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Vol. 19 - No. 26
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–Photo courtesy Robin Sinor The Beach Haven West section of Stafford Township was greatly damaged as a result of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. By Kimberly Bosco NEW JERSEY – This year marked the 7th anniversary of the day Superstorm Sandy struck the Jersey coast, taking over 140 lives and causing at least $70 billion in damage. While many would say the Jersey Shore is on the mend or nearly healed, there are a remaining few who continue to feel the lasting effects of Sandy’s
devastation at home. State and local leaders came together recently to draw attention to the flaws in recovery programs and the rising cost of flood insurance that have kept so many from fully rebuilding their homes destroyed by Sandy, even now in 2019. The Quinn family of Silverton in Toms River is one of these families. Seven years ago, storm
surges from the Barnegat Bay sent three foot waves crashing into Doug Quinn’s ranchstyle home, flooding the house where he lived with his teenaged daughter with four feet of water. Later, Quinn became one of many who were underpaid by their flood insu rance company after Sandy. Despite a $254,000 damage assessment and $250,000
in flood insurance coverage, the Quinn’s initially received only $92,000, of which their mortgage company held half, leaving them with little money to remediate and rebuild. Quinn spent years tied up in the NJ Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation (RREM) Program, which was created under (Sandy - See Page 4)
Soldiers Overseas Request Christmas Decorations
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Troops serving overseas are in a hostile, harsh environment, and welcome anything that reminds them of home. And nothing says a piece of home like Christmas decorations. Lloyd Mullikin, a Bayville resident and a veteran, has been collecting items to send to troops. He ships them in boxes to soldiers that he has been in contact with, so that he knows exactly what they are looking for.
“With Christmas coming, I am starting to be asked for simple decorating items, such as lighting, etc.,” Mullikin wrote to some of the folks who regularly support his mission. “Nothing fancy, just cheap dollar store items,” came the request of a soldier serving in Afghanistan. One Base Commander has told him that they set up a “Resiliency Room” for the more than 600
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Police Answer Questions About Recent Shooting
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – A shooting outside Brick Memorial High School has residents asking a lot of questions. How did the victim get back inside the school if the school was in lockdown? How did police respond? Are we safe? Police sat down with The Brick Times a week after the shooting for answers. The Oct. 22 shooting occurred just after the school’s dismissal and wounded a 16-year-old student, who then ran back to the high school. Once there, the student, who was bleeding from his shoulder, was let into the school by a fellow student. “I don’t think we can’t prevent someone from helping someone who is in need of assistance, especially medical assistance,” said Police Chief James Riccio. The injured student, who was not the intended victim, is expected to make a full recovery (Riccio said they think they know who the (Shooting - See Page 5)
How Would Banquet Hall Impact Area? By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – Professionals hired by Vilamoura, LLC continued to make their case for the construction of a 42,011-square-foot banquet hall and restaurant during a third hearing before the Board of Adjustment. Critics have stated that the proposed building would be too large for the area. Attorney John Jackson called his first professional, architect Daniel Governale to give examples of other “iconic structures of significant height that do not have a negative impact on the surrounding community,” to which opposing attorney Ron Gasiorowski objected. Gasiorowski, one of two attorneys hired by the borough of Mantoloking (the other is Robin LaBue) (Banquet - See Page 5)
(Soldiers - See Page 9)
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