During a press conference this afternoon Governor Chris Chrisite announced that the Garden State Parkway Southbound will be closed at Exit 98 this evening at 8PM. Southbound traffic will be routed to Rt 195.
MVC offices in Monmouth County will be closed at 4PM today until further notice. MVC has extended drivers licenses and registration that expire this month until September 10.
The Governor reiterated the seriousness of the coming hurricane and said that those who ignore evacuation orders are putting their own lives at risk.
Christie expects that we are in for a long haul, at least five days, including the aftermath of the strom. He urged all state residents to be prepared with enough water, none perishable food, a manual can opener and batteries for flash lights and portable radios to last five days.
Christie will have addition updates after three this afternoon, including preparations for Monmouth County.
NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NJ20110826134300HurricaneWarning20110827134500NJ.PHIHLSPHI.4a05540e72ec472ffc17683f3744e66b from [email protected]
Sent:9:43 EDT on 08-26-2011
Effective:9:43 EDT on 08-26-2011
Expires:9:45 EDT on 08-27-2011
Event:
Hurricane Warning
Alert:
...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM LOCATION.
UPDATED TO ADD HUNTERDON COUNTY NJ.
.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS
STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM RARITAN BAY AND SANDY
HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE
DELAWARE BAY.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW
CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...WESTERN
MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE
MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL
OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE...MERCER...
CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS.
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MIDDLESEX.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MORRIS...HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN
CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR
AREA.
.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 640 MILES SOUTH
OF DOVER DE...OR ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE MAY NJ.
STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
110 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST
THROUGH SUNDAY, WHICH BRINGS THE CENTER VERY NEAR THE NEW JERSEY
AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS,
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL
ANTICIPATED IS 6 TO 12 INCHES. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN IN COMBINATION
WITH A WET MONTH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS. WHEN MAKING
DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS
HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS
TODAY.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND, AND
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC
COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF
LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
NO NEW INFORMATION.
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A
GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE
SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST,
A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY AND
POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY
RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA.
...COASTAL HAZARDS...
HERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH
BATTERING WAVES.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE
WILL BECOME DANGEROUS, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF
THE WATER.
Instructions:
FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING, NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS, OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS, DOCKS AND MARINAS, URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT, MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH, CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Target Area:
Atlantic
Atlantic Coastal Cape May
Camden
Cape May
Coastal Atlantic
Coastal Ocean
Cumberland
Eastern Monmouth
Gloucester
Northwestern Burlington
Ocean
Salem
Southeastern Burlington
Western Monmouth
Governor Chris Christie will deliver the Perspectives on Leadership Forum at the Reagan Presidential Library on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 6PM-7PM PDT.
Tickets are $75, which include a buffet dinner following the lecture, can be purchased here.
Governor Chris Christie has declared an State of Emergency in order to mobilize the National Guard and other Emergency Management resources in preparation of Hurricane Irene. The hurricane is expected to hit New Jersey on Saturday evening.
“From Sandy Hook to Cape May, people should prepare to get to higher ground.”
“We do not folks going to the shore this weekend,” Governor Chris Christie said during his Hurricane Irene preparedness press conference.
The Governor said he is actively considering a mandatory evacuation, but is not there yet. He has asked that people residing or vacationing on the New Jersey shore voluntarily leave by Friday mid-day in preparation of the hurricane that is expected to hit on Saturday.
The Governor said he would not issue a mandatory evacuation unless he is convinced that human lives are at risk. However, he asked that people follow his example and voluntarily leave the shore. Christie said he and his family are cutting short their Island Beach State Park vacation today.
Christie said the storm is anticipated to have an enormous impact on the entire state and that all residents, not just at the shore, should make preparations.
Christie said that if the storm continues on its current track, from a flooding perspective, this storm could be a “100 year event.”
Instructions for hurricane preparation can be found at ready.nj.gov.
The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University released a poll this morning indicating that most New Jersey voters do not think President Obama deserves a second term.
The data Eagleton relied on in the press release is 10 days to 2 weeks old. The polling was conducted between August 9 and August 15.
The poll is meaningless now. Of course Obama’s numbers were low August 9-15. S&P had just downgraded our debt on August 5 and the stock market was in a free fall.
I’d much rather know how New Jersey voters feel about the President now, after the “Death Star” bus tour, the Martha’s Vineyard vacation, Joe Biden’s remarks about China’s population control policies and the demise of the Gaddafi regime in Libya.
