Community Clean Up Set for Tomorrow

Community clean up on November 24th gains support from local businesses and groups providing aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

A lifelong lifeguard for Long Beach Township in Holgate,  Todd Stone was away at Midwestern University-College of Dental Medicine at Illinois, when Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Long Beach Island. After an overcaffeinated study session on bicuspids and molars, Stone's concentration faltered. Seeing his home in the middle of a devastating natural disaster was more than disheartening. With his community in mind, Stone employed social media to create an event.  The LBI Community Clean Up came from a desire to repair the one thing that joins locals and summer residents together, he said, the beach. Almost 1,000 people so far have noted that they will be attending the clean up on Saturday, November 24th.  Determined to put something cohesive…

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Hurricane Sandy

State Eases Voting Restrictions to Accommodate Storm-Battered Residents

A New Jersey governor's office directive issued Thursday makes it easier for voters to cast last-minute ballots this year.

In an effort to accommodate NJ voters affected by Hurricane Sandy, the governor's office issued a directive Thursday evening easing voting restrictions and ordering election offices to remain open through the weekend. Per Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno's directive, the state has extended the deadline for mail-in ballot applications -- normally due no later than one week before election day -- to close of business Friday, to make voting more accessible. Additionally, the state has ordered that county clerks and all election offices remain open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Friday, Nov. 2 until Monday, Nov. 5 to accommodate early in-person voting. By law, voters may apply for and submit in person a mail-in ballot at their county clerk's office …

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