for all our residents, and now we are offering two locations in the northern and southern portions of our county to ensure that every registered voter has the opportunity to cast a ballot despite the impact of Hurricane Sandy,” said Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella.

Colabella’s office warned that anybody who had mailed in an appli-cation for a vote by mail ballot and has not received it should, due to possible delays and disruptions in mail service, reapply in person.

What about members of the South-ern Ocean County diaspora who are hunkering down with friends or rela-tives or staying in hotels at inland lo-cations far from Ocean County? Can they go to any county clerk’s offi ce in New Jersey to receive a ballot in this

Polling Plans Adjusted So High Waters Won’t Disenfranchise Voters

By MARIA SCANDALE

Where do we go from here?For many who lost

homes in the Long Beach Island and adjacent waterfront com-munities, the question is literal. The parking lot was full on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Anderson Insurance Agency in Manahawkin. At times a line went out the door as local fl ood victims started to sort out insurance questions.

The differences between what damage is covered by homeowners insurance and fl ood insurance, and covered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency relief through the National Flood Insurance Pro-gram, is of utmost importance now as property owners are seeking to fi le claims.

In an interview with agency President Andy Anderson on Fri-day, Anderson lent an overview of some of the most frequently asked questions today. Anderson is past chairman of the Flood Insurance Producers National Committee and past president of the Professional Insurers Association of New Jersey.

“First, I think what we have to do is take a deep breath and recognize that nothing is going to happen quickly. Damage is so widespread, and infrastructure has to be replaced fi rst,” said Anderson, whose agency has been in business since 1967. “We would ask that those who have secondary homes respect and appreciate the needs of those who have lost their primary homes and let their needs be met fi rst.”

Among the year-round popula-tion of 8,000 to 10,000 on Long Beach Island, the bulk of the dam-age is to homes built prior to 1974, which were typically not elevated to the 100-year stormwater height estimate.

“It appears that the vast major-ity of them have suffered damage. Some houses have been swept off their foundations. As we speak, there is a caravan of electric trucks headed to LBI from Alabama,” he

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remarked during the phone interview as he watched from his Manahawkin offi ce on Route 72.

“There is going to be a lot of confusion about what FEMA’s role is in all of this. The fi rst avenue to pursue is your fl ood insurance. There is a misunderstanding on the role of FEMA vs. the role of your fl ood insur-ance company. Your fl ood insurance policy comes fi rst,” he said.

“Your fl ood insurance policy will address the items covered by insur-ance, building and contents only. FEMA may address your added liv-ing expenses,” he said, referring to the cost of renting a temporary living space, for instance. “FEMA may ad-dress some of the items you did not have insurance for,” Anderson added.

“Typically, FEMA will not do much for you until your insurance claims are settled. And in certain cases that will mean your fl ood in-surance proper, and your traditional homeowners or business owners property insurance.

“Regarding folks who did not buy a fl ood insurance property – and that is quite a few, since a $100,000 policy for an older, non-elevated home costs about $800 per year – FEMA will listen to them on an individual basis," Anderson said. “We will all fi nd out as this progresses. Things are going to happen a little on the slow side be-cause the damage is so widespread.”

Links to FEMA web sites contain-ing more information can be found through the Anderson Agency web site at www.aiainsure.com.

As fl ood-struck residents try to sort out insurance questions, many are wondering where they are going to live until conditions settle into whatever their new normal will be.

“Temporary housing is an issue right now. Flood insurance doesn't cover that, so, again, you would go to FEMA with that request,” said Anderson.

“A homeowner's policy typically will provide coverage for added living expenses, but only when the home is uninhabitable as a result of a loss

that is covered by the homeowner's policy,” Anderson reported. "For instance, wind damage is covered. Therefore, if you can't live in the house because of wind damage, then the homeowner's policy will pay your added living expenses ... but not when the home is damaged by fl ood. That's where FEMA comes in, to help you with that rent that isn't covered by other insurance.”

Customers coming into the of-fi ce are telling the agents that they are having trouble fi nding tempo-rary housing; there aren't a lot of rentals out there. “And they don't know how long they need to rent a house for – one month, two months, six months, a year. So it’s diffi cult for them to make a commitment.”

Added to that, “You still have to pay your mortgage, your taxes, insurance for a home that is dam-aged,” Anderson noted.

Extra help and extra phone lines are at work to handle customers at the offi ce, and the Anderson Agency is staying open on Saturdays and Sundays.

One might wonder where FEMA will get the money to address all the claims. To that question from The SandPaper, Anderson answered, “They said they’d tap into the federal treasury and print more money ... that's how it’s done.”

When the shore is rebuilt, it will be rebuilt with more compliance to current regulations, Anderson said.

“A lot of people around the country are complaining about ‘Gee, we’re subsidizing their pre-miums and encouraging them to build in high-risk areas.’ That’s not exactly true. The new homes that are elevated, their premiums are not subsidized by anybody. It’s only the old, non-elevated homes that get any kind of premium subsidy.”

Enclosures underneath elevated homes, built with breakaway walls, are “sacrifi cial” and are not covered by fl ood insurance policies, Ander-son added. mariascandale@thesandpaper.net

INSIGHT: As homeowners absorb a new reality in the post-Sandy paradigm, answers to the most pressing initial questions will help set them on the path toward recovery. This Loveladies home is one of many that will require complex considerations from the ground up. Andy Anderson of Anderson Agency cautions not to expect results to happen quickly.

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time of emergency? That question can’t be answered yet. There is no information on the web site of the N.J. Department of State, which oversees the state Division of Elections. When the Department of State was reached on the phone by The SandPaper, a reporter was given the name and num-ber of the division’s media liaison, but her message box was full.

Something to remember when ap-plying for a vote by mail ballot: You must be a registered voter, and the deadline for registering for the Nov. 6 election was Oct. 16. There is no extension for registering.

The General Election of 2012 is a huge one in many ways. New Jersey residents will, of course, be voting for a U.S. president as well as a U.S. senator and U.S. House of Represen-tatives member. Ocean County voters will also be casting their ballot for two seats on the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders and picking an Ocean County sheriff.

What makes this election even more important than normal, though, is that many voters will also be pick-ing the members of their local and regional school boards and local governing bodies.

School board elections were for-merly held in April, but Gov. Christie signed a law on Jan. 17 that allowed them to be held at the same time as the November General Election as long as their budget increase did not exceed a 2 percent cap. Most school districts in the state quickly made the switch, hoping for increased voter participation. Some people did object, worrying that partisan politics might intrude into public education, but the hope for more voter participation prevailed.

Non-partisan municipal elections in towns such as Long Beach and Stafford townships used to be held in May. But in 2010, the state allowed them to switch to November elections as well, but they would lose their nonpartisan status. Many did, with the main reason usually being the cost savings that could be realized by having just one election in November, thereby reducing the number of poll workers hired, etc.

There will also be two statewide questions on the ballot. One asks voters to allow New Jersey to bor-row $750 million for upgrades of the physical plants of the state’s colleges and universities; $300 million would be allocated to Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technol-ogy. The state’s eight other public col-leges and universities would receive $247.5 million in total. New Jersey’s community colleges would be given $150 million. Even the state’s private colleges and universities, with the exception of those having a total endowment of more than $1 billion

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Residents and business owners who suf-fered damage in Ocean County during Hurricane Sandy can begin applying

for Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance immediately, say county offi cials.

To register, go to www.disasterassistance.gov or m.fema.gov or call 1-800-621-3362 or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY).The phone numbers will operate 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily until further notice.

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Business must go on as soon as possible, so a temporary offi ce has been set up in Stafford Township by the Southern Ocean

County Chamber of Commerce for all area busi-nesses to conduct meetings and other activities.

“Due to the severity of Hurricane Sandy, we have opened a temporary offi ce at the Stafford Heritage Park Train Station and Rail Car across from Manahawkin Lake between routes 9 and 72,” the chamber announced Oct. 31.

“This will serve as a regional recovery center for local businesses and consumers to stay in touch during this period,” said the announcement on the chamber’s web page, visitlbiregion.com.

Updates can be followed on facebook on the page LBI Region for offi cial chamber of com-merce communications (for those who are able to get on the Internet, of course).

The announcement adds that messages can be left at the center.

“For members and all area businesses, please go to the new location for a meeting point, to leave messages for your customers, and details on you and your business, so we can best serve you at this time. We will be open daily and will have a drop box for you to leave information at any time.”

The chamber’s destination marketing director, Lori Pepenella, added on Wednesday, “If you’re looking for private meeting space to meet with clients, or offi cials regarding rebuilding, there is space available at the train station.

The chamber’s regular offi ce is located on the incoming Causeway in Ship Bottom, where fl ooding was severe. —M.S.

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The scams are out there; make sure they don’t enter the door.

A Spray Beach homeowner, who would rather not be identifi ed in the media, got a phone call Thursday from a man who claimed to be an insurance adjuster, but who stopped talking when the homeowner pressed for his identifi cation. Then the line went dead.

“Her house has a lot of water damage, and she got a call that was most likely a scam call,” reported the boyfriend of the homeowner’s daughter. “She is not sure it was a scam or not. But she had worked in insurance for many years, and she wants people to ask the right questions.”

The caller said he was an “independent insur-ance adjuster” calling from Newark, N.J., and “could be there today,” the homeowner reported. He had a Southern accent, she said.

Already wary, she asked for a phone number and was given one, but when she asked who he was affi liated with, “he wouldn’t tell her,” the tipster to The SandPaper said.

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In the temporary mainland office of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, set up in Heritage Park across from Manahawkin Lake, security agency owner Keith Gunsten was talking about a related issue on Thursday. He said property owners should be aware that there are state guidelines and licensing that govern properly run security companies.

“There are a lot of people doing it that aren’t

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advisory on the hazards of coming into contact with fl ood water was issued Nov. 1 by the Long Beach Island Health Department.

“All residents from Long Beach Island are advised to avoid direct contact with fl ood waters. Flood waters may be unsafe by containing harm-ful bacteria, sharp objects and other hazardous conditions,” the alert states.

“It is recommended that individuals wear protective clothing, gloves and boots when com-ing in contact with standing water. Wash and disinfect soiled clothing and wash your hands frequently,” the alert summarizes.

In some areas, fl ood waters are still pooled on the ground or standing in buildings.

“When returning to your home after a fl ooding emergency, be aware that fl ood water may contain sewage,” adds the web site, www.lbihealth.com.

Further information and additional links can be found at the this web site, the health depart-ment advises.

For those who do not have access to the Internet, phone numbers are listed for more information. For the Department of Health Hotline, which will answer questions about food/water safety, cleaning and mold removal, call 211 or 1-866-234-0964.

Among the additional details on the site is an advisory about wound infections.

“Open wounds and rashes exposed to fl ood waters can become infected. To protect yourself and your family:

“• Avoid exposure to fl ood waters if you have an open wound.

“• Cover open wounds with a waterproof bandage.

“• Keep open wounds as clean as possible by washing well with soap and clean water.

“• If a wound develops redness, swelling, or drainage, seek immediate medical attention.” —M.S.

LBI Residents Urged To Avoid Flood Waters

new-jersey-6.The above information was provided by

the Ocean County Offi ce of Public Affairs & Tourism through its director, Jeanne DiPaola. DiPaola wrote the letter below to the business and residential community and sent it out by e-mail Oct. 31.

“On behalf of Freeholder Tourism Liaison, Joseph H. Vicari, and the members of the Ocean County Tourism Advisory Council, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you as we clean up, assess our losses and begin to move forward after the devastating damage we suffered from Superstorm Sandy.

Our Tourism Offi ce remains committed to getting out to you the information you need to facilitate the recovery of your homes and businesses. As we have shown in past storms, we who live near the sea are strong and resilient, we pitch in to help our friends and neighbors, and we survive to rebuild and get ready for the next year. Please feel free to call me with any questions or concerns you have, and I’ll do my darnedest to get you the answers you need.”

DiPaola’s phone numbers are: 732-929-2000 or Toll-free: 800-722-0291, extension 7863. —M.S.

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really licensed,” said Gunsten, owner of the licensed Keith R. Gunsten Investigation and Security Services LLC. Gunsten is a retired New Jersey State Police offi cer, and also president of the Southern Ocean Rotary Club.

The Security Offi cer Registration Act of 2004 sets forth many requirements to operate a security offi cer company in the state of New Jersey. Among those requirements are that op-erators must be at least 25 years old and have a

minimum of fi ve years’ prior experience in either law enforcement or management at a licensed security offi cer agency.They must undergo a background check and have a clean criminal record. They must have a license to operate is-sued by the superintendent's offi ce of the state police and keep it current by paying their fees every two years.

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Coordinated Cleanup

The Southern Ocean Medical Center Emergency Department was a busy place in the wake

of Hurricane Sandy. Not surpris-ingly, very few patients showed up during the height of Sandy’s wrath. According to hospital spokeswoman Joyce McFadden, the ED treated just 59 patients on Monday, Oct. 29, as compared with a normal daily average of 110. That fi gure jumped up to 132

on Tuesday and 144 on Wednesday. By Wednesday afternoon, however, things were returning to normal.

“For the most part, the things that brought people to the ED were the same as on a typical day,” said McFad-den, “chest pain, etc.”

Still, problems that were defi nitely storm-related helped swell the number of patients. McFadden said the ED treated a couple of people who had

Hospital Sails Through Hurricane Sandy With Few Problems

Work Crews BeginDune Restoration, Debris Removal

DEFENDING THE DUNES: (Clockwise from top left) National Guard troops take their Humvees to the beach to bolster Island security. Bulldozers begin to reshape the duneline in Beach Haven Park. Meanwhile, the Acme Market parking lot serves as a temporary trash depot for road maintenance crews. Mayor Joseph Mancini coordinates emergency efforts from Long Beach Township’s municipal complex.

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taken falls or sustained cuts as the result of removing downed trees from their properties. Several people also showed up at the ED because they had been separated from their medications – the hospital supplied small amounts of those meds and directed those people to open pharmacies in the area.

Several patients were admitted on a “social disposition” basis.

“The social admissions were

people who were vulnerable in shel-ters because of medical conditions,” explained SOMC President Joseph P. Coyle in a telephone interview with The SandPaper on Friday morning. “We still have four patients (at the hospital instead of a shelter) who are medically compromised.”

In other words, better safe than sorry.

Electrical power, said McFadden,

went out at approximately 1 p.m. on Monday but came back on at about 4 p.m. At about 10:30 on Monday evening, it went out again and wasn’t restored until approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday. The hospital’s generator, though, was up to the task.

“All the clinical areas and patient care areas were on generator power, as well as key areas like the kitchen,” she

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By MICHAEL MOLINARO

Three hundred sixty-five dis-placed people had made their way to the shelter that Southern

Regional High School had become by early evening Wednesday. Some came simply to escape the cold after being left with no power. Others were following evacuation orders while still others were rescued from homes they had not expected would fl ood.

