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Chris Christie promotes Jersey Shore summer, aims not to fight on boardwalk

Chris Christie promotes Jersey Shore summer, aims not to fight on boardwalk (via NJ.com)

SEASIDE HEIGHTS — Gov. Chris Christie said Friday that his family’s summer plans include plenty of time at the Jersey Shore. Just don’t expect to catch him arguing on the boardwalk, he said. The governor visited Seaside Heights on Friday to survey…

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Posted: April 26th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, Jersey Shore, Seaside Fire, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Chris Christie promotes Jersey Shore summer, aims not to fight on boardwalk

In wake of Seaside fire ruling, officials call for vigilance on electrical inspections

In wake of Seaside fire ruling, officials call for vigilance on electrical inspections (via NJ.com)

By Erin O’Neill and Mark Mueller The danger lurked beneath the boardwalk all along. Decades-old electrical lines snaked under the weathered wooden planks in Seaside Park. Nearly 11 months ago, as Hurricane Sandy battered the shore, those lines were…

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Posted: September 18th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Seaside Fire | Tags: , | Comments Off on In wake of Seaside fire ruling, officials call for vigilance on electrical inspections

Seaside boardwalk fire ruled ‘accidental,’ report says

Seaside boardwalk fire ruled ‘accidental,’ report says (via NJ.com)

Investigators have ruled the massive fire that destroyed a large stretch of the boardwalk in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights last week was “accidental,” according to a report by ABC News that cites two anonymous officials briefed on the investigation…

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Posted: September 17th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Seaside Fire | Tags: , | Comments Off on Seaside boardwalk fire ruled ‘accidental,’ report says

Seaside boardwalk fire: Christie pledges grants, loans and aid to businesses and towns

Seaside boardwalk fire: Christie pledges grants, loans and aid to businesses and towns (via NJ.com)

SEASIDE PARK — Business and community leaders emerged from a private meeting with Gov. Chris Christie this afternoon relieved and impressed as the state announced it would offer $50,000 grants and $5 million in no-interest loans to each business owner…

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Posted: September 14th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, EDA, NJNewsCommons, RePost, Seaside Fire | Tags: , , | 2 Comments »

Seaside Boardwalk fire: Onlookers survey the damage as Christie meets business owners

Seaside Boardwalk fire: Onlookers survey the damage as Christie meets business owners (via NJ.com)

SEASIDE HEIGHTS—The beach is dotted with sunbathers today and the sound of barkers still fills the air along on the boardwalk between Seaside Heights and Seaside Park, where a massive fire on Thursday destroyed 50 businesses. Police, fire and construction…

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‘This was a killer’: Seaside looks to regroup after boardwalk fire; Christie touts Jersey grit

‘This was a killer’: Seaside looks to regroup after boardwalk fire; Christie touts Jersey grit (via NJ.com)

By James Queally and Mark Mueller/ The Star-Ledger Daylight revealed the panorama of devastation. Along a four-block stretch of boardwalk in one of New Jersey’s most popular summer playgrounds, almost nothing remained intact. The fire that roared…

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Posted: September 14th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: RePost, Seaside Fire | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on ‘This was a killer’: Seaside looks to regroup after boardwalk fire; Christie touts Jersey grit

Arson may be to blame at Seaside Boardwalk massive fire as “suspicious” cause gets serious play by prosecutors

Arson may be to blame at Seaside Boardwalk massive fire as “suspicious” cause gets serious play by prosecutors (via The Jersey Tomato Press)

Gerard Esposito A fireman on the scene of the massive fire at the Seaside Boardwalk. Whenever there is a fire, every fire chief tells the press the thing: I can’t comment until we finish our investigation. But as the world watched in horror on Thursday…

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Posted: September 14th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: RePost, Seaside Fire | Tags: , , | 2 Comments »