"Everything seems to be going very well," says Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger.
Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger said Saturday that the township got through the storm with minor issues, if any at all. There was no flooding reported during high tide in Port Monmouth Friday night or Saturday morning, and the winds were not as bad as feared. There were no power outages reported by JCP&L. And the primary and secondary roads are clear. "We may have dodged the bullet from Mother Nature," he said. "The storm didn't turn out to be as serious or intense as predicted." The mayor heaped credit on the round-the-clock efforts of the township Dept. of Public Works, who are responsible for clearing 330 miles of roads and streets in Middletown. "The workforce is nothing short of phenomenal," he said. "They are total pros and…
Residents are told to "Take all necessary precautions, including moving vehicles to higher ground."
On a drive through the snowy Middletown Township on Friday night around 6 p.m., Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger said roads like Route 36 were clear, that some side road were a bit slushy, but not impossible to travel on. However, he requested that Middletown residents please stay at home tonight all the same. "If nothing else, to let the sanders and salt trucks through to treat the roads, in case it drops below freezing." The township is keeping a wary eye on the coming nor'easter moving in tonight. Power outages caused by high winds inland, and flooding of the creeks and coastlines east of Route 36 are top concerns, he said. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning and a coastal flood warning for the Middletown area. …
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Gary Junstrom
8:26 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
Did you vote for Pallone? He's the guy who has been promising the federal funding for years to fix this, and has never delivered. I have a neighbor who complains about this day in and day out and has a Pallone sign on his lawn every two years. Go figure. more ›