The last included Louise Fama of Manahawkin, who has lived at her residence in Beach Haven West for 18 years. “I thought it wasn’t going to be that bad,” said Fama. “I woke up at 7:30 a.m. (Monday). When I looked outside, it was a river, and I gathered my things in fi ve minutes. In that short amount of time, water came into the cul-de-sac over the lagoon.”

Fama called the Stafford police and was told the barrier islands were supposed to have been evacuated the day before and she would have to ride out the storm. However, police soon called her back, and an Army truck came to rescue her.

“He picked me up like a baby and walked me across the street to the Army truck,” Fama said of one of the “two young fellas” who rescued her. She arrived at 10:30 a.m. after check-ing for a room at the Holiday Inn in Manahawkin, which was completely booked.

Fama was one of many now fi lling the school cafeteria, enjoying a hot dinner and playing cards or convers-ing under the dim emergency lights to pass the time. “Last year was Irene,

High School Becomes Refuge To Offer Shelter from Storm

SAFE HAVEN: Evacuees found accommodations in the form of cots in the high school gymnasium. Shelter manager Mary Ann Carricarte carries supplies to the hundreds displaced during the storm.

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and it was not like this. I evacuated and went to my sister’s in Toms River for the week, so I didn’t think it was going to be bad like this. It was. So I knew it was serious. In years and years they’ve never experienced this in the township of Stafford.”

Catherine Pszcola of Mana-hawkin followed evacuation orders for both Irene and Sandy without hesitation. She left her home in Colony Lakes on Sunday and was upset about those who chose to stay in their homes. “There are people that caused problems with search and rescue by staying. They call them ‘stupid people,’ Pszcola joked. “Sometimes you can’t stay with someone close because we’re all in the same boat. Two calls to every member of our community saying ‘get out of there’? That should have been enough to get you out.”

Many of the volunteers at the shel-ter had been displaced themselves, including Southern Regional School District Superintendent Craig Henry, who relocated his family from his home in Ship Bottom to a relative’s in Manahawkin.

He confi rmed that authorities were not forcibly removing residents from LBI who chose to stay, but doing all that could be done to try to convince them to. Many displaced LBI resi-dents were sent to long-term shelters, such as the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, which has doubled as a headquarters for FEMA.

“They’ve been helping people that didn’t leave, fi nding them stranded on

porches and streets in low tide run-ning around and bringing them here,” said Henry. “Quite frankly, those people looked shocked, bewildered, confused, like they’d been through a night of hell, and they literally were.”

No pictures are allowed to be taken of those in the shelter, though their stories may be shared with their consent. That is the policy of the American Red Cross, one of the many agencies working in tandem at the Southern Regional shelter. That includes the Stafford Township Of-fi ce of Emergency Management, the Ocean County Offi ce of Emergency Management, the Southern Regional School District, and Stafford Town-ship municipal employees who work with the town’s Dial-a-Ride service, for example.

Overseeing it all is retired shel-ter manager Mary Ann Carricarte, whom Henry described as “the ma-tron saint.” “She’s the one that is the grounding rod for the entire thing, keeping everything moving. She’s never left. I don’t know if she’s slept. It’s in her nature; she’s a take-charge gal that gets it done.”

Carricarte has had to work with Southern Ocean Medical Center for those requiring hospital assistance, though she was fortunate no serious medical issues had occurred. Hypo-thermia was battled by making use of the high school’s “Vintage Hut,” a clothing distribution place for stu-dents in need. “It’s a full classroom of an entire wardrobe for both men and women,” said Henry. “It’s all sizes and

ages, so one by one, we would take them up to the Vintage Hut and have them pick out a new wardrobe, and it’s all stylish stuff because it’s from the kids. So we’ve been able to provide for them because we’re unique enough to have that type of facility.”

Besides food and shelter, the facility had a key resource most were in dire need of: electricity. This is thanks to its two diesel-powered generators, which can run the build-ing for 24 hours straight upon fueling. Technical issues arose with genera-tors Monday night at a time Henry described at the shelter as “chaos.” “It was Grand Central Station,” he said, causing power to go out before it was repaired by electricians who work for the school.

Henry described being shorthand-ed in medical staff as well, and called nurse Carol Power and Dr. William Power, who had to leave their home in Beach Haven Park for the shelter, “angels.” “Their whole medical group swooped in when our group was at its wits’ end,” said Henry. Power described leaving on a light military

transport after noticing waves reach-ing between Long Beach Boulevard and Beach Avenue.

Heading up the kitchen was Pam Heim, a 1981 Southern Regional graduate now living in Philadelphia who had come to the shelter to help following the storm. She ran the kitchen at a Camp Katrina in Leland, Miss., following Hurricane Katrina and has made phone calls to several members of her team there, explaining the situation in Ocean County.

“I just knew. I knew it was going to be bad,” said Heim, who was asked by the Red Cross to be in charge of the kitchen alongside her team of Southern Regional student volunteers, who did the serving. “Look at the stu-dents that have been here. I mean, it’s overwhelming. Unbelievable.

“I know what happened down there," said Heim of Katrina. “I know what’s going to happen around here, and it’s already happening. Every-body’s been coming to us with sup-plies, asking, ‘What do you need?’”

Despite at one point running out of food on Monday, the shelter was then overwhelmed with donations from various restaurants in the area, including Okie’s Butcher Shop in Surf City. The shop’s owner donated more than $30,000 worth of food to the shelter after seeing his business sustain massive damage.

“He had so many Christmas and Thanksgiving orders and now has no business, said Heim. “We all just sat there and listened to him, and then I said, ‘You’re here and that’s what mat-ters.’ We all learned a valuable lesson in New Orleans: Material things can be replaced; you cannot be.”

For updates on the shelter and what may still be needed, search for Stafford Township PBA on Face-book. michaelmolinaro@thesandpaper.net

In the face of one of the greatest natural threats to life and property on Long Beach Island in docu-

mented history, some brave (or crazy) souls chose to stay put on the barrier island to weather the impact of Hur-ricane Sandy. One is Chris Scarpinato, a Ship Bottom resident and Wave Hog Surf Shop staffer, who decided to stay on 12th Street to look after his grandmother, Maryann McCourt, and the house, located on a lagoon, that his family has owned since 1959.

One of his photographs of the rising floodwater was posted on

Surfer Rides Out the Storm By Grandmother’s SideWave Hog’s facebook page Monday morning.

By noon on Monday, the water was already up to the doorstep and would likely enter the house once it rose another 1 to 2 feet, he said. Overnight, the winds had ripped siding off the east side of the house. “I’m surprised we still have power,” he added.

“There’s not really much you can do,” he said, though he was worried about the storm surge expected with the next high tide.

Still, despite have made “pretty minimal” preparations beyond shor-

ing up the property and stocking up on rations, water, ice and other supplies, Scarpinato described the experience as “more exciting than terrifying,” to be at the mercy of nature and to wit-ness the Island under conditions “as intense as it can get, pretty much.”

As for the aftermath, “that’s go-ing to be a real fun time.” (In times of high anxiety, a little sarcasm never hurts.)

As a surfer, he added, he wasn’t too optimistic about wave conditions for the rest of the week. “We might be able to get some waves Tuesday

or Wednesday, but it’s not going to be anything as good as guys are anticipating.” The winds likely won’t cooperate, he said.

In the meantime, Scarpinato was keeping in touch with other people on the Island, and in particular a couple of Ship Bottom friends on 14th and 21st streets, who “seem to be OK, so far.”

“A little bit of elevation goes a long way.”

One of the advantages to being on the Island, he said, was the scarcity of large trees that could fall and damage power lines or structures. —V.L.

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said. “There was enough power for all critical operations; there was enough power to keep all equipment going except for the MRI.”

All in all, Coyle said, SOMC experienced very few problems as a result of Sandy.

“Our team members and physicians did a great job,” said Coyle, who added the nursing staff, technicians and doctors were able to fo-cus on the job at hand even while some were worrying about their own homes. “We only had a few people who couldn’t get in to work. We provided temporary sleeping arrangement for people who couldn’t get home, and some people worked many hours in a row and slept on cots.”

Coyle said a post-event critique is scheduled for Monday. But he added that two problems, though slight, did emerge during the storm and its immediate aftermath.

The hospital’s internal wireless communi-cations system went down during the storm because the Nextel tower that serves it ceased operation. So workers used walkie-talkies to communicate. So, Coyle said, the hospital will have to address the issue of communication redundancy.

He also said coordination with the area’s shelters was less than perfect.

“We couldn’t fi nd the people in charge,” said Coyle. That made it diffi cult to determine the shelters’ medical needs and problems. So a better system of coordination will have to be de-veloped, perhaps designating a shelter employee or volunteer as the point person.

Still, it was a fairly smooth ride at SOMC, considering the havoc in the area. By Nov. 1, the hospital routine was back to normal, with elective surgeries once again performed. Yet even there, communication remains an issue. The hospital has had problems reaching people to confi rm scheduled surgery appointments. Land line phone service is still out in some parts of Southern Ocean County, and the hos-pital records usually have only a person’s land line number. One thing SOMC will be thinking about for future appointments: get patients’ cell phone numbers.

One other note: The Diabetes Health Fair, scheduled for Saturday morning, Nov. 3, has been cancelled.

— Rick Mellerup rickmellerup@thesandpaper.net

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light ahead that was my only hope for safety.It did. Had another hour passed, perhaps

not, as the aqueous left and right hands of this long but lanky barrier island reached forth to clasp each other.

Pumping my waterlogged brakes, I was able to stop at the light and continue onward along the slippery slope Causeway that had yet to be fl ooded, passing a garbage truck blocking off that fi rst bumpy off ramp to East Bay Avenue and the lights of a fl ashing police car, vigilantly enforcing the eastbound block-ade of Route 72.

There was relief upon arriving at the house in Waretown where I grew up, one of the old-est structures in town, dating back well more than 150 years. Today there is trepidation; the constant shaking and creaking as high winds come in as if a chiropractor were cracking our home’s back; the collapsing of the northern wall of our wooden fence over the fi sh-fi lled pond below; the moving of our cars from beneath the maple tree that might go; and the back and forth fl uctuation of power.

Time will tell whether I made the right choice. Will it be any better here? And what of the story I will have to tell? Will it be as good? What more are we than our collection of expe-riences? What a shame that it takes a crisis to bring us together – or how beautiful.

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Family Shaken, But Grateful for LivesAfter Daring Self-Evacuation from LBI

By KELLEY ANNE ESSINGER

It was like something out of a movie,” said Rose Perry, The SandPaper’s layout supervisor.

But she wasn’t recalling a slew of stories she had put together for the paper. She was talking about her journey off of Long Beach Island on Monday afternoon, during the midst of Hurricane Sandy – a story she said she was happy to have lived to tell.

Perry and her family, including her husband Ken, their two dogs, and sons Kyle, 24, and Dakota, 18, who was picked up on Friday from Monmouth University after the school closed down in preparation for the storm, had planned on riding out the hurricane in their Ship Bottom home on 10th Street. The group had been through many natural disasters before, having lived on the Island nearly 20 years. Ken’s parents’ summer home in Barnegat Light, which was built in the ’40s, had weathered many storms as well. And last year’s Hurricane Irene, they said, “wasn’t what they thought it

Most Left, Some Stayed;Some Stayed, Then Left

Long Beach Township Police Lt. Paul Vereb announced Monday that rescue and evac-

uation operations on Long Beach Island would likely cease by 4 or 5 p.m., as the hurricane had picked up speed and conditions were sure to worsen to the point that first responders could no longer help anyone.

He conf irmed ocean dune breaches have occurred in “numer-ous areas from Holgate to Love-ladies,” though by his f irsthand account he “couldn’t count how many streets.”

Though he could not speculate on the extent of the damage to beachfront homes or structures else-

With Time Running Out, LBTPDListed 75 Still in Need of Rescue

NOTES FROM SANDY’S DAY OF DESTRUCTION

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GUTS AND GOPRO: SandPaper Managing Editor Jay Mann captured GoPro video footage of his journey on foot through Ship Bottom and Surf City during the height of Hurricane Sandy’s fury on Monday afternoon. The video is viewable at thesandpaper.net. Stay tuned for Jay’s additional documentary footage, from North Beach.

NEW PERSPECTIVE: The Perry family made their way through Ship Bottom by truck, with bated breath, driving in any direction possible. The view is bleak from Central Avenue, looking toward the Ninth Street inroad to the Island.

where on the Island, he could only say with certainty that “the next high tide could bring major damage.”

At 2:45 p.m., police were work-ing with a list of 75 residents await-ing evacuation assistance. Military and police transport was in place to usher the stranded off-Island, but it was impossible to say how much longer the transport would be operational.

“This is definitely the worst we’ve seen.”

By early afternoon, the winds had increased dramatically, he said, and the path and speed of the hur-ricane looked as if it might make landfall earlier than expected, he said. — V.L.

ALIEN LANDSCAPE: On Thursday, portions of the sand-covered Boulevard were navigable only by four-wheel-drive vehicles. Pictured here, a Harvey Cedars police vehicle monitors passage of military transport.

Tracking a Watery TrekStalwart Newsman Braves Storm’s Peak for Online Audience

would be,” even after all of the excited talk on the news.

“I’m never one to stay. If I’m told to evacuate, I’ll go,” admitted Perry.

She had wanted to leave Sunday when LBI residents were under man-datory evacuation. But she said the rest of her family thought she was just “having a nervous breakdown.” When fl oodwater began bubbling out of a manhole in front of their house and water started breaching their front yard on Monday, something they had never witnessed before, the family changed their tune.

“Finally I said, ‘I’m leaving. I need to fi nd a way off (the Island),’” Perry remembered.

She called 911, looking for help vacating the Island, and was told her family would be put on the list to be rescued and transferred to the shelter at the Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin; but they were only allowed to bring one bag, and their dogs would not be accepted. The family decided they couldn’t leave their dogs behind; they’d have to fi nd another way out.

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Ship Bottom resident Lucille Ascolillo, along with her husband, Bobby, son Frank

and their two dogs, were hunkered down and weathering the effects of Hurricane Sandy on the 19th Street cove on Bay Terrace Monday.

“We have power, but no inter-net, cable or phone,” she said at 3:30 p.m. as the family awaited the worst still to come. Water had already entered the ground fl oor by Monday morning, she said, but her confi dence remained high as the original portion of the house was built in 1933.

She could feel the house shaking

Ship Bottom Family Braces for Impact In Bayside Home

TIDAL TROUBLES: (Clockwise from top left) Throughout the day on Monday, the bay view from the Ascolillos’ front porch grew increasingly grim. A Ship Bottom bayfront home’s demolished ground fl oor testifi es to the power of tidal surges the Ascolillo family and others endured. Boats were fl oated off winter storage blocks all over Southern Ocean County. Wayward vessels near MarineMax, just south of Ship Bottom, give some indication of the extent of the tidal surge in the center of the Island.

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as unrelenting winds slammed the north-facing side, she said.