The age of the poll will not stop the NJ mainstream media from reporting it as “news.”
The earthquake and the coming hurricane kept Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno off the front pages this week despite the Governor’s press office’s best efforts to raise her public profile.
Yesterday, for the first time Guadagno, as Acting Governor with Christie out of the state, signed a bill into law. The press office issued as press release and a video. One of three videos of the LG released this week.
With Hurricane Irene coming, Governor Christie has shorten his vacation and will hold a hurricane preparedness press conference at noon. That is sure to overshadow Guadagno’s press conference at 3PM at Cargotec USA in Monroe.
Maybe the administration has decided it needs to do more to promote their pro-business and job growth efforts. Maybe Christie is getting ready to run for president and wants Guadagno to bet better known since she would be Acting Governor a great deal more often should that happen and Governor should he win. Maybe Guadagno will enter the race to take on U.S. Senator Robert Menendez .
Something has shifted, that’s for sure. It’s worth keeping an eye on.
By Dan Jacobson, also published in the August 25, 2011 edition of The triCityNews
This Publisher is unapologetically opinionated in these pages. Often with a harsh, abrasive and profane style.
How do I get away with it? By happily running commentary trashing this newspaper or me personally. We love doing that. It’s what provides balance. Quite effectively.
Currently, I’m running as an Independent for the state Assembly. And I’ve been bluntly stating my positions in these columns the past couple months.
So it’s time to publish some opposition! And I’ve got the perfect source – the reader comments on the website of powerful Republican blogger Art Gallagher. Art lets me post these columns on his More Monmouth Musings site, and my commentary certainly draws some fire. Almost all the comments are posted anonymously.
So in the interest of balance – as well as a creative way to take a week off from this column – I present these opposing viewpoints about the Jacobson for Assembly campaign:
Dan Jacobson lacks the character and the brains to be elected to public office. It goes without saying – and without having to hold a general election – that most voters around here feel the same way.
–Truth
Dan,
There is no doubt you have some great communication skills. However, being pro choice and favoring same sex marriage is your downfall. I suggest you speak with a strong religious scholar. You might just find the missing link in your life.
—Momwiilto
What a nightmare this guy’s writing is. And he runs a newspaper?
Besides, he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s trying to disguise his one issue, that of gay marriage. He can’t win, but he’d love to play spoiler.
–Freespeaker1976
Can this guy write a piece without using an expletive?
Reaching for shock value much? Seems as though that is the only chance he has got to garner attention.
–Acollegerepublican
Really? Who cares? Only you. Of all the issues they need to be worrying about, this ranks very near the bottom. I say to all of you NYers, regardless of orientation, go back to NY.
–Abe (In response to a column in support of same-sex marriage)
Dan Jacobson, using your paper the way you are right now as an official candidate is, in my opinion, very unethical.
–Commonsense
Dan who? … (Yawn)
–Parabellum
I don’t understand why he is doing this. Dan should worry about his newspaper.
–Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Vic Scudiery (obviously concerned about me cutting into the Democratic vote)
Sounds like he wants to be a spoiler to hurt the GOP….just like that “Tea party” candidate did in that upstate NY Congressional District recently.
–TheDigger (obviously concerned about me cutting into the Republican vote)
Dan has an entertaining paper but he will have ZERO impact on this race. Maybe 10 democrats, 10 republicans and 50 nut jobs will vote for him. I hope he has fun with it because at least that will spice it up a little.
–TR (obviously concerned about me cutting into nobody’s vote)
Do the words “duplicitous rear end schmuck” mean anything?
–FreeSpeaker1976
Another entrant in the “attention whore of the Jersey Shore”. Congrats on being the first “male” entrant Dan.
–Brian
I too was less than enchanted with Jacobson’s potty mouth language, but then; I thought about it for a moment.
BRILLIANT MOVE ART, publishing (this column). It shows what an arse Jacobson is. Take it for what it’s worth, Rush Limbaugh does this a lot. He lets the idiots talk and the more they talk, the more they expose their idiocy.
But then, what do you expect from a rabid left wing loon.
–Freespeaker1976
Is Jacobson talking about himself being an ass? Beyond that, I have never seen such a run-on and worthless writing style. God save us if this fool wins an election.
The only thing he seems to be good for is the sale of Tums for people who need them after they read his bilge.
