Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Electric Company official says Hurricane Sandy 'similar but a much more serious storm than Irene.'
Nearly 150,000 PSE&G customers in Essex County are still without power Wednesday morning after what officials called a "painstaking" restoration process. Power has been restored to large parts of Newark, including Newark International Liberty Airport, Elizabeth and parts of Jersey City. Newark likely experienced the brunt of outages, with 95 percent of the city dark Tuesday. That number has dropped to 35 percent, with an assessment of substations continuing Wednesday. "We have an enormous amount of work ahead of us," said Ralph Izzo, chairman and chief executive officer of PSE&G. Hurricane Sandy, said another PSE&G official, was "similar but a much more serious storm than Irene." There were more than 255,000 Essex County PSE&G customers…
Saturday, October 27, 2012
West Orange facility open to residents, pets beginning Sunday 7 p.m.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Essex County Codey Arena in West Orange will open as a relief center beginning Sunday 7 p.m. for residents during Hurricane Sandy, county officials announced. Essex County and the American Red Cross will provide bedding and water those who lose power or need to reach a safe place during the storm, expected to make landfall in New Jersey late Monday. Accommodations for pets will be provided at Codey Arena. All activities at the arena have been canceled and Essex County Turtle Back Zoo will be closed on Monday and Tuesday of next week. The Essex County Parks System will close park roadways beginning Sunday at 7 p.m. as a precautionary measure to protect motorists and pedestrians from fallen trees. "Weather forecasters are predicting that New…
Friday, October 26, 2012
The American Red Cross issued the following checklist for residents.
The American Red Cross issued a checklist on the township website for residents as they prepare for Sandy’s potential landfall next week. Just as the Red Cross is preparing for Hurricane Sandy, people in New Jersey should take the threat of Sandy seriously and take steps now to be prepared – build a kit, make a plan and be informed. Preparation is the best protection against the dangers of hurricanes, which may bring flooding, storm surge, high winds and tornadoes. The Red Cross recommends that residents have the following things ready in case Hurricane Sandy makes its way to New Jersey. • A portable kit, stored in a sturdy, easy to carry, water resistant container should have enough supplies for three days. Check your kit and replace…
'Frankenstorm' has potential to even bring snow to higher elevations.
No two storms are alike, and Hurricane Sandy is as unique as they come, according to one meteorologist. As the late October hurricane continued to wind its way through the Caribbean Friday morning, already leaving 22 dead in its wake, the National Weather Service says Sandy will begin to impact northern New Jersey late Monday into Tuesday. Hurricane Sandy’s track is still on target to batter portions of the mid-Atlantic, according to meteorologist David Stark, but will likely be most damaging in Delaware and Southern New Jersey. “Points north and west (of Delaware and southern New Jersey) will feel the northern side of the storm,” Stark said. “That includes tropical storm winds, but it could be sustained for a longer period of time due to …
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Residents want a representative on subcommittee; township still looking into all the problems including sewer infrastructure, drainage and pumps.
Millburn will be dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene for a long time to come, but residents in the South Mountain area want some relief soon from the drainage issues that cause trouble any time it rains and want improvements to a sewer system back up into their homes, leaving them with much more than water to contend with. The Township Committee on Tuesday night heard the same report that the public heard last – with some additions from last week’s storm subcommittee meeting. Basically, nothing can be done to prevent flooding in a storm the size of Irene, which was bigger than a 100-year storm. But there areas in the neighborhood that are like “bowls” that retain water when it rains and those areas need help. Mayor Sandy Haimoff …
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
A Look Inside NJAW Canoe Brook Water Treatment Facility After Hurricane Irene Flooding
I visited the New Jersey American Water Canoe Brook Water Treatment Plant in Millburn Township on Monday, Aug. 29, to capture some pictures of the facility and the challenges it faced after the flood. Hurricane Irene raised the Passaic River to historic levels that unfortunately flooded waters into buildings containing electrical control panels and water pumps. The flood waters shorted out electrical panels, contaminating the pumps and possibly contaminating the huge underground and ground level clean water storage tanks. When it became apparent that the facility was in danger of being flooded, NJAW staff began a controlled facility shutdown to mitigate damage and equipment loss. Since the passing of the peek flood level, staff have …
Undercliff and South Mountain roads struck by fallen trees
In the wake of Hurricane Irene, there were many reports of fallen trees and branches throughout Millburn Township. Residents at Undercliff and South Mountain roads in the South Mountain area had an especially rude awakening, some literally, when large trees and branches in their neighborhood tilted over or broke off and damaged their homes and took down power lines. Cliff Chu said he was sleeping in the basement of his South Mountain Road home with his wife and 11-month-old son at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning when a loud crash shook the entire house. A large, heavy oak tree on a grassy easement in front of his house fell over and collapsed, puncturing his roof. After the tree collapsed, he and his family evacuated the house, which they …
Thursday, September 2, 2010
A tropical storm watch is in effect for Essex County, and emergency management officials are monitoring the hurricane.
Millburn-Short Hills is in a tropical storm watch area, but township emergency officials don't believe Hurricane Earl will have a big impact here on Friday. Police Lt. Peter T. Eakley, deputy emergency management coordinator, said Thursday there will be some wind and rain because of the storm moving up the Atlantic coast, but it won't be more than a usual rain storm for the township. "We don't anticipate any major problems," he said. "Our friends in Monmouth County and our friends on Long Island will get more of the brunt of the storm." But emergency management officials are watching the storm in case there are any changes, he said. Additionally, crews from the Department of Public Works has been making pre-storm preparations, he said. …
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Right now the hurricane is not expected to affect the area on Friday.
Millburn police are watching the forecast for Hurricane Earl carefully, but right now they don't think the hurricane will affect New Jersey. "We're monitoring the situation, but it's not supposed to hit New Jersey," said Lt. Peter T. Eakley. "If something changes, we will prepare for it." They'll continue to monitor the situation, and if anything changes Millburn emergency responders will prepare for the storm, he said. Eakley said how they prepare depends on how the storm would track through the area and could include preparing emergency shelters and clearing catch basins. The current forecast for Hurricane Earl has it passing off the coast of New Jersey on Friday, according to the National Weather Service's website. There is a 40 percent…
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Robert Tillotson and his family owns a house in New Orleans, and it needed to be rebuilt after the storm five years ago.
For Millburn-Short Hills resident Robert Tillotson the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hits a little closer to home, and he recalls the resilience and dedication of the New Orleans college students. Tillotson, who serves on the Township Committee, spent weeks following the hurricane rebuilding a home he and his wife bought in the city when their oldest son decided to attend Tulane University. He and his wife are natives of the New Orleans area and continue to have family in the area. In 2005, their oldest son, Travis, was entering his senior year at Tulane University, and their youngest, Chris, was entering his freshman year there. In the days before the Category 5 hurricane hit the United States, Tillotson and his wife were …
Nicole Berry
8:58 am on Sunday, November 4, 2012
IM LIVE IN THE SOUTHWARD OF NEWARK AND ITS SUNDAY AND STILL NO WORK DONE TO POWER LINES. THE NEWS AND INTERNET IS REPEATING THE SAME UPDATES. THEY ALL ARE LIARS. ITS BEEN SIX DAYS AND ALL YOU HEAR ABOUT IS GAS AND BUSINESSES. WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE??? I SEEN TRUCKS WORKING ON TRAFFIC LIGHTS. WHAT ABOUT HOMES? THE CHILDREN!! WHO CARES ABOUT THE SCHOOLS!! WHAT ABOUT THE HOMES!? BABIES!! NOT JUST OLD… more ›