“I didn’t get really nervous until maybe about a half hour ago, when the wind started picking up,” she said. Looking straight down the street from her house to the ocean beach, she could see the roadway was completely under water. One of their four vehicles, a compact car, was submerged over its windshield.

“We’re the only ones left on our street,” she said. A neighbor’s boat, apparently having f loated off its trailer, was lodged between a garage and a trash can corral. “Somebody’s shed just went by,” she said, referring to the plastic

kind that snaps together.The Ascollillos’ shared mindset

(though subject to change as the winds rapidly increased) is one of mostly calm resignation. “Frankly, what are we going to do?” They have the basic necessities for an extended period without power, and most important, they have each other.

“We’re very calm because all this stuff is just stuff. We’re all

together. We’re all in one place. What’s the worst that could hap-pen? The house is secure. Water is water.”

Their decision to stay was based on the welfare of the dogs, which they could not take with them to the evacuation shelter at Southern Regional High School in Mana-hawkin. The closest place accepting pets, she said, was at Pinelands Regional Junior High School in

Little Egg Harbor.Frank Ascolillo, a Ship Bottom

volunteer firefighter, was at the firehouse Sunday night and said the National Guard had reported some 200 people remaining in Ship Bottom. About six fi refi ghters were standing by at the fi rehouse Monday afternoon, waiting for calls to help stranded residents or assist in any other way they could, she added. victorialassonde@thesandpaper.net

Staying With the St. Rita: An 85-Year-Old Business Owner’s Story

that she and her chihuahua, Sasha, and cat, Skipper, should stay on familiar ground at home.

“I think I would have been a disas-ter if I’d been over there. I’d have been worried sick about the place here,” she declared.

By the day after the storm, there were signs of life outside as work crews were coming and going from the area of the nearby Engleside Inn up at the beachfront. But Coates was remembering the isolation of a day and night of raging wind.

“The wind was really whipping. I

stayed here; I thought I’d be all right, but I never thought I’d lose heat. It’s down to 59 in the house. I don't have any (tap) water; my basement is fl ood-ed,” she said by telephone Tuesday.

This is a woman who has over-come a lot in life, as a ward of the state raised in an orphanage and by foster parents in Philadelphia. She has outlived her daughter, who passed away a month ago. But she is known for community involvement and for a feisty smile on a face that looks at least 30 years younger. With a tireless work ethic, she has owned the St. Rita

Hotel for nearly 39 years. Her late husband, Harold, was the third owner when he bought it in 1955.

“He was known for taking people out after the 1962 storm,” Marie said of the historic March storm of 50 years ago. “He landed his four-seater Cessna in the park across the street.

“He lost a house in that storm; it was his birthday, March 7, 1962. ... I wanted to buy an oceanfront house but he wouldn’t after that. He said, ‘Put it in your name, not mine!’”

Coates hadn’t heard about the condition of the town outside at the

time of this interview. Later, video taken by helicopter showed Bay Av-enue still underwater in the center of Beach Haven.

Maybe by spring, she’ll sit on the porch and recount more of her life story under sunnier conditions. But for now, the phone conversation was concluded with an urging for her to put on a hat and scarf, and use the old trick of wrapping the body in a garbage bag to keep warm, until she would hopefully decide very soon to seek out some neighbors.

She mentioned the Engleside Inn. “If it comes to it, I’ll go up there with my animals,” she said.

mariascandale@thesandpaper.net .

Hotel Owner Weathers One More in Series of Life’s Storms By MARIA SCANDALE

It was murder,” Marie Coates said of staying out the storm in Beach Haven, and the ordeal

wasn’t over on Tuesday as the chill of an unheated room was starting to wear on her endurance. But she would “maybe” do it again. Coates is 85 years old.

She stayed with her St. Rita Hotel because she didn’t want to worry from afar about the 150-year-old landmark that has stood high on Engleside Avenue through generations of other storms. And although she had invita-tions from worried friends to evacuate to the Ocean Acres section of main-land Stafford Township, she decided

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Choose Charities Carefully

The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce spon-sored a meeting at its tempo-

rary headquarters at the Stafford Heritage Park Train Station and Rail Car in Manahawkin Friday morning. Its purpose was to get representatives of local businesses, neighboring chambers, Southern Ocean County’s Rotary clubs, and other concerned citizens to start brainstorming ideas of how to help the businesses and residents of Southern Ocean County who suf-fered from Hurricane Sandy in the coming days, weeks and months.

Organized by Lori Pepenella, the SOCCC’s destination marketing organization director, the meet-ing attracted a dozen-and-a-half people, ranging from SOCCC board members, LBI business owners and members of the media to youth pastors and Cub Scout leaders. Pepenella urged the members of the new ad hoc group to go back to their own employees/organizations and to come back with fresh ideas at its next meeting at the railroad station, at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5.

“Our main goal,” Pepenella told the group, “is to protect local busi-nesses and consumers.”

When recovery comes, she said, she would hope people do some research before hiring contractors to clean up and repair their homes. People will come from all over the

SOCCC Hosts Brainstorming MeetingTo Reach Out to Businesses, Residents

There will be a thousand, if not more, organizations asking for your money after Hur-

ricane Sandy. Some will be total rip-offs. Others will be legitimate, such as the American Red Cross or the Salvation Army, but how do you know your money will be spent in Southern Ocean County and not Belmar or Staten Island?

It was one of the issues discussed briefl y at the fi rst meeting of an ad-hoc group hosted by the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Com-merce on Friday morning at the chamber’s temporary headquarters at the Stafford Heritage Park Train Station in Manahawkin.

There was a general consensus among the group that nobody could go wrong by donating to their lo-cal volunteer fi re companies. The damage done to their equipment and trucks, especially those driven through high salt water, will take a considerable amount of money to repair.

Words to Give by:Think Regionally,

Donate Locally

Hurricane Sandy has passed and now the cleanup has begun. And what a cleanup it will be!

That’s one of the fi rst things Janine Seeley thought of when Sandy visited Southern Ocean County earlier this week. So she sprang into action and formed the Stafford Bucket Brigade.

No, Seeley and her friends didn’t fi ght fi res in places water pressure had been lost. Instead they started creating “fl ood buckets,” fi ve-gallon buckets stuffed with household cleaning ma-terials, which will be essential when people try to clean up their fl ooded and damaged homes in Beach Haven West and LBI.

A “fl ood bucket” consists of, of course, a five-gallon bucket, f ive scouring pads, seven sponges, a scrub brush, 18 reusable cleaning towels (Easy Wipes, for example), a 50- to 78-ounce box of dry laundry detergent, a 12-ounce bottle of liquid concentrated household cleaner such as Lysol, a 25-ounce bottle of liquid disinfectant dish soap, a package of 48 to 50 clothespins, 100 feet of clothesline, fi ve dust masks, two pairs of heavy, repeat, heavy latex gloves, a pair of work gloves, a 28-bag roll of 30- to 45-gallon trash bags and a six- to nine-ounce bottle of insect repellent (not aerosol). At least that was the original plan – insect repel-lent, clothespins and clothesline have been diffi cult to fi nd, so current pails lack those items.

The Stafford Bucket Brigade has three collection points. The main one – and also its only distribution point for people wanting the buckets – is at the Ocean Community Church at

Stafford Bucket Brigade Brings Helpful SuppliesFor Household Cleanup

1492 Route 72 (on the corner of Breakers Drive) in Manahawkin. The other collection points where people can drop off supplies are Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1, located at 133 Stafford Ave. in Ma-nahawkin, and the Eagleswood Fire Co., located at 219 Railroad Ave. in Eagleswood.

Donations shouldn’t be limited to the prescribed items.

“We need everything,” said Seeley at a meeting hosted by the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Com-merce on Friday morning. “Mops, brooms. And they don’t have to be brand new fi ve-gallon pails. If they are dirty that’s fi ne; people are just going to be throwing mud and dirt into them.”

Seeley said the latex gloves and face masks are especially important.

“We are going to have so many people sick from contamination,” she said. “That bay muck – you don’t know what was in it!”

One woman in attendance at the chamber meeting was worried about providing people with materials to clean their own homes. Shouldn’t that, she wondered, be better left to the professionals?

Seeley agreed, to a degree.Sure, she wasn’t about to advise

people to try to clean their own car-pets, their own walls. But, she said, professional cleaners aren’t about to wash dishes, which, in the interest of health, have to be washed very care-fully, indeed. They, said Seeley, aren’t going to clean your picture frames, your children’s toys. True, she said, the heavy-duty stuff should be left to

Janine Seeley, who was on hand to talk about her “Stafford Bucket Brigade” (see related story below), agreed that the fi re companies would be worthy of donations. She also had another idea.

Seeley admitted she was a huge NASCAR fan. Still, she said, people should consider making a donation to the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation when looking for an appropriate place to send their money to help local Sandy victims.

“Every single solitary penny is going here (Southern Ocean County); it will not go to Brick, it will not go to Atlantic City,” said Seeley.

“I want the people of Mayetta and everyone back East impacted by Sandy to know that I’m thinking about them and will do whatever pos-sible to provide relief quickly,” Truex said in announcing his foundation’s specially targeted effort. “My family, my friends and everyone impacted by this disaster are in our thoughts. I’m humbled by the generosity of the

SORT IT OUT: Any number of organizations will be requesting contributions to benefi t those affected by the storm. Those inclined to help should consider giving in a manner that puts the funds back into the immediate area.

Victoria Lassonde

NASCAR community and want to thank each of you for contributing to our relief effort.”

The Martin Truex Jr. Foundation hasn’t determined exactly how it will help Southern Ocean County in the upcoming weeks, but if its past efforts are any indication, it will probably be helping local kids af-fected by the storm. Children, after all, have been the focus of the foun-dation since the Southern Regional High School graduate and local-

boy-made-good driver of the No. 56 Carlyle Tools by NAPA Toyota racecar in the NASCAR Sprint Series (he’s currently in seventh place in the sport’s championship “Race for the Chase”) founded it in 2007.

The foundation has since raised more than $1 million to help needy children in New Jersey and North Carolina, the driver’s current base of operations as a member of the Mi-chael Waltrip Racing team. Among its other activities, the foundation

has pledged $250,000 toward the construction of the Martin Truex Jr. Pediatric Care Center, part of the Southern Ocean Medical Center Emergency Department expansion, scheduled to be opened in January.

To donate toward the founda-tion’s fund for Hurricane Sandy relief, visit its web site at martin-truexjrfoundation.org or call 704-664-1113.

— Rick Mellerup rickmellerup@thesandpaper.net

country offering their services. Are they legitimate? Are they rip-off artists?

In the dual-edged effort to pro-mote local businesses and protect consumers, the chamber has already posted information on its web site, visitlbiregion.com, under the title “Know Your Contractors.”

“As you know,” the information header reads, “in time of crisis there

are many opportunities for home and business owners to fall victim to scams and unscrupulous businesses that claim they are here to help. The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce encourages the use of lo-cal businesses that were established in the community before the storm.”

A list of general contractors, home improvement contractors, repair services, designers, architects and landscapers follows.

The web site has also posted links to the Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration (which pro-

vides low-interest, long term loans for businesses that suffer from a declared disaster) and will add more links to provide the area’s business owners and residents with important information.

One of the things that Pepenella stressed to business owners and their employees who may be out of work because of Sandy is that people have only 30 days to fi le for federal disaster unemployment assistance.

The chamber will be a source of information to business owners and residents for months to come. Any new information should be dissemi-nated at next Monday’s meeting, and surely new ideas of how to help the Southern Ocean County community will be fl oated.

The temporary chamber offi ce, located across from Manahawkin Lake between Routes 9 and 72, will be open daily. Pepenella added that the chamber’s temporary phone number is 609-618-3429. She also said the site’s railroad car will be available as a spot for displaced business owners to meet with in-surance agents, FEMA personnel, etc. All business owners have to do is call the chamber to reserve a time slot.

The chamber may have been forced out of its home in Ship Bot-tom, but it isn’t out of business.

— Rick Melleruprickmellerup@thesandpaper.net

the pros, but that still leaves plenty of items – often cherished personal items – to be cleaned.

To keep abreast of the Stafford Bucket Brigade’s doings, visit them on Facebook at facebook.com/Staf-fordBucketBrigade.

One last, but very important, note: The Stafford Bucket Brigade is accepting materials to create fl ood buckets, not manning the streets or supermarket parking lots with buckets collecting money. This reporter had already received an e-mail asking

where people could fi nd a bucket in which to toss their money. Wrong type of bucket! And, considering how natural disasters bring out the best in most people but the worst in some others, don’t be fooled by imposters.

— Rick Mellerup

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Mind-Boggled MannOn the Front Lines Of Hurricane Sandy By JAY MANN

What an odd contraption the mind can be. As I fought legitimate hurricane-force

winds during an into-the-gusts, 1.5-mile hike between Ship Bottom and Surf City (see related video at the-sandpaper.net) one would think my mind had better things to do than taunt me with a suddenly vivid image of a breakup I had with a little red-haired girl. I was in something like junior high. With oddly menacing browns eyes, she said, “I’ll get you for this if it’s the very last thing I ever do.” Her name was Sandy S.

Payback time, eh?Well, I’ll say this for Sandy: she

sure grew into a raging bitch. I’m talk-ing about the hurricane. I won’t even breathe a bad thought about Sandy S – knowing what she can apparently do in the long run.

Hurricane Sandy took nearly four days just to come ashore, sucking ev-ery ounce of energy she could from an ocean that sported water way warmer than it should have been holding for late October. In a way, we paid royally for an Indian Summer. So, I guess we can now blame that along with Sandy S.

And I’ve got my suspicions about that so-called “European model” weather forecasting thing. It was so damn accurate you have to wonder if it might actually be creating the weather. (Hey, the paranoia effects of my long-term exposure to hurricane aftermath may be showing.)

Our government is staring daggers (of unjustifi ed indignation) at some-thing called the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. It is a highly-funded weather company. In its own words:

“We are an intergovernmental organization supported by 34 (Euro-pean) States. We provide operational medium- and extended-range fore-casts and a state-of-the-art super-com-puting facility for scientifi c research. We pursue scientifi c and technical collaboration with satellite agencies and with the European Commission.”

What they do is charge a bundle to be viewed (by the world), then offer what amounts to the fi nest weather forecasts money can buy. As one of my buddies at NOAA said, “That’s what you can get when you’re in the business of weather forecasting.” He heavily emphasized “business.”

DEAD CENTER: ECMWF nailed Sandy – scientifi cally speak-ing, that is. (Sandy S. is 60-something now.) It produced a color-enhanced, spot-on, utterly accurate satellite im-age of Sandy forming, then intensify-ing, off the Delmarva – seven frickin’ days ahead of time!

I kid you not. ECMWF’s forecast images, as insanely intense as they seemed at the time, were so incred-ibly accurate that right before the storm was about to hit us, you could have perfectly overlapped ECMWF’s

seven-day-old prediction with real-ity’s maps.

