Hurricane Sandy

WaWa Donates to Sandy Relief Efforts at Latest Ocean County Store Opening

New location opened Friday on Route 70 in Lakewood

WaWa celebrated the grand opening of its newest Ocean County location Friday by making donations to local Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.  CEO Howard Stoeckel presented a $10,000 donation to the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean County and the Community Food Bank of New Jersey while marking the opening of the convenience store chain's new location on Route 70 in Lakewood. "It's remarkable how people have been bringing the community back to life and supporting one another," Stoeckel said. A tractor-trailer containing 8 tons of food and disaster relief supplies was parked alongside the store. Over 260,000 meals have been delivered by the food bank since Sandy struck. The organization's treasurer, Lauren Holman, accepted the donation. "We can't…

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Hurricane Sandy

Help Loved Ones Know You're Safe On Red Cross Website

This website allows people to tell loved ones they are safe.

Following Hurricane Sandy, it can be tough to reach all of your friends and family to let them know that you're OK. The American Red Cross has a "Safe and Well" registry that can help spread the word. You can go to the site and enter your information, and confirm that you're "safe and well." Then, friends and family can also go to the site and search for your name. Here are instructions from the Red Cross site: Register Yourself as “Safe and Well” Click on the “List Myself as Safe and Well” button to register yourself on the site. Search for Loved Ones Concerned family and friends can search the list of those who have registered themselves as “safe and well” by clicking on the “Search Registrants” button. The results of a successful search…

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Beachgoers Beat the Heat

Breezes provide relief in Monmouth County

While an Excessive Heat Warning has been placed on much of the Jersey Shore, including Ocean County and the western part of Monmouth County, many found respite from extreme temperatures along area beaches. Blanket space was scarce from Ocean Grove to Manasquan on Thursday and parking spaces were even more scarce, as throngs of beachgoers sought refuge from sweltering temperatures along Southeastern Monmouth County's sandy shorelines. A breezy south-southeast wind which gusted to nearly 15 miles per hour, helped keep beaches cool while ocean temperatures hovering in the upper 60s provided bathers with relief from a heat index expected to reach 105 degrees today. Belmar Beach Patrol Captain Bill Karatz summed up Thursday in Belmar succinctly…

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