Shelter At Wall High School Is Full

The Monmouth County shelter at Wall High School is full.  Residents seeking shelter can go to Holmdell High School or Colts Neck High School.

Per the Monmouth County website:

Reception Centers and Emergency Evacuation information

Reception Centers – If you are a resident of one of the towns listed below and are interested in going to an emergency shelter, you should go to your local reception center.  Shuttle bus transportation center will be provided to shelters. No pets will be allowed on the shuttle busses.

• Aberdeen – Municipal Building, One Municipal Center 
• Asbury Park – Thurgood Marshall Elementary  Monroe Avenue
• Avon – Muncipal Bldg/Firehouse  301 Main Street
• Belmar – Belmar Elemenetary School, 12th and Main Avenue
• Bradley Beach – Bradley Beach Firehouse, 815 Main Street, after 6 p.m.
• Freehold Boro – Courtroom at Rug Mill Towers Jackson Street
• Howell – Howell Township High School  501 Squankum Yellow Brook Road
• Keansburg – Bolger School  100 Palmer Place
• Manalapan – Manalapan High School  20 Church Lane
• Marlboro – Town Hall, 1979 Township Drive
• Matawan – Municpal Community Center  201 Broad Street
• Neptune – Neptune Township High School, 55 Neptune Blvd
• Rumson – Rumson-Fair Haven High School, 224 Hance Road
• Sea Bright – Rumson-Fair Haven High School, 224 Hance Road
• Spring Lake – Fire Company #1 – 5th Avenue
• Wall Township – Camp Evans area lot (Monmouth Blvd and Taft Street) Monmouth Blvd & Taft Street

Emergency Evacuation Centers – Residents living in coastal and low-lying areas are urged to evacuate voluntarily, especially those who have experienced flooding before.

If you are evacuating, please go to the home of a friend or family member who does not live in a coastal or low-lying area, preferably west of the Garden State Parkway. If you have nowhere to go, you can go to a Red Cross emergency shelter. Keep in mind, pets will not be permitted at the shelters. 

Emergency Shelters that opened at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 26: 

• Holmdel High School, 36 Crawford’s Corner Rd., Holmdel 
  • Pets are allowed in an adjacent building. Pets must be caged and have food, a bowl and a leash.
• Wall High School, 1630 18th Ave., Wall Township. WALL HIGH SCHOOL IS FULL.

One Emergency Shelter is set to open at 8 a.m. on Saturday, August 27:

• Colts Neck High School, 59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck 

Posted: August 27th, 2011 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Hurricane Irene | Tags: Hurricane Irene, Monmouth County | 1 Comment »

• Tweet

---