I hate to say it, but it was only days before impact that our forecasters even noticed Sandy forming, much less predicting she’d team up with other weather features to become a 100-year storm. Hell, only 36 hours before her direct hit on Jersey, many North American computers had her most likely turning out to sea. You all saw that.

But what made Sandy so super freaky?

Now we have to leave Europe and go way west, to introduce another forecaster of sorts.

Enter Dr. Sakuhei Fujiwhara (Oct. 29, 1884 - Sept. 22, 1950). He was a Japanese meteorologist who decided to name the Fujiwhara Effect after himself. Actually, he was the one who discovered the unique do-si-do effect of two cyclones sorta dancing with one and other. If given enough open space, they would swirl around and around, playing off each other’s rotating energies.

While Fujiwhara’s cyclone-on-cy-clone theory developed in the Pacifi c, most meteorologists hereabouts hail the effect as the main reason Sandy did us like she did.

As Sandy dillydallied about in the Atlantic, a low pressure in the Southeast U.S. got into a do-si-do thing with a far stronger hurricane. The partner-starved hurricane was attracted to the newcomer’s moves – and that southern charm – and she decided to give it a go, fi ghting off an even more famous earthly infl uence, called the CVoriolis Effect.

Named in 1835, after French mathematician Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis, this effect encompasses the planetary rotational force that makes weather in the northern hemisphere move west to east.

And it takes some serious punch to counter the Corriolis. But a wildly spinning Sandy had absolutely no problem going against those math-ematical currents. She essentially fl ung herself headlong into Jersey, like some drunken airhead falling over sideways at a frat party.

In a way, Fujiwhara moves a bit of blame from Hurricane Sandy, but that sure as hell doesn’t dry my rugs.

SANDY WAS JUST THAT: It’s not the best way to get jetties back. Sandy actually redistributed sand – in a monumental way. Replenished beaches are no longer jutting out, so to speak. The beachfront is kinda level, sand-wise, and still quite wide, mid-Island.

I saw a daring dude on a dirt bike scrambling along the beachfront at a goodly speed. He had smooth and straight sailing for miles and miles. Again, the storm’s leveling effects. It sure looked like fun. Glad the Na-tional Guard didn’t spot him.

By the by, most of the jetties that had been buried for months on end by replenishment are now fully out

again – and looking around, sorta going, “Wow, that was weird.”

Interestingly, the stormed-over sand is rapidly returning.

Part of the game plan behind beach replenishment is placing sand on the beach and dunes fully knowing it could migrate into the ocean during storms. In ideal-world theory, it will then, fairly quickly, be moved back onto the beaches through gradual, i.e. non-dramatic, ocean action. I won’t even bring up the chance of another storm next week. That’s drama.

Actually, this is a good test for that

“returning sand” theory.No amount of natural sand salva-

tion can help Holgate. The area from Beach Haven to the tip of the Wilder-ness Area took the brunt of the storm.

HOLGATE BLEAKNESS: As the Coast Guard patrols the waters around Holgate for looters – they’ve nabbed some, missed others – the Island’s south end has been savaged upon. Below is a blog from jay-manntoday.ning.com:

“Spent a big chunk of the day in Holgate. I saw where damage be-comes full-blown destruction. I will no longer whimper over the dampen-ing of my house and even the loss of my truck. There are at least half a dozen storm-demolished homes in clear view of where the Boulevard used to be. You can’t even call it a road, just piles of nondistinct sand masses.

“You’ve likely seen the photos of the massive damage down there but you can’t see is the wretched smell of raw gas from what the mayor says are dozens of leaks. You get a whiff and your stomach runs for cover but there’s hardly any distance before a

new load of gas fumes hit.“The front beach of Holgate, from

Beach Haven south is inconceivably changed. It's a Lon vast stretch of beach with no longer any dunes, just a row of oceanfront homes teetering on their almost fully exposed pilings. It's so changed, I didn't even know where I was. Utterly surreal.

“Talked with Don and Clarice K who weather it out at the trailer park and almost ate it as trailers began be-ing driven toward the bay. They lost most everything and left island today. I’ll be calling them for more details once they get to relatives.”

Spent a big chunk of the day in Holgate. I saw where damage be-comes full-blown destruction. I will no longer whimper over the dampen-ing of my house and even the loss of my truck. There are at least half a dozen storm-demolished homes in clear view of where the Boulevard used to be. You can’t even call it a road, just piles of nondistinct sand masses.

You’ve likely seen the photos of the massive damage down there, but what you can’t see is the wretched smell of raw gas from what the mayor says are dozens of leaks. You get a whiff and your stomach runs for cover, but there’s hardly any distance before a new load of gas fumes hit.

Looking at aerial photos shot Fri-day, there are two ocean to bay breaks in the Holgate refuge.

The front beach of Holgate, from Beach Haven south, is inconceivably changed. It’s a long, vast stretch of beach with no longer any dunes, just a row of oceanfront homes teetering on their almost fully exposed pilings. It’s so changed I didn’t even know where I was. Utterly surreal.

Talked with Don and Clarice K, who weather it out at the trailer park and almost ate it as trailers began be-ing driven toward the bay. They lost most everything and left the Island today. I’ll be calling them for more details once they get to relatives.

ODD NATURE: As I was on the last leg of my in-your-face hike twixt SB and SC, I slid to the leeward side

of a small building for some R&R calmness.

Glancing around, I realized I was being watched like a hawk. Only 15 feet away, on a fence, was a barn owl, just calmly sitting there, somewhat protected from the storm and seem-ingly utterly unperturbed by my hav-ing suddenly shown up. “What’s up?” We nonchalantly eyed one and other before he seemingly lost interest and began pivoting his neck around to take in the storm.

The weird part was how unweird this was to me. Years back, I was unadvisedly out and about in a very nasty winter storm and pulled into the St. Francis Center parking lot to fi x a windshield wiper problem. And there on in a protected area near the doors was a statuesque barn owl.

“What’s up?” COMMUNICATION BREAK-

DOWN: It was as if I fell off the edge of the digital Earth. Well, more like I was pushed off. It was as if I was the fi rst person voted off Survivor Island.

As the skies began to go spastic in preparation for Sandy’s grand entry, I watched in amazement as the electron-ic infrastructure collapsed around me in a veritable fl ash. I literally swirled down the communication drain. I was almost instantly incommunicado – close to vaporized, media-wise.

I lost Internet in the building where I had sought refuge from the storm. My trusty truck ignobly fell to insta-rise floodwaters in Ship Bottom. The electricity died, along with the landline phone system. My cellphone tweeted a few times, then gave up the ghost. My laptop battery percentage dropped with every word I typed, then silently succumbed. And the only station I could get on my battery-powered radio had on a weeklong Michael Bolton marathon. Just shoot me now.

Thank heavens for the high-cost fl ashlight I had at the ready, as dark-ness crept in. I could just push the button and … push the button once more … and once more. You lousy, stinkin’, lowdown piece of …!”

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She essentially fl ung herself headlong into Jersey,

like some drunken airhead falling over sideways

at a frat party.

PUSH AND PULL: Members of the Hughes family, owners of the Sea Shell, and friends get a jump on cleaning up the mess created by Sandy. The Beach Haven establishment sustained substantial damage.

Jack Reynolds

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on New Jersey. But there is one group that talks about hurricanes six months of the year – surfers.

Some storms live in infamy in a surfer’s memory for not only the power of nature, but the waves they create. Sandy will be remembered for-ever, but it was a very different kind of experience for local waveriders.

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looked like Hawaii. Southern beaches of North Carolina turned world class. But Sandy stayed offshore of these areas, creating swell with minimal weather or damage. The mid-Atlantic suffered a different fate.

Instead of pushing up into the North Atlantic and sending waves that would be lived and re-lived for years to come, Sandy made a once-in-a-lifetime westerly turn and tried to erase the coast of our state. Aside from some choppy waves on Saturday in advance of the storm and a handful of riders who got bittersweet, head-high peak afterward, there was no surfi ng Sandy. There was certainly no epic day that will go down in history.

But surfers are not dwelling on this for long. They have, in fact, been on the front lines through this whole thing.

Ric “Aloha” Anastasi, who has been surfi ng LBI since the 1970s and owned Ric’s Aloha Classics in Beach Haven in the '90s, is still a professional surfi ng judge and ding repairman. He is also a rescue worker with the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. and stayed during the storm, rescuing an estimated 50 to 70 people who had refused to evacuate on military vehicles and Jet Skis.

“People weren’t supposed to be on the Island. Our chief was very clear that we were not al-lowed to respond to any calls that put our safety in jeopardy,” he said.

Monday night, during the height of the hurricane, Anastasi saw things he never could have imagined, such as underwater transformer fi res. He saved a victim from the Sea Shell who had been trapped by a refrigerator as the ocean came in through the glass doors. And all of this happened while his own fi rst fl oor and workshop were inundated by the rising water. He also lost about $15,000 of surf memorabilia.

“I’m just glad to be alive,” he said, and then joked, “but there is a 1967 Miki Dora ‘Da Cat’ model fl oating around somewhere. If anyone sees it, it’s mine.”

Coming to aid in a very public way is Jetty, the locally owned apparel company. After a local favorite event, Clam Jam Surf Festival, in Harvey Cedars on Oct. 20 and the highly successful Crabbin for A Cure with David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation at Mud City Crab House on Oct. 24, co-owners Jeremy DeFilippis and Cory Higgins had to evacuate the Island before Sandy could make landfall.

When the storm had passed, they felt help-less, staying at friends’ houses on the mainland. The destruction was reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina. Following that storm in 2005, they had created a hurricane relief T-shirt and given all proceeds to the American Red Cross. Now they have sprung into action again, designing a New Jersey hurricane relief T-shirt, offering advance sales for $20 on their web site, jettylife.com. They never could have imagined the response, as they sold 3,000 shirts in the fi rst 24 hours, crashing their own server.

“The T-shirt is something we felt we could do immediately and, in turn, get that money to people who need it now – not after an insurance claim or when they get back to their homes,” said DeFilippis. “There are people volunteering in shelters and people working 24-hour shifts who have risked their lives to help others. We’re going to give those people some relief now.”

The two owners and several of their em-ployees started this project on Tuesday night, and they haven’t even been able to see their own homes yet.

“The web site has been slowed down, but we’re already thrilled to help and keep our minds off the homes we haven’t been allowed or able to get to,” DeFilippis added.

For many, the best source of storm news has come from those who stayed and their updates on social media. SandPaper Managing Editor

SIGNS OF CONCERN: The wave-riding community weighs in on the Island’s resilience and recovery.

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Jay Mann’s videos have gone viral. Conor Wil-lem, a Surf City surfer, also stayed. His father, Bill, lived through the 1962 nor’easter. They stayed in order to start cleanup right away.

“We had power until about the last six hours of the storm, so I had my computer and my phone to update everyone about the wind and the rising water,” Willem reported. “And there were so many people without power responding to everything.”

Willem has been living on the Island since then without water, electric or gas service. He has been inspecting the Island on foot, checking on people’s homes and collecting his old surf-boards that fl oated all over the neighborhood. He walked from his house to Harvey Cedars, reporting that 80 percent of the houses east of the Boulevard in North Beach seem severely damaged.

Most of the surf shops on the Island suf-fered water and inventory damage. Fortunately, surfboards fl oat. Brian Farias of Farias’ Surf and Sport is anxious to start repairing the fl agship store, in Ship Bottom, which took on heavy water. Wave Hog took on 3 to 5 feet of water. Brighton Beach had a similar situation. Some haven’t been able to fully assess the damage. George Gales of Surf Unlimited said he hoped his Ship Bottom store had only minor damage, but his Beach Haven location has been wiped out. Longtime local Jack Bushko rode out the storm at Island Surf and Sail, which was fl ooded.

Immediately following the storm, the Sur-frider Foundation put out this statement: “As we pause to consider those we have lost from

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They considered taking their suitcases, which they had packed in case of an emergency, along with some nonperishable food and water, to their next-door neighbors’ house since it was up on pilings and had a better chance of withstanding damage. But without knowing when they’d be able to get off the Island again, they said they didn’t think it was the best idea.

“Food and water will only go so far. And I’m not a camper; that’s not my idea of a fun time,” said Perry.

The situation was time-sensitive. Strapping on his son’s waders, Ken headed out into the waist-deep, water-fi lled street, looking for a way off the Island. When he fi nally saw a path he thought he could manage driving through, the family quickly piled into their 10 year-old four-wheel-drive, Ford pickup truck.

They drove through front yards and over knocked down fences, and managed to break through a troublesome berm they nearly got stuck in, before reaching the eastbound road on Ninth Street. They proceeded in the op-posite direction until they reached the parking lot of the Country Corner Farm Market, where they passed through to the other side on West Eighth Street. Trying to keep above the water, Ken drove along the sidewalk “as much as pos-sible,” before reaching Barnegat Avenue where the water was waist-deep again. In the distance

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(in other words, Princeton), will get $52.5 mil-lion to split. Needless to say, this question is being supported by colleges, universities and students while anti-tax groups are opposing it.

The second question is actually a constitu-tional amendment. It would allow the Legis-lature to require judges to pay more into their retirement and benefi t plans. The Legislature and governor had previously passed such a law ,but the state Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional, saying the state constitution doesn’t allow such a measure. This was meant to protect judges who may have made unfavor-able rulings from retaliation from lawmakers and governors.

Polls – at least the ones that survived Sandy – will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

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Hurricane Sandy and focus on the immediate recovery efforts for those who have lost their homes, power, water and other life sustaining necessities, we are reminded of the real and devastating effects that are being caused by rising sea levels.

"While the superstorm is an extremely rare event that cannot be directly blamed on climate change, our warming oceans are creating the latent potential for more frequent and more pow-erful storms. When powerful storms combine with increased sea level rise and intense coastal development, they provide the ingredients for massive destruction, loss of life and major economic losses.

"When the storm calms and it’s time to clean up and rebuild, the Surfrider Foundation urges leaders to resist the urge to proclaim that we will build it all back but instead pause to consider our future with a warming ocean and increased sea level rise and plan for a coast of the future that is resilient to future weather events.”

And the surf industry outside the region is already rallying to bring relief. Jon Rose, a for-mer pro surfer turned humanitarian and director of Waves 4 Water, is heading to New Jersey and New York to provide relief, primarily in the form of water purifi cation methods, as he had done in Indonesia and Haiti.

As for the physical geography of LBI, it may never be as we remember it. Dunes are cut in half, and the contour of the coast is far different. Holgate is a much different place than we knew. And while we will lose some surf spots, we will gain new sandbars and spots as a result of Sandy.

Surfers, highly tuned to the ocean conditions, know that in the aftermath, riding waves is not a priority. But it is a big part of life on LBI and will play a part in rebuilding our community.

joncoen@thesandpaper.net

they even spotted a woman in a Cadillac with water nearly above the roof trying to drive off the Island.