–Freespeaker1976
So Mr. Jacobson, Michelle Bachman is a wacko? Why, because she has different ideas about religion and social issues then you do? There are a large number of people who agree with her on those issues. In many parts of the Country they are a majority.
Let me add this Michelle Bachman has provided foster care for 23 children. If she is a wacko we need more of them. Have you ever done anything nearly that selfless? I know I sure have not and I doubt you have either. No all you can do is sit back and be a smart mouth. I would ask you if you have any shame but I already know the answer.
From now on I propose you be known by a more appropriate name… Mr. Jackass.
–TR
Right TR – Dan Jacobson is an intellectual lightweight who can only resort to calling people names – especially when they are light years ahead of him in ability and accomplishment. Michelle Bachmann is a brilliant tax attorney who understands the dire straits our country is in. She is a strong leader who has undergone more scrutiny in a week than our Muslim president has undergone in six years. His candidacy is a joke – this just confirms it.
–Proud Republican
…and that idiots like this can be candidates for office is further proof that not only is this country going to implode, it deserves to.
–Brian
(The 11th District where I’m running includes: Asbury Park, Long Branch, Red Bank, Ocean Township, Neptune, Neptune City, Interlaken, Deal, Allenhurst, Loch Arbour, West Long Branch, Eatontown, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Township, Tinton Falls, Colts Neck, Freehold Township and Freehold Borough.)
Former Middlesex County Republican Chairman Joe Leo passed away on Saturday, August 21. He was 73 years old.
Leo served as a public administrator, manager and public safety director for many municipalities over a 45 year career, including Holmdel, Marlboro, Jackson, Monore, Delran, Brick, Middletown, Matawan and his home town of 54 years, Old Bridge.
During the summer months, Leo could often be found taking in the sunset at the Seagull’s Nest at Sandy Hook.
Funeral Arrangements as follows: Wake: Thursday, 25 August 2011 2:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, 3377 Route 9 North, Old Bridge, NJ 08857, 732-679-4422. Mass: Friday, 26 August 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church, 133 Amboy Road, Matawan, NJ 07747-6816.
Ian Linker is the only declared candidate for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate race against Senator Robert Menendez next year. If Linker gets enough signatures to get on the primary ballot he is likely to face State Senators Joe Kyrillos and Mike Doherty in a race for the nomination. Former Roxbury Mayor Tim Smith is also acting like a potential candidate.
We had a good conversation with Ian, challenging him on why he is starting his political career at such a high level and on his fund raising ability. I’ll say this for Linker, the $3950 he’s raised so far is more money than Anna Little has raised in her fledgling quest for a rematch against Frank Pallone.
I don’t believe that Linker has a remote chance to be the nominee, and I told him so. I even bet him dinner at any restaurant in the country, including travel expenses, that he would not win the party line from any county in the state for the primary. He took the bet (after the show via facebook), which proves to me he’s gotten in over his head. I’m looking forward to dinner at Latitudes in Sunset Key on Linker.
Yet, I give Ian a great deal of credit for entering the arena and fighting to make a difference. I hope his passion survives the ordeal he has chosen.
Listen to the first half hour of the show. Maybe I’m wrong about Linker.
During the second half hour Oceanport Councilman Joe Irace joined us with an enlightening and informative conservation that included comments on the utter lack of representation Monmouth County gets in the House of Representation from Frank Pallone and Rush Holt, the difference Irace and his colleagues on the Oceanport governing body were able to make, with the help of Senator Jennifer Beck, regarding the establishment of the Fort Monmouth Redevelopment Authority, and the predicament New Jersey’s Horse Racing Industry and Monmouth Park in particular face in these challenging economic times.
Irace makes a compelling case for VLT’s, slots, in the Meadowlands.
Enjoy the show.
Next week, Tuesday the 30th between 5PM and 6PM, our guest will be political strategist Mike DuHaime. DuHaime is to Governor Christie as Karl Rove was to President George W. Bush and David Axlerod is to President Barack Obama.
We’ll be talking about the 2012 presidential race. You won’t want to miss that show which will be broadcast on WIFI AM 1460 and on the Internet here.
The LaRossa and Gallagher: Real Jersey Guys On The Radio Show featuring former Senator Dick LaRossa and Art Gallagher is sponsored by Repatriot Radio.
Former Middlesex County Republican Chairman Joe Leo passed away on Saturday, August 21. He was 73 years old.