“We came a lot farther than I really expected. This is the biggest adventure of my life. You wouldn’t believe it,” said Perry.

They watched another pickup truck, followed by Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. and National Guard trucks, make it over to the bridge. Fol-lowing those same tracks, the family fi nally made it over, too.

They drove to Moorestown to stay with Ken’s parents, where they’ve been keeping in touch with friends at home via phone and Internet. Though they haven’t lost any power there, they said they did maintain some gutter damage from a fallen tree last night.

“That doesn’t even come close to anything that’s happened to me these past few days,” said Perry. “We made it through a harrowing journey. Gutters can be replaced.”

At this point, Perry and her family don’t know when they’ll be allowed back on the Island. They don’t know what their property looks like, or what sort of damage their house sustained.

“There’s nothing we can do at this point,” said Perry. “In the meantime, we’re just glad everyone’s safe. We’ll deal with what happened when we get back.”

kelleyanne@thesandpaper.net

ANTIQUES

Architectural SalvageWrought iron fencing, garden antiques, fireplace mantles, hard-ware, kitchen and bath, much more. Recycling the Past, 381 North Main St., Barnegat, 609-660-9790.

TWO SHORE BIRDSAntiques & collectibles bought & sold. Norman Cramer, proprietor.An eclectic selection of collectibles.425 Rte. 9, West Creek. For hours or appointment, 609-296-2704.

FLEA MARKETS

APPLIANCES

ERIK’S APPLIANCE SERVICERELIABLE SERVICE for your washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges and dishwashers. All makes & models.

609-597-6446Lic.#13VH05348400

Manahawkin Flea MarketNew merchandise– Pay $25 for Saturday, next day, Sunday, is free. Used merchandise– Sat. & Sun., $10 each day. Expires Dec. 2012. PRICES VALID WITH THIS AD. 657 East Bay Ave. 609-597-1017.

Downtown ConsignmentAr t •Antiques •Vintage •Salvaged Goods •Cool Junk.762 E. Bay Ave., Manahawkin.Open Thurs.-Mon.

609-978-3633

BYERS CHRISTMAS CAROL-ERS, 20% OFF. Bay Avenue Antiques, 349 South Main Street, Barnegat. Open Tues.-Sun., 10am-5pm. 609-698-3020.

STORM ASSISTANCESTORM DAMAGE REPAIR

& RESTORATION**Call now for immediate responseto your needs! Lighthouse Building& Contracting. All phases, profes-sional workmanship. Over 25 yearsexp. Fully insured. Lic.#045477.

609-857-5992

AWNINGS & CANOPIES

ATLANTIC AWNINGSProfessional Installations •Residential/Commercial. Re-tractable Awnings, Window Awnings, Retractable & Sta-tionary Canopies, Recovers, Repairs, Re-Hang, Take Downs, Washing. Fully insured.FREE ESTIMATES. 609-618-2420. Lic.#13VH06758700.atlanticawningcompany.com

FENCING

COTTAGE FENCEInstallations & Repairs. Vinyl •Chain Link •Wood •Aluminum Fence •Trash Enclosures & Show-ers •Swimming Pool Enclosures.Quality, Dependable Work. 609-489-6400. Lic.#13VH05152400 cottagefence@yahoo.com

APPLIANCESRefrigerator/freezer, electric range oven, microwave, dishwasher, sink. All in almond. $650. Kitchen cabinets & countertops, best offer.Sofa, blue & white striped. $500.215-808-6848.

MUSICALINSTRUMENTS

Classical guitar, nylon strings, Torres model concert guitar. In-quire for price. 609-693-1584.

MERCHANDISE

DISH Network. Starting at $19.99/month PLUS 30 Premium movie channels FREE for 3 months! SAVE & ask about SAME DAY installation! Call 866-944-6135.

MERCHANDISEWANTED

CAMERAS WANTEDHighest prices paid for quality cam-eras. No Kodak, no polaroid, no movie. Will pick up. Please call 908-964-7661.

JEWELRY WANTEDEntire collections. Costume, estate, gold, silver. Broken jewelry. Call for FREE estimates. We will come to you! 609-661-4652.

SPORTING GOODS

SCUBA DIVERSWetsuits (men/women), doubles, wings, deco bottles, regulators, BCDS (men/women), much more.Must go! Call Jack 908-723-4530.

HALL RENTALHALL RENTAL Surf City Firehouse– year ’round. Heat and A/C, kitchen, off-street parking.Call 609-494-6127 for information.

Classified Ads Get Results

494-5900

DANA LIMOUSINES, LLCSERVING ALL AIRPORTS,

CITIES, CASINOS & PIERSGUARANTEED LOWEST RATES

CALL-TOLL FREE(866) 521-0076 • (866) 521-8790 FAX(866) 521-0076 • (866) 521-8790 FAX

SERVING THE TRI-STATE AREAFULLY LICENSED DanalimousineDanalimousineLLCLLC@aol.com@aol.com INSURED

WARNING: N.J. & U.S. DOT LAWS REQUIRE LIMOUSINE COMPANIES TO HAVE $1,500,000.00 IN LIABILITY INSURANCE, & ALSO ALL NEW DRIVERS ARE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL

BACKGROUND CHECKS. BEWARE OF LOCAL FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, OR LIMOUSINE COMPANIES THAT DON’T MEET THESE STATE & FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.

Dear Readers &Advertisers:This Week’s Classified

Section was produced underbattlefield conditions owing tothe hurricane. We apologize

if a listing or two is out ofplace or mis-categorized.

We will have our computer system fully functional next

week.

Thank you for yourunderstanding.

The Classified Dept.

STORM ASSISTANCE

Full service contractor, insureddemo/debris removal. Build to suit.HGTV “Kitchen Cousins”/Brunel-leschi Construction. Call 201-395-9000.

ADOPTIONAre you pregnant? A childless, married couple (in our 30s) seeks to adopt. Will be hands-on mom and devoted dad. Financially se-cure. Expenses paid. Nicole & Frank, 888-969-6134.Are you pregnant? A caring mar-ried couple seeks to adopt. Will be full time mon/devoted dad. Finan-cial secur ity. Expenses paid.Yvette & David. (Ask for Adam) 800-790-5260.

MASSAGE THERAPY/SPA SERVICES

Enjoy a full-body, relaxing, deep-tissue, 4hands or couples mas-sage by Ray, LMT. Couples spe-cial. Call Hands To You, 609-703-7570. www.hands2u.comEnjoy therapeutic massage in your home. ABMP Certified Massage Therapist practicing in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Medical Massage, and Muscle En-ergy Techniques. Call Ken, 609-859-3080, cell 609-280-3528.

Premier Quality MassageExcellent therapy, delivered, 7 days. Swedish •Deep Tissue •Couples •Parties. Experienced Professional CMT. Call SkyBlu 609-226-4289, Sally.

STAMPS WANTEDFather Don is looking for stamp collections! The Rev. Donald Turn-er, 609-494-5048 orfrdltpadre1@yahoo.com

ANTIQUES/BOOKSVerde Antiquesand Rare Books

We Buy & Sell Quality ItemsDecorative Art & Paintings, Prints & Photographs; Vintage & Rare Books; Toys, Sports & Doll Col-lectibles; Magazines & Autographs;Pottery; Ephemera of All Kinds & Estate Jewelry........................................................Open Wed.-Sun., 11am-4pm. 73 East Bay Ave., Manahawkin. 609-597-5233. On the web atverdeantiquesandrarebooks.com

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RUBBISH & GARBAGE REMOVAL

JUNK OUTYou name it, we remove it! Every-body has junk. Home & Business.Basements •Attics •Yards •Garages •Sheds •Apartments.877-637-JUNK.

CLEANING SERVICESAll your cleaning needs. Let It Shine Cleaning Service. Change-overs, year ’round. LBI area. Own-er operated. References available.Faith, 609-312-9494.

ANCHOR CLEANINGFull service. Year ’round, sea-sonal & changeovers. No job too large or too small, give us a call. 609-947-5514, 609-915-8215.

CLEANING SERVICESAudrey says, ‘‘Don’t get your pan-ties in a pinch!’’ With our help we can make all your cleaning needs a cinch. We do it all, so give us a call.Cleaning is a sure thing. 609-597-5325, Audrey.

Betty’s Busy Bees, LLCYear ’round cleaning service. Res-idential/Commercial. Openings/Closings, Changeovers. Reason-able rates. Bonded and Insured.Call 609-618-9465.

Do you need to ‘‘brighten’’ your home? Call Sunshine Cleaning Service. Year ’round, seasonal and changeovers. References available. Call Stacey, 609-384-1649.

HOUSE WATCHAND Complete Cleaning Service, NJ Registered. Year ’round residential, weekly, bi-weekly, & monthly cleaning. Mary Kennedy, 609-492-5122, 609-709-3240.

HOUSEWORK HELPERYear ’round cleaning, with over 20 years experience. I clean corners, I do not cut them! References avail-able. Call Rosemary 609-618-3788 or 609-698-2459.

You’ll Get the CleanestCarpet & Upholstery

For a Friendly Phone Consultation with no Bait & Switch, Call 609-290-2691.You’ll be glad you did!www.baysidecarpetcleaning.org

SCREEN REPAIRS

MIKE’S POWER WASHINGLBI screen repairs, door installa-tion, and home repairs done at your location! Lic.#13VH01016900.Credit cards accepted. Call Mike Haines, 609-290-8836.

Mr. Maintenance CleaningResidential, commercial and summer changeovers. Mattress cleaning and sanitizing. Fully in-sured. Bonded. Free estimates.10% OFF first cleaning. 609-242-1629.www.mr-maintenance-cleaning.com

MillCreek Carpet CleanersCarpets, ceramic tile, furniture.23 years serving LBI. Call 609-492-7061, or 609-597-7061.

DORA’S ISLAND CLEANING

FLOOD RESTORATIONSEASONAL/YEAR ’ROUND

609-276-5537

CARPET CLEANINGTruck-mounted steam cleaning.‘‘We Are the Best.’’ LIBERTY CARPET CLEANING. 609-978-7522.

CHIMNEY SWEEPING

CARPENTRYHOME REPAIR •MAINTENANCE.LBI based. Wind Damage, Doors, Locks, Siding, Roofing, Drywall, Andersen Windows, Fences, Rot-ted Wood. Lic.#13VH02403900.609-713-2400, 609-713-2405.

ALL HOME REPAIRS& MAINTENANCE

Wind Damage, Roofing, Siding, Windows, Drywall, Trim, Decks, Basements, Kitchens, Baths, Ad-ditions. Guaranteed call back.Lic.13VH04665400. 609-489-6305.BuildAxis.com

CABINETMAKERFinish Carpenter. Kitchen & Bath Remodeling. Cabinet Refacing. En-tertainment centers, bookcases, mantles, custom moldings. Refer-ences, fully insured, 30 years ex-perience. 609-492-6820.Lic.#13VH04077900.

HOUSE WATCHAll Winter House Watch

$55/MonthBy Jim Ratigan, LBI & BHW since 2001 FULL TIME. Background:Heating, Electrical, Plumbing, Property Management & Mainte-nance, 30+ years! Personalized Service. Weekly house checks.

Customer Photo AlbumCall for appointment

609-290-1920EYE on LBI

House WatchProperty Mgmt ServicesWho’s watching your home?

Call Kevin and Mike609-713-8352

FULL TIME LBI RESIDENTS available 7 days/week 12 months. Interior & Exterior In-spections. Contractor Access.Meet your Deliveries.

www.EYEonLBI.com

Fireplaces Plus, Inc.Chimney sweeping. Fully in-sured, reliable. Sales, service, installation. 609-597-3473.HIC.#13VH01525800. See our displays.www.fireplacesonline.com

METAL WORKING

WELDINGRetired certified welder, small/large items, my place or yours. Steel, aluminum, stainless. Over 45 years experience. 609-494-7263, cell 609-713-5528.

WINDOW TREATMENTS

JG DESIGNSComplete Design Services. Interi-ors, Home and Realtor Staging, Window Treatments, Slip Covers and Upholstery. Call 609-597-3360.

SUN BUSTERSWINDOW TINTING

THINK ABOUT IT! Carpet & wood floors, furniture & artwork, the sun will destroy them. We’re here to help! 99% Ultra violet ray rejection.Specializing in ocean and bayfront homes. Call Tom, 609-693-BUST (2878).sunbusters.cjb.net

ELEVATORS

ACCREDITEDHOME ELEVATOR CO.

Sales/Service •Residential and Commercial •New or Existing •Installation •Modernization •Repairs •Service/Service Con-tracts. Hoistway Construction, Dumbwaiters, Chairlifts. Visit our showroom, 127 Rte. 9 South, Barnegat. Lic.#13VH04317500.www.accelevator.com

609-660-8000

FLAGS & FLAGPOLES

FLAGPOLES INSTALLED. Vinyl/Aluminum/Nautical Yardarms.FALL SPECIAL– 25ft. flagpole $975 installed. American made. 20-year warranty. 609-494-0800 email victor@perennialgardensllc.com

LANDSCAPING

A FALLCLEANUP

Tree removal & trimming, yard cleanups, gutter cleaning, odd jobs, mulching. Call 609-971-0242. (Lic.#13VH02103100).

JMAC ENTERPRISES P.O. BOX 1486 BEACH HAVEN, NJ

JAMES “BUTCH” McCAFFREY

Licensed • Bonded • ProfessionalIsland Resident • References

Lic# 13VH00325300

(609) 492-6758

Retired Island Police ChiefFREE BROCHURECALL WRITE

ISLAND HOME CHECKS & SERVICES

Fast ScreenFast Screen

609.312.1076609.312.1076

Same Day Mobile Repair Service

Fully InsuredCredit Cards

Accepted

Reasonable • ExperiencedWeekly • Bi-Weekly

Year ‘Round

609-812-0597Paula Sullivan, Owner

Got Cobwebs?Got Cobwebs?

2 Jersey GirlsCleaningService

CLEAR REFLECTIONS LLCWindow CleaningPressure WashingPainting • Staining

Call: 609-389-2565

WHOLE HOUSE

WHOLE HOUSESOFA & LOVESEAT

HALF HOUSE

SOFA & LOVESEAT

7 Areas

7 Areas

3 Areas

$15995

$85$110

$21999

BESTSTEAM CARPET

CLEANING

609-489-1721

Kelly’s

Cleaning Service, LLC

Year ‘round, Seasonal & Changeovers L.B.I. Based

15+ Years of Experience, Family Owned

Affordable • Reliable • Free Estimates

Window Cleaning • Carpet Cleaning • Power Washing

Scheduling Now for Spring 2013

Weekly • Bi-Weekly • Monthly

Fully Insured

Michael J. Kelly 732-364-5330

Certifi ed Arborist & Line Clearance Certifi edTree Removal & Planting

Natural/Organic Tree, Plant & Lawn CareProper Pruning & Trimming • Cleanups & Clearings

Stump Grinding • Brush Piles • Firewood60' Aerial Lift / Grapple Truck / Experienced Climbers

EMERGENCY WORK

Over 20 Years ExperienceFully Insured • Lic. #13VH01823000

Customized Plant Care Program • Fertilization & Disease Management

609-296-5335732-208-8733

FREE

ESTIMATES

BARNEGAT LIGHTBARNEGAT LIGHT

LANDSCAPING & GARDENSLANDSCAPING & GARDENS

Proudly Serving LBI’s North End

609.709.5227SRF444@yahoo.com

Complete Range of Landscaping ServicesShore Garden Specialist

Garden & Landscaping CenterLocated at 502 Broadway, Barnegat Light

Now open weekends 8:30am - 5pmor by appointment

609-693-6999

FREE Follow-Up Service CallsFREE Evaluation/Estimate

Poison Ivy Control • Weed Control onSand, Stone, Patios & Driveways

LAWN CARE • TREE & SHRUB CAREOUTDOOR PEST CONTROL

For-ShoreWeed Control Lawn Care Tree & Shrub Care

7 Day Service

Allgreen Pest ServicesECO FRIENDLY

power washing/wildlife trapping

732-597-8550

866-303-0044Licensed & Insured

Free Estimates

Real Estate Inspections

mfritz625@aol.com

www.allgreenpestservices.com

OUTHERN OCEAN

609-597-3629Lic# 13VH02482900

Stone Spreading

Brick Pavers

Landscaping

www.SouthernOceanHardscaping.com

Landscaping & Garden Center

(Previously LBI Landscaping)

Design, Install, Maintain

· Unique Island Style Landscapes· Colorful Gardens, Fence, Bamboo

· Long Term Landscape Relationships

609-361-4310www.hochslandscaping.com

Lic # 13VH04791400

Visit our New Garden Center!

229 S. Main St.(Rt 9) BarnegatPkwy Exit 67

ISLAND HOME WATCH &ALLPURPOSEREPAIRS.COM.LBI based. Weekly & monthly rates. Insured & NJ licensed, #13VHO5115400. Ask for Dave, 609-207-6056.

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STAFFORD STONEStone Delivery & Spreading •Grading •Fill •Mulch •Topsoil •Stone, all types & sizes. Free estimates. 609-698-5505, 609-709-6556. Lic.#13VH02679500.

SCHONEY’S LANDSCAPINGCLEANUPS

Complete landscaping, grading and brush hog, backhoe, fenc-es, gutters, tree, shrub and stump removal. 609-693-3084.Lic.#13VH01672000.

LANDSCAPING

AFFORDABLE LandscapingFall Cleanups/Winter Closings •Planting •Pruning •Mulching •Weeding •Fencing. Over 15 years experience. Low rates. Please call 609-276-3111.

AH‘‘The friends of your yard.’’Stone spreading, all colors and sizes, lawn care, hedge and shrub trimming, mulch and complete cleanups. ‘‘Planting time is any time.’’ Prompt ser-vice. 609-312-9857.

LANDSCAPING

MANAHAWKINTREE SERVICE

Tree Removal, Tr imming, Stump Grinding & Chipping.Gardens Planted, Weeded & Maintained.494-0266 597-8846Free estimates. Fully insured.

Lic.#13VH01099400

ELECTRICAL

KeanElectrical Contractors, Inc.

Complete electrical residential/commercial service. Guaranteed call back. Free estimates.Lic.#14560A. 609-978-2070.

THOMAS F. GOGLIA & SON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

All calls promptly answered. Serv-ing Manahawkin & LBI w/25 years experience. Lic.#12137. 609-549-0049.

MASONRY

A&A MASONRY REPAIRS. Steps, chimney walls, rebuilt & repaired.Stone veneer, concrete & pavers.Fully insured. Call Pete, 609-242-4249. newjerseymasonry.com

CULTURED STONESales, Installation. Residential/Commercial. Interior/Exterior.Reliable, ful ly insured.HIC#13VH01525800. 609-597-3473. Fireplaces Plus, Inc. See our displays.www.fireplacesonline.com

PEST CONTROL

LIND ENTERPRISES LLCTERMITE & PEST CONTROL

Serving LBI & Ocean County Real Estate and WDI Inspec-tions. Termite, Ant, Rodent, Wasp and all pest control prob-lems solved. Excellent Cus-tomer Service. Lic.#98314A ful-ly insured.

Call Howard 609-384-5019

Long Beach Island, NJ

p: 609-494-7007www.daivdashlandscaping.com

Landscape Planning, Design & Construction • Plant Services

Property Management • Irrigation & Drainage Solutions

Landscape Lighting • Outdoor Living Areas • Carpentry Services

Fiberglass Pools & Spas • Hardscape Design-Build Services

Call for free consultation

for design services

FREE 3-D Design with any

Design Built Service

10% off

for New Customers

Call now to schedule

your fall cleanup

Outdoor Environments

• Rock• Cleanups• All Landscape Needs• 60ft. Bucket Lift• Pavers• Hardscaping• Treework • Trimming• Planting• Weeding• Mulch• Topsoil

Joe SalentinoC:609-312-3688H:609-848-9033

On the SideO ttttttttttttthLANDSCAPING

Fall Savings 10% Off for New Customers

Sod • Stone • Plantings • PaversRetaining Walls• Lighting

Drainage Systems• Property Maintenance

609-978-1392Lic. #13VH00349300

Property & Lawn

Maintenance

Sod • Stone

Shore Plantings

Wall Stone

Drainage Solutions

Mulch

Design & Installation

Free Estimates

DAWSON494-7562 • 294-9551

PERENNIAL GARDENSPERENNIAL GARDENS(609) 494-0800

perennialgardenslbi.comLandscaping • Fencing • Pavers

Lic.# 13VH01646400

Night & DayNight & DayLandscape DesignLandscape Design

Landscape Design

609.812.9191609.812.9191www.shrubheads.comwww.shrubheads.com

“Your yard is always on our mind”

Landscapes

• Spring/Fall Cleanups & Maintenance• Professional Design/ Build Services• Pools & Spas• Outdoor Living Spaces• Outdoor Kitchens & Fireplaces

Reg/Lic# 13VH02805500

Surf City609-361-8800

www.bayaveplantco.com

LIGHTHOUSE LANDSCAPE

609-494-7373609-494-7373All Landscape Services & Outdoor Lighting Installationswww.LighthouseLandscapeLBI.commore

609-978-1045 • Fax: 609-978-0337

Clean Ups • Trimming • Tree Planting & PlantsCelestino Cruz

References • Free Estimates - Est. 1980

Reg./Lic# 13VH02263300celestino.landscaping@yahoo.com

494-4106 • 597-1767

Stone Delivery & Spreading • All Types & Sizes

Quality Paver Work

Lic#13VH00893900FREE ESTIMATES

Most Reasonable & Experienced Area Contractor

We Will Beat Any Estimate by 5%

Mushroom & Topsoil • Clam Shells

609-597-0964

Manahawkin, NJ 08050

856-764-8446

Delran, NJ 08075

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GEORGE WARRElectrical Contractor

Meter Sockets & ServiceCable Replacements

Water Heater Elements InstalledCeiling Fans • Dryers

Air Conditioning • CircuitsLighting & Remodeling Specialist

P.O. Box 182, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006

609-494-0927

Serving LOCALServing LOCALBusinessesBusinesses

& Homeowners& Homeownersfor Over 20 Yearsfor Over 20 Years

Ceiling FansRecessed Lights

Remodeling &New Construction

QUICK RESPONSE609-361-0236www.daveselectric.net

FREE ESTIMATESLBI • Manahawkin

TuckertonLacey Twp. • Toms River

Since 1976Lic # 5828

Repairs & New Installations • Senior & Military Discounts • LightingCeiling & Attic Fans • Generator Specialist • Kitchens & Baths

609-891-6905$50 OFF ANY JOB OVER $200

Fully Bonded & InsuredLic.# 15541

Free Estimates24-Hr. Service

All Phases of Electrical Work

No Job Too Small

(609) 978-6530

Licensed &

Fully Insured

(some restrictions may apply)

NJ License

#15079A WWW.GOGREENWITHLOUSELECTRIC.COM

10% OFF ALL JOBSOVER $250.00“Extreme Home Make Over Contractor”

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SOLARSOLAR

KURTZ ELECTRIC, INC.Residential • Commercial • Industrial

“NO JOB TOO SMALL”Serving Local Businesses & Home Owners for 32 years

• Upgrade Electrical Service• Recessed Lighting• Air Conditioning Circuits

• New Construction• Wiring for Ceiling Fans• Troubleshooting

FREEESTIMATES

597-8570LICENSE No. 6093

185 N. Main St. (Rt. 9)Manahawkin, N.J.

CurbsDriveways

PatiosSidewalks

StepsCarl

Gallagher

609-494-0969

Mason • Contracting

Reg./Lic.# 13V00199100

FIND AN ELECTRICIAN IN THE

SANDPAPER CLASSIFIEDS

Yard Cleanups, Mowing, Weed-ing, Tree/Hedge Tr imming, Mulch, Stone, Plant Trans-plants, Flower Beds, Misc.Work. Reasonable prices. Call Stacey 609-618-3673.

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Master Plumbers Lic #6582 NJ LIC #13VH00948900

HEATING • COOLING • PLUMBING

Residential • Commercial

SAME DAY HEATING AND COOLING REPLACEMENTS

10% OFF ALLSERVICE CALLS

$250 OFF Any New orReplacement System

Master Plumbers Lic #6582

David Weiner

NJ LIC #13VH00948900EPA Lead-Safe Certifi cation

Lic# RVI 1850530477

MONTANHAMECHANICAL

Plumbing & HeatingService - Repairs - Remodels

SeasonalWater Turn-Ons & Offs

Ozzie MontanhaMaster Plumber

License# 11125

Phone # 609-978-3551

LEAKY

PIPES?Find a Plumber In

The SandPaper Classifieds

HEATING & COOLING

ALL-WAYS HEATING& AIR CONDITIONING

Sales •Service •Installation •AllMakes/Models. Financing Avail-able. BPI Certified. 24Hr. Emer-gency Service. 877-247-1010.Lic.#13VH01556300.

FAZIO HEAT & AIROur rates don’t inflate going overthe bridge. R22 $24.99 lb. Greatservice contracts. 15 minute callbacks. Emergency service stand-by. Fully insured. Free service calls. Lic.#13VH06569000 ins.

609-276-1658

ROOFING/SIDINGA ALL EXTERIORRENOVATIONS

Certified Vinyl Siding Contractor(VSI), Cedar Impressions, RealCedar Shakes, Timberline Roofing,Windows, Decks, Outside Show-ers. Fair Prices. Free estimates,Proof of license, insurance & vinylsiding certification. 609-494-3999.Lic.#13VH04369400.

ALL HOME REPAIRS& MAINTENANCE

Wind Damage, Roofing, Siding,Windows, Drywall, Trim, Decks,Basements, Kitchens, Baths, Ad-ditions. Guaranteed call back.Lic.13VH04665400. 609-489-6305.BuildAxis.com

ROOFING/SIDINGA ALL PHASES OFROOFING/SIDING

We specialize in Roofing & Siding,Cedar Impressions, Vinyl Siding,Cedar Shakes, GAF TimberlineRoofing. BEST PRICES ON LBI.Call for free estimate. Only Certi-fied Vinyl Siding Installers Locatedon LBI. Fully licensed & insured.609-494-5108.Lic.#13VH04369400.

HEATING & COOLING

JR’S HEATING SERVICEBOILER REPAIR

Baseboard heat, circulators, re-lays, thermostats, zone valves in-stalled. Over 30 years experience.

WINTER HOUSE WATCH Avail.609-290-1920

LAURENCE HEATING& AIR CONDITIONING

Experienced Technician For Sales•Service •Installation. Certified & insured. 30 years experience.Lic.#1058312. 609-296-6368.www.Laurenceheatair.com

HEATING & COOLING

Rick BarkerHeating & Cooling, LLC

Your comfort is our goal! Get itdone right the first time. 609-597-5808. Lic.#13VH04377200.

PLUMBING

JERSEY SHOREPLUMBING & DESIGN

Outdoor showers, tankless andwater heaters, gas lines, sewer/drain cleaning, boilers, servicework. For all your plumbing needs.Free estimates. Lic.#12452. 609-668-9008.

PLUMBING

T. KOHLER JR.PLUMBING & HEATING

Quality Service at Your Conven-ience for all your plumbing needs.Winterizations, Leaks, Fixture Re-placement, Drain Cleaning. 609-242-5474. Lic.#12557.

S.K. ROBBPLUMBING CO.

(Free Estimates)All Plumbing Services. Bath-room Remodeling. Handi-capped Toilets. WinterizationServices. NJ Lic#.8455.

609-361-9453

For a Hole in

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SPECIALIZING IN FIBERGLASS, SIDING, VINYL RAILING & DECKS

*certain restrictions may apply NJ REG# 13VH06143700

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LLC

P&H ROOFINGA company where the owner is on the job!

Repairs & Power Washing

609-384-1709Lic# 13VH01941200 (No subcontractors)

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Residental & Commercial

Shingle Roofs • Flat Roofs • EPDM • Single Ply Systems

Vinyl & Cedar Siding • Copper • Chimneys

Additions & Alterations • Gutters • Windows • Painting

Fiberglass Decks • Vinyl Railings • Skylights • All Repairs

ATLANTICROOFING & SIDING

609-698-7766Fully

Insured

Free

EstimatesServing Ocean County & LBI for over 20 years

Lic. #13VH00496100

Over 20 Years ExperienceMichael J. VanLiew

Master PlumberLic. #12456

Ship Bottom, NJ

609-361-7473

Water & Sewer Hook UpsWater & Sewer Hook UpsHouse WinterizationsHouse Winterizations

Tankless Water HeatersTankless Water HeatersDrain Cleaning • Gas PipingDrain Cleaning • Gas Piping

Fixtures Installed • Repair ServiceFixtures Installed • Repair Service

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIALRESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL WINTERIZATIONWINTERIZATIONWINTERIZATION

Plumbing, Heating & CoolingCooling

6105 Long Beach Blvd. • Brant Beachwww.storsbergplumbing.com

609-361-0600 Lic #6062

Yes, Our Offi ce Is On LBI!

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EMERGENCY SERVICE Serving LBI &

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609-494-2270

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Come Visit Us Online at

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Plumbing - Heating

Building & Construction

Lic #7509Samuel S. Wieczorek, Pres., NJ State Master Plumbing

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HANDYMAN

Odd Jobs & Yard WorkReplacement windows, paint, roof-ing and siding repair, storm doors, brush and tree removal, raking leaves, stone work, light hauling.Serving LBI and Mainland since 1987. 609-698-7493.

BEN SHEPPARDHANDYMAN & HOUSE WATCH SERVICES. Phone 609-848-4893.Visit www.ben-sheppard.com Fully Licensed & Insured. NJ HIC#13VH06951700.

Big C...Little RepairsHandyman Services. One call does it all. Year-round repairs & house check. Insured. 609-947-6396.Lic.#13VH03667600.

COAST HANDYMAN SERVICESWindows, doors, all carpentry, woodwork, sheetrock, plaster & paint work. Licensed & insured.Lic.#13VH03837800. Call Dave 609-296-5779.

ALLPURPOSEREPAIRS.COMLBI based. One call does it all:repairs, renovations, windows, doors, closets, tile, fire/water damage, carpentry. No job too small. Also home watch. In-sured & NJ l icensed, #13VHO5115400. Ask for Dave, 609-207-6056.

HANDYMAN

HOME WORKAll types of home repairs, •Carpentry •Ceiling Fans •Locks •Storm Doors Installed •Housesitting •Rental Property Maintenance. Call Sal 609-335-2099.

LBIHANDYMAN.COMWind Damage, Screens, Roofing, Siding, Flooring, Tile, Windows, Drywall, Trim, Decks, Kitchens, Baths, Cleanouts. Guaranteed call back. Lic.#13VH04665400. 609-489-6305.

HANDYMAN

MIKE’S POWER WASHING& CARPENTRY. Interior & exterior repairs. Screen repairs and storm door installations also.Lic.#13VH01016900. Credit cards accepted. 609-290-8836.

Repair & yard work, power wash-ing, interior/exterior painting & staining. No job too big. No job too small. We do it all. Serving LBI out of Beach Haven. 609-312-9857.

FLOORINGRON FERRIER FLOOR SANDING CO. Installation, staining, pickling, repairs. Clean, top quality work.Serving Southern Ocean County.732-775-1932.

HOME IMPROVEMENTSA ALL H0ME

IMPROVEMENTSWe specialize in Renovations, Ad-ditions, Add-a-Level, Decks, Kitch-ens, Bathrooms, Vinyl Siding, Ce-dar Shakes, Windows, Vinyl Rail-ings, Outside Showers. Free Esti-mates. Fully licensed and insured.Lic.#13VH04369400. 609-494-3999.

A ALL PHASES OFHOME IMPROVEMENTS

We specialize in Additions, Decks, Renovations, Vinyl Siding, Cedar Siding, Windows, Vinyl Railings, Outside Showers, and Roofing.BEST PRICES ON LBI. Call for free estimate. Fully licensed and in-sured. 609-494-5108.Lic.#13VH04369400.

A.G.F. HOME IMPROVEMENTS All phases of home renovations.Kitchens •Baths •Tile •Decks •Fully Insured •References •Free Esti-mates. 609-971-7459.Lic.#13VH01279700.

ADMIRAL HOME REPAIRAll phases of home inprovements & repairs. Bathrooms, kitchens, tile, decks, siding, Andersen windows, replacement windows, vinyl railings and painting. 609-504-7007.Lic.#13VH06514200

AFFORDABILITYJ. COLLINS & SONS

CARPENTRYHome Improvement Contractor •Kitchen & Bath Remodeling •Decks •Additions •Windows & Sid-ing •Property Management. Quality Work. Serving LBI & Area Over 25 Years. 609-312-6410.Lic.#13VH02671400

ALL HOME REPAIRS& MAINTENANCE

Wind Damage, Roofing, Siding, Windows, Drywall, Trim, Decks, Basements, Kitchens, Baths, Ad-ditions. Guaranteed call back.Lic.13VH04665400. 609-489-6305.BuildAxis.com

COAST WINDOW & DOORInstallers, all windows/doors. Re-placements, Andersen, repairs. Li-censed and Insured.Lic.#13VH03837800. Call Dave 609-296-5779.

EAST COAST CONTRACTING– Kitchen & Bath Remodeling •Decks •Vinyl Railings •Tile •Painting & More. 1 hour response. Chris 609-618-3462. Lic.#13VH06855700

ABEL DRYWALL& PAINTING

Additions •Renovations •Demolit ions •Cleanups •Complete Basements & Bath-rooms. Free estimates. Fully in-sured. 609-273-8207.Lic.#13VH06131300.

SUNRISE SERVICESProfessional: House Cleanings, in/out seasonal cleanups, gutters, water damage, repairs, carpentry, window & power washing. Dune fencing. Lawns:mow, rake, bag, prune. North LBI. Er ic, 609-494-5548.Lic.#13VH01376000.

SERVICE CONTRACTS

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SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION

ALL MAKES AND MODELS

• Central Air

• Ductless

• Furnaces

• Boilers

• Humidifi ers

• UV Systems

HOME TEMPERATURE MONITORINGSTARTING @ $35.99 + TAX AND SENSOR

LEAVING FOR THE WINTER? WE WILL MONITOR YOUR

HOME’S TEMPERATURE TO PREVENT DAMAGE.

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Specializing in: Tankless Water HeatersDuctless Air Conditioning,

Water Turn Ons, Sewer and Drain CleaningCall for a FREE In-Home Estimate

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Residential & Commercial

Winterizations

All Fixtures, Drain Cleaning,

Water Heater Installation & Repairs

Appliance Installation & Repairs

609-549-5088 Offi ce

609-618-4298

24 Hr. Emergency Service

Lic# 4996

10%SeniorCitizen

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FLOORING FLOORING

Mr. Fix-ItRotted Wood Repairs

Sheetrock & Painting

Leaky Roofs & Siding

Wall Air Conditioners

Closets & Partitions - Trim

Decks, Stairs & Showers

Windows • Doors • Locks

Andersen Window Repairs

Termite Repairs

361-8226

Lic.#L046452

609-597-6229

Old & New Floors Installation & Repairs

Specializing In Stain Work

Floor Sanding & Refi nishing

Hardwood ~ Laminate ~ Bamboo ~ Cork

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Professional Flooring Installationat Competitive Rates

Have us install any brand from any store or use our free shop at home service & save!

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Jerry Milano Joy Milano

Custom InstallationsCustom InstallationsBath remodels, backsplashesBath remodels, backsplashes

Marble, glass, handcrafted tileMarble, glass, handcrafted tileour specialty our specialty

Ph/Fx: 609-698-2378Ph/Fx: 609-698-2378

MILANO TILEMILANO TILE, , LLCLLCServing LBI over 40 yearsServing LBI over 40 years

Reg/Lic# 13VH04482900Reg/Lic# 13VH04482900

Marble - Natural Stone - Glass Tile

Custom Showers • Complete Bathroom Remodels

Kitchen Backsplashes

Small Jobs & Repairs Welcome

609-296-6906 • 609-618-9031Fully Insured • Reg/Lic 13VH00054700

Ceramic Tile LLC

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

J. CONOSCENTI & SONSCONTRACTORS

Professional Remodeling Contrac-tors since 1982. Custom trim, crown moldings, additions, kitch-ens, baths. Satisfaction guaran-teed. Lic.#13VH01891800. 609-597-8925. Facebook.com/jconoscentiandsons

JG Stone Creations, LLCCustom stone design. Interior and exterior walls, fireplaces, feature walls, and more. 609-618-7980.Lic.#13VH06988100.www.jgstonecreationsnj.com

JOSEPH MIDUREHOME IMPROVEMENTS INC.

Vinyl Siding •Windows •Doors •Decks •Carpentry & More. Free Estimates. 609-294-0173. Fully In-sured. Lic.#13VH06667900

MICHAEL & SONGeneral Contractor. Remodeling:Kitchens, Baths, Tile, Hardwood Flooring. Major/minor renovations.Roofing, Decks, Small Repairs.Quality workmanship & references, serving LBI since 1985.#13VH02749200. Call Mike P. 609-296-8222. ‘‘You’ll be glad you did!!’’

MALCOLM LEIGHCONSTRUCTION LLC

Remodeling, Additions, Kitchens, Baths, Doors/Windows, Siding, Decks, Three Season Vinyl Patio Rooms. 609-290-9737. BBB Ac-credited Business.Lic.#13VH03012500.malcolmleighconstruction.com

NON FIREABLE ASBESTOSLegal disposal. Pick up or removal.Call All Safe, 609-709-1723.

POWER WASHINGCedar, vinyl, fiberglass, railings, decks, wood restoration, concrete, docks all phases. Insured.Lic.#13VH01389600. Call John, 609-494-6175.

MIKE’S POWER WASHINGCredit cards accepted.Lic.#13VH01016900. Call 609-290-8836.

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PAINTING

AL-CAT PAINTINGInterior •Exterior •Wallpapering •Power Washing. All other home improvements and remodeling.Fully insured. 25yrs. experience.609-978-0181, Joe.Lic.#13VH03693100.

PAINTING

Andrew H. GraysonPainting & Contracting

Licensed/Insured. Interior/Exterior Paint, Stain, Decorative Finish.Wallpaper, Repaint, New Con-struction. Power Washing. Resi-dential/Commercial. Sub-contract, Ocean County/Will travel. Refer-ences available. 609-891-5513.Lic.#13VH05418100.www.graQysonpropainting.com

PAINTING

PAINT & HAMMERInterior and Exterior Staining & Painting. Powerwashing. Windows & Doors Installed. Michael O’Donnell. Lic.#13VH05479800.609-494-3699.

R.J.H. Paint & StainInterior/exterior, power washing, wall coverings, acoustic spray, small repairs. Owner operated since 1979. Licensed, insured, re-liable. 609-597-7763.Lic.#13VH01979900.

Howard Painting& Staining

Interior & exterior. Give us a call. 609-312-9857. Serving all the Mainland and Long Beach Island.

BYRNE PAINTINGInter ior/exter ior. Power washing. Quality work at reasonable prices. References supplied. 609-494-5626, 609-597-8558. Lic.#13VH02045500.

PAINTING

TMS PAINTINGInterior & Exterior. OFF SEASON RATES. Licensed & Insured. Sen-ior citizen discounts. Call Terry, 609-424-8264. Lic#13VH06985600

INSTRUCTIONATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE FROM HOME. Medical, Business, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Fi-nancial aid if qualified. SCHEV au-thorized. Call 888-220-5975.www.CenturaOnline.com

READING TUTORCertified ‘‘Orton-Gillingham’’ read-ing/writing teacher, K-8th, with over 30 years experience. Specializing in dyslexic individuals. Call Joan 609-242-4088.

SPANISHINSTRUCTION & TUTORINGNJ Certified K-12. 25 years exp.Affordable, will travel. Remedial/enrichment. All levels, children to adults. Call 201-638-4906.

MATH & SCIENCE TUTORAll ages. Basic to college level.Call for more info. 609-312-1477.

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR

597-0544

PAINTINGSTAINING

Reg./Lic.# 13VH01517700

Frank Co.Painting & Paperhanging

Professional • Prompt • References609-276-9213

POWER WASHINGRick’sCUSTOM

HOUSE PAINTING

FREE ESTIMATES • FULLY INSURED • REASONABLE RATES

361-2452

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#1 Fall Rates! 609-271-4708Leo Hanson • Owner/Painting Contractor

Insured, Registered & Licensed in NJ

Hanson’s House Painting, LLCHanson’s House Painting, LLC

Free Estimates

• Deck Restoration• Window Cleaning• Powerwashing• Paint/Stain

800-560-WASH

Fall RoofCleaning Special

KRETZER & SONS, INC.CUSTOM BUILDERS

WILLIAM C. KRETZER, PRESIDENTFORKED RIVER, NJ

PHONE: 609-693-8998FAX: 609-693-5358

33 YEARS IN BUSINESS

BATH & KITCHEN REMODELSREPLACEMENT WINDOWS

DECKS & VINYL RAILS

NEW HOME BUILDERS LIC#00595HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS LIC#13VH03118500

ADDITIONS& ALTERATIONS

FULLY INSURED & LICENSED

Fully Insured NJ License # 13VH04665400BuildAxis.com

609-489-6305

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Beyond All Expectations

Custom FiberglassCustom Fiberglass

609-713-0581

FullyInsured

FreeEstimates

Decks • Roofs • Vinyl Handrails

Lic # 13vH00034400

25 YearsExperience

ServingLBI

Additions • Renovations • Windows • Doors Siding • Decks • Kitchens • BathsNo Job Too Small

609-748-7870www.acqconstruction.com

All MajorCredit Cards

Accepted

Lic.# 13V02820300Insured

CorriganConstruction Co.

597-2692

Additions • AlterationsRemodels • Renovations

Elevators • DecksSiding • Windows

Doors • Floors • TrimFully Insured

Free Estimates

Lic#13VH04928600

Est. 1987

DECKING PLUSDECK BUILDERS & POWERWASHING CO.

25 Years ExperienceFREE ESTIMATES • INSURED

609-693-3472 Reg./Lic.# 13VH01404200

Special Pricing Starting at $29900

Includes Capping & Low E Glazing

WINDOWS AND DOORSCARPENTRY, SHEETROCK & PAINTING

SKIP BUTLER’S

609-494-5094Fax 609-494-5504

Reg./Lic.# 13VH01293600

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New Homes • AdditionsStructural Repairs • Decks

Siding • FramingHistorical Renovations

Home Improvements

ANTHONY JOHN’S REMODELING, LLCHOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS

Always a Quality Job at a Fair Price

REMODELING • ADDITIONS • DECKSTRIM WORK • EXTERIOR STAIRWAYSDECORATIVE OUTDOOR WOODWORK

EXTERIOR SHOWERS • NO JOB TOO SMALL30 Years Experience

(609) 276-2242Calls promptly returned

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Reg/Lic# 13VH06407000 Licensed & Insured

MUSIC PRODUCTIONRock Solid Productions

Providing original music for media, TV, and film. Please visit uswww.rocksolidproductionsllc.com, email rocksolid321@gmail.com or call 609-713-6325.

MUSIC LESSONSMusic lessons for All ages! Find a music teacher. TakeLessons offers affordable, safe, guaranteed music lessons with teachers in your area.Our prescreened teachers spe-cialize in singing, guitar, piano, drums, violin and more. Call 888-690-4889.

COMPUTER SERVICES

My Computer Works. Computer problems? Viruses, spyware, email, printer issues, bad internet connections- FIX IT NOW! Profes-sional, U.S. based technicians. $25 off service. Call for immediate help.888-904-1215.

SHORE PC CLINICComputer Repairs • Upgrades •Virus and Malware Removal.Please call 609-891-1200.support@shorePCclinic.comwww.shorePCclinic.com

ADULT CARE

EUROPEAN CAREGIVERS look-ing for home health aide jobs. 12 years experience. Excellent refer-ences. Call Ann, 732-525-1839.

AT HOME ELDER CAREEuropean caregivers, English speaking. References, l i-censed, bonded, insured. Call 732-899-6366.www.athome-eldercare.com

COMPUTER TECH12 years experience in all phas-es of computer programing, set-up, maintenance, repairs, net-working & security. For home or small business. Will come to you! Tuckerton to LBI. Call 609-618-6147 or email:williamsLEH@comcast.net

ROBERT HOTALINGBUILDER • REMODELINGDECKS • SIDING • WINDOWS • DOORSKITCHENS • BATHROOOMS • INTERIORS • REPAIRS

SHIP BOTTOMLIC# 13VH00402400609-361-8226

ADULT CAREExperienced (25 years plus) care-giver. Specializing in Alzheimer pa-tients. Full time or part time. Prefer Long Beach Island. Call 609-384-2107.

PETS/PET CARE

Adorable, 8-week-old kittens, grey striped. Free to great home. Spay-ing & first shots included. Friendly, good with kids & dogs. Call Sandy, 609-492-1801, Beach Haven.(View picture46502 online)

HOLIDAY PORTRAITSPet portraits from your photo. Pen & Ink * Colored Pencil * Watercolor or Oil * Caricature or Cartoon. 10% discount on orders placed by 11/1.Call Pat Johnson, 609-296-2162, leave message.(View picture111043 online)

THE PET NANNYDOG CARE COACHING

Personal Pet Care. Pet Sitting, Dog Walking, Cat Care Coaching,House Sitting. 15+ years experi-ence on LBI. The professional, lov-ing care that your furry family de-serves. Tail-wagging references!

CHERI 609-713-0866

PET AND HOUSESITTING, LLC

Pet Sitting •Pet Walking •Full Animal Care •House Sitting •Plants, Mail, etc. References/Insured. Barbara,

609-361-8020

ADOPT A PETDogs, Puppies, Cats & Kittens ready for adoption in Ocean County’s animal facility, located at 360 Haywood Rd. in Mana-hawkin. All animals have been spayed/neutered, vaccinated & microchipped. Hours: 1pm-4pm daily, Wed., 1pm-6:30pm.

609-978-0127LOST A PET? Call the shelter,your pet could be there!

T.W. Knorr Construction, LLCBUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

(609) 848-4094 (201) 650-0534

tim@twknorr.com • www.twknorr.comNJ Reg # 13VH03126700

Additions • New Homes • Home Offi ceRenovations • Media Rooms

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Outboard & I/O Winterization,

Shrink Wrapping & Fiberglass Repair

Available

We have it all!EXPERIENCE!EQUIPMENT!FACILITIES!

PRIME LOCATION!

Family Owned & Operated for

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FREE WATER PICK-UP & DELIVERY IN OCEAN

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USCG CAPTAIN

Authorized Dealer

Sherer's Boat Basin

482 E. Bay Ave.Barnegat, NJ

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BOAT HAULING

SHIP BOTTOM BOAT TOWING, local & long distance boat hauling, since 1986. 609-978-7757. Like Us on Facebook.www.Shipbottomboattow.com

SAIL REPAIRS

ATTENTION SAILOR: Sail repairs, new sails, boom covers, windows, cushions. Rigging replacements.CDI furlers. Will pickup & deliver.609-294-2457, Aggie.

BOAT ACCESSORIES

SHRINK WRAP

NACE’S SHRINK WRAPWe come to your location. All covers vented to prevent mildew.609-660-0669.

PROTECT YOUROUTDOOR INVESTMENTS!Outdoor Kitchens & Bars •Fire Pits Pool Pumps, Filters, Heaters •Air Conditioners. Boat Winterization & Hauling. Snow Plowing. 609-548-2917.

WAVERUNNER/JET SKIWinterization/Shrink Wrapping done correctly. $135 each. Dis-counts for multiple machines. Oil changes, all models. Pick up/on site. 609-839-1264.baysidejetski@yahoo.com

BAYVIEW CANVASBoat Canvas– custom fabrica-tion and repair. All types enclo-sures, covers, upholstery, ma-rine carpeting, residential can-vas. 609-276-2720.www.bayviewcanvaslbi.com

WINTER RENTALSLittle Egg Harbor, now-May, 3BR, 1BA, W/D. $800/month + utilities (negotiable). Lagoon-front, easy bay access. No pets/smoking. Bill, 609-618-3083.

AUTO REMOVAL

CASH PAIDFor your unwanted cars & trucks.TOP DOLLAR PAID. FREE TOW-ING. Call daytime 609-268-0365, eve. 609-230-5998.

AUTOS FOR SALE

2001 VW Golf, $3,500/OBO. 105K miles, check engine light on, needs front brake pads. Please call 609-709-9196.

Blue, 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT, 5.7 liter V8 Hemi. 104,000 miles.Crew cab 4x4 w/6.25ft bed, bed lin-er and retractable bed cover, tow package. AM/FM, CD, cruise con-trol. $13,750. Mercer County. 609-273-8339.

Mercedes Benz, 2008, C300. Fully loaded. Meticulously maintained.62,000 miles. Asking $25,000. Call 609-342-0044 or cell 609-712-3140.

AUTOS WANTEDDONATE your car, truck or boat to HERITAGE for the BLIND. FREE 3 day vacation, tax deductible, FREE towing, will take care of ALL pa-perwork. 888-438-1090.

Honda, Toyota, Nissans, SUVs and Jeeps. All vehicles WANTED.2001 and UP. Top Cash Paid. 24 hour CASH pick-up. Any condition.732-496-1633.

MARINE SERVICES

CAPTAIN BRAZILL’S MARINE– Certified Condition & Vessel Value Surveys; Pre-purchase Insurance.Boating Safety Instructor •Boat Hauling •Boat Stands. 609-494-7200. www.lbiboatcap.com

TRAVEL TRAILERS FOR SALE

30ft. Award: walkaround queen bed, pull-out sofa, sleeps 6, many extras! Good condition, well main-tained. $9,995. Located Beach Haven. 609-492-2466.(View picture61001 online)

YEAR ROUND RENTALSBarnegat (Pebble Beach section), 3BR, 1BA ranch. W/D, D/W, large fenced-in yard. $1,200/month plus utilities, 1.5 months security. No pets/smoking. 609-661-2500.

BARTLETT LANDINGConvenient/Comfortable, 2BR, 2BA, fully applianced. Call or stop in today. Our team is eager to help make you feel ‘‘at home.’’ Call 609-294-2404.

L.E.H. 2BR, 1BA, gas heat, C/A, W/D, fenced-in yard. $1,100/month + 1.5 months security. Call 609-339-0862.

Little Egg Harbor, large, 1st floor, 1-bedroom condo w/pool. $950/month + utilities, security, credit check. Available 11/1. No smoking.609-709-6574.

Manahawkin, unfurnished, 3-bed-room, 2-bath, 2-car garage, ranch.No pets/smoking. Available 11/15.$1,700/month plus utilities. Credit check/references/tenant interview.Owner real estate agent. Call 609-226-6113.

Manahawkin, 4-bedroom house, 2 full baths, W/D, DW, C/A, full base-ment. Large yard. No pets. Avail-able 11/1, $1,750/month + utilities.201-912-1390.

Manahawkin waterfront w/large dock. 2BR, new kitchen/bath, hard-wood floors, deck. $1,100/month + utilities/security. No pets. Call 973-722-3115.

MANAHAWKIN– FAWN LAKES adult 55+ 2BR, $950/month + util-ities. FAWN LAKES, 1BR, $850/month + utilities, no pets/smoking.MANAHAWKIN 3BR, 2BA, $1,050/month + utilities. MANAHAWKIN 3BR, 2BA ranch, $1,500/month + utilities. WEST CREEK apartment, 2BR, gas heat, $1,050/month. We are in need of rental properties.Please contact us if you are con-sidering renting your property.Home Alliance Realty, 609-978-9009.

Mystic Island waterfront, 3-bed-room ranch, 719 Twin Lakes Blvd.Bulkhead, great area. Credit check, references, $1,250/month plus util-ities. 973-334-3468, 973-789-6863.

NEW GRETNA, 2BR & 1BR apart-ments. Heat supplied. Rent starts at $800/month. No pets. Call 609-978-0964.

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HISTORIC BARNEGATVictorian-style shore house pri-vately set on a Sea Captain’s Es-tate. 2-3 BR, reversed living w/open floor plan, cathedral ceiling and upper deck. Fully equipped and furnished. C/A. Walking dis-tance to downtown or bay front ar-eas. $1,400/month plus utilities.Call 609-488-0526.

VILLAGE ON THE GREENTUCKERTON APARTMENTS Luxury 1BR & 2BR, spacious, gourmet kitchen, mini blinds, fully applianced. Call 609-294-2424.

ROOMMATE WANTED

Oceanside, share clean, 2BR, 1BA, apartment. Great location, ample parking, huge deck, O/S.Haven Beach. Call for more details.609-287-1179.

HELP WANTED

WANTED: LIFE AGENTS. Earn $500 a day, great agent benefits, commissions paid daily, liberal underwriting. Leads. Leads, Leads.LIFE INSURANCE LICENSE RE-QUIRED. Call 888-713-6020.

Weichert Realtors is looking for new and/or experienced team members. Call to arrange a confi-dential interview, LBI office 609-494-6000.

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT

Manahawkin, 250-1,000 sq.ft. Ideal professional office, retail or medical office. Available immediately. Will subdivide. Owner offers rental in-centive. Jeff, 732-580-7457 or Diane Turton Realtors, 609-492-7000.

Single or multiple office space for lease in newer Victorian building on Route 9, south of Manahawkin.Share building with engineering contractors. Access to conference room, ample parking. Call Lou at 609-709-5063.

Stafford Forge Business ParkContractor’s Office/Workshop for rent. 1,100-14,000 sq.ft. Will divide.609-294-4990.

LOTS FOR SALE

Manahawkin, 1-acre lot on desir-able Beachview Ave. Underground utilities already installed. Price re-duced. Call Don Diorio, 609-709-2483.

HOUSES FOR SALE

MOBILE HOMES

2005 33ft. Chateau, steps from ocean. Sleeps 8, fully equipped.Located in Oceanside Trailer Park, unit #6. $29,900/OBO. Call 917-862-4673.

R.E. OUT OF STATE

AUCTION- Real Estate & Personal Property, Cliffside Mansion & Cot-tages, 216+/- Acre Country Es-tates, offered in 17 tracts in Carroll County and Galax, VA. Long front-age on New River Trail and Chest-nut Creek. Guaranteed to sell over $699,000. Nov. 8, 10am - Personal Property; Nov., 9, 10am - Personal proper ty, real estate sells at NOON. Sale held on site tract 7, 506 Cliffview Road, Galax, VA, 24333. 5% buyer’s premium on real estate, 10% buyer’s premium on personal property. For more in-formation, go to woltz.com or call Woltz & Associates, Inc., Brokers & Auctioneers, (VA#321) Roanoke, VA. 800-551-3588.

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BAYFRONT PROPERTY200ft. of unobstructed south-west exposures. Private cul-de-sac. 43 West Holly Ave. Priced to sell at $2,295,000. MUST SEE! 609-709-5227.SRF444@yahoo.com

Affordable Bayfront!For Sale By Owner

Barnegat Light/High Bar area.Details & brochure on Web sitebarnegatlightbayfront.comFor appointment please call 609-713-1415.

AAA LOCATIONSHIP BOTTOM str ip store available immediately.609-290-1272, 609-494-2420.

PETS/PET CARE

WALK A DOG ORFOSTER KITTENS!

Volunteer at Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter, located at 360 Haywood Rd. in Manahawkin.Dog walkers are needed daily from 9am-4:30pm. Orientation held 1st & 3rd Thursday and 3rd Sunday at 11am. Must be 18 years old. Pa-perwork can be picked up at the shelter daily, 1pm-3pm. FREE Pet Food Pantry in shelter lobby for those in need.

HELP WANTEDAIRLINES ARE HIRING! Train for hands on aviation career. FAA ap-proved program. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assisi-tance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 877-564-4204.

AREA CLAIMS Writer/Property In-spectors. Interviewing now. PT/FT, flexible. Training provided. Re-spond to 732-930-7900 or www.metronjm.com

Driver- $0.01 increase per mile af-ter 6 months. Choose your home time: weekly, 7/ON-7/OFF, 14/ON-7/OFF. Requires 3 months recent experience. 800-414-9569.www.driveknight.com

DRIVERS - A. Duie Pyle needs owner operators regional truckload operations. HOME EVERY WEEKEND! O/O average $1.84/miles. Steady year ’round work.Requires CDL-A, 2 years experi-ence. Call Dan: 877-307-4133.www.DriveforPyle.com

Drivers- Start up to $.40/mile! Home weekly, new pay package, great equipment. CDL-A with 6 months OTR experience required.Dedicated to excellence. 877-432-0048. www.smithdrivers.com

Drivers: w/flatbed experience. Ex-cellent wages, top 25% of fleet earn over $65,000, top 50% over $57,000. Excellent benefits. New trucks, Rider program. Safety bo-nus. Home weekends. CDL-A, 2 years experience. P&S Transpor-tation, 877-660-1663 x367.

Experienced drivers. $1,500 sing-on bonus! Regional LTL opportu-nities available in Burlington, NJ! Earn up to $1,100 or more per week. Great home time. 855-780-8011. www.driveffe.com

Experienced Reefer dr ivers:GREAT PAY/freight lanes from Presque Isle, MS, Boston-Leigh, PA. 800-277-0212 orwww.primeinc.com

Housekeeper Wantedin Barnegat Light for thorough cleaning of 2-story home with 2 cats. Flexible schedule, 2-3 days each week, 3-4 hours each trip.Hourly rate negotiable. No agen-cies or services please. Call 609-494-7920 between 11am-6pm to inquire.

Licensed Real Estate Agent for Sales & Rentals in Progressive Suppor tive LBI Office. Join a Friendly, Positive Professional Team. Call Rick at Stevens Real Estate for a Confidential Interview, 609-494-5555.

P/T SPECIAL EDUCATION AIDE:High school diploma required; col-lege-level course work in education or previous experience preferred.Apply to Karen T. McKeon, Super-intendent, 201 20th St., Ship Bot-tom, NJ 08008 by 10/29/12. EOE/ADA.

PLUMBER’S HELPER– Must have valid driver’s license. Experience helpful. 609-361-0600.

REAL ESTATE– Sales/Rental agents. Build or increase your busi-ness in one of our busy Long Beach Island offices. Great oppor-tunit ies for newcomers or seasoned agents. Call Aileen Kidd TODAY at Prudential Zack Shore Proper ties for a confidential interview. 609-494-1776.

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360 Haywood Rd., Manahawkin

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New construction oceanside in Beach Haven Terrace! Reversed living with open floor plan and cathedral ceilings, elevator, four bedrooms and 3.5 baths, and multiple decks including a rooftop. First floor family room features a wet bar with fridge. Second floor great room has a gas fireplace and breakfast bar. Hardwood floors, custom tile baths, stainless appliances, granite countertops, paver driveway, tankless hot water, 2-zone HVAC and more. A perfect location, within easy walking distance of restaurants, shops, bank, ice cream shop, tavern and more. All this and a guarded bay beach just a few blocks away! Completion early spring 2013. Still time to choose your own colors and finishes!

Call Deirdre Devine at 609-384-5929. $1,224,000.

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