{"id":1043,"date":"2012-11-01T21:40:27","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T21:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2012-11-05T17:20:01","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T17:20:01","slug":"emergency-help-in-nj-towns-post-sandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/emergency-help-in-nj-towns-post-sandy\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency help in New Jersey towns (post-Sandy)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we learn of help and resources available in New Jersey towns for victims of Hurricane Sandy, we&#8217;re posting them, along with special information about school closures and other important local information. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please also check<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/hurricane-sandy-in-new-jersey-news-resources\/\">Sandy in New Jersey &#8211; News &#038; General Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thewei.com\/kimi\/special-voting-arrangements-in-new-jersey-for-2012-election\/\">Special voting arrangements in New Jersey for 2012 election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/fema-assistance-for-sandy-victims\/\">FEMA assistance &#038; how to apply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bergenlatinos.com\/blog\/huracan-sandy-en-new-jersey-recursos-y-noticias\/\">Hurac\u00e1n Sandy en New Jersey &#8211; Recursos y Noticias<\/a> (en espa\u00f1ol)<\/li>\n<li><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Very Important Tips\/Announcements<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you bought a generator from Costco DO NOT USE IT! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/cpscpub\/prerel\/prhtml13\/13026.html\">Its causing FIRES!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>School Closures<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news12.com\/articleDetail.jsp?articleId=244420\">College &#038; University<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/10\/29\/hurricane-sandy-school-cl_n_2038887.html\">Public School<\/a. New Jersey teacher's convention scheduled for Nov 8&#038;9 has been cancelled.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Road Closures<\/strong>: Call 511 or visit 511 websites <a href=\"http:\/\/www.511nj.org\/\">511 NJ<\/a> or <a href=\"511ny.org\">511 NY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shelters<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/sandy-in-new-jersey-news-general-resources\/#shelters\">Shelters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Municipal Closures and Enforcement Changes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Fair Lawn<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emergency Information<\/strong>: Overnight parking restriction suspended (you may park on the street) until Monday, Nov. 5 2012. Check for parking updates at 201-794-5399<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garbage pick-up<\/strong> is suspended temporarily. Residents may bring household garbage and recyclables to the DPW at 20-05 Saddle River Road<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charging Stations<\/strong><br \/>\nFair Lawn Community Center on Kipp Street and Berdan Road on Thursday 11\/1 Friday 11\/2 7am-9pm Sat 11\/3 9am-9pm &#038; Sun 11\/3 9am-5pm. Fair Lawn High School has charging stations from 10am-2pm Fri on 11\/2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Showers<\/strong><br \/>\nShowers available at the Community Center on Kipp Street and Berdan Road<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contacts<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kurt.peluso\">Kurt Peluso<\/a> 201-410-1558<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Hackensack<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emergency information<\/strong>: for all emergencies call 911. City offices re-opened Thursday, Nov. 1 2012. They are experiencing limited telephone service. Curfew is in effect from 6pm to 6am daily until further notice. Schools are closed until Monday, Nov 5 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Local businesses open<\/strong><br \/>\nTarget on Hackensack Ave <br \/>\nHome Depot on Hackensack Avenue <br \/>\nCostco on So. River Street <br \/>\nBurger King on Hackensack Avenue<br \/>\n711 on Main Street &#038; State Street <br \/>\nDeli Mart on Main Street <br \/>\nFarmers Market on Passaic Street <br \/>\nLucky Farms on South Summit Avenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Hoboken<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>FOOD<\/strong><br \/>\nA food truck capable of serving hundreds of meals will be at the Capital One Bank parking lot (3rd and Washington) serving free meals to the public this afternoon. Food trucks from throughout the region are invited into Hoboken to help feed our community.<\/li>\n<li>The Elks Club will also be serving food to the public this afternoon. The Fire Department pumped out the loading dock for the A&#038;P supermarket, which is expecting a delivery and hoping to open today.<\/li>\n<li>Water tankers are available at 1st &#038; Washington and 315 Hudson St (bring your own container)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Irvington<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>Resources are being organized and communicated by Mayor Wayne Smith. Call his cell at 973-219-5245 or text him a number so he can call you back. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mayorwayne.smith\">Mayor Smith&#8217;s Facebook Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CITY CONTACT INFO<\/strong> (may not be working)<\/li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Fire Dept: 973-399-6555<\/li>\n<li>Police Dept: 973-399-6600<\/li>\n<li>Mayor Office:973-399-6639<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SHELTERS<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst Congressional Christian United Methodist Church at 1240 Clinton Avenue Irvington Ave (off civic Square). Call if you have mobility difficulties and need transportation.<\/li>\n<li>Chris Gatling Center at 285 Union Avenue Irvington 973-399-6597<\/li>\n<li><strong>STORES<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are food stores open on Springfield Avenue in Irvington from Grove Street up to the Maplewood line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Jersey City<\/h3>\n<p>\n<strong>Emergency information<\/strong>: Curfew is in effect from 7pm to 7am daily until further notice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Newark<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>Resources and advisories are being communicated by the mayor via Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corybooker\">@corybooker<\/a> or for non-emergency assistance call 973-266-4111 (if not working try 973-877-9323, 973-733-9326, 973-733-9321 or 973-733-9325)<\/li>\n<li><strong>FOOD<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Hot meals are being served daily to residents in Newark affected by Sandy at these locations<\/li>\n<li>502 Summer Avenue<\/li>\n<li>595 Mt. Prospect Avenue<\/li>\n<li>444 Mt. Prospect Avenue<\/li>\n<li>136 Tiffany Boulevard<\/li>\n<li>1 Court Street<\/li>\n<li>2 Speedway Drive<\/li>\n<li>285 Burnett Street<\/li>\n<li>1060 Broad Street<\/li>\n<li>Shabazz High School<\/li>\n<li>JFK High School<\/li>\n<li><strong>SHELTERS<\/strong><br \/>NPS is hosting shelters for those in need at West Side, MX Shabazz, and Samuel Berliner. You can go to a shelter to stay overnight or just to warm up, and you can shower at some of them. Some serve food too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SCHOOLS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Newark Public Schools closed Monday and Tuesday (Nov 5&#038;6) for CHILDREN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>STORES OPEN<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Xtra Super 930 Broadway; meat counter open till 8pm store open till 9pm (973) 484-7200<\/li>\n<li>Pathmark Supermarket 281 Ferry St Open 24 hours (973) 589-3922<\/li>\n<li>Met Food Market 514 Ferry St Open till 8 pm (973) 817-9333<\/li>\n<li>Extra Supermarket 125 Avon Ave Open till 8 pm (973) 504-9696<\/li>\n<li>C Town Supermarket 120 Clinton Ave #Newark Open till 6 or 7. Call (973) 642-3363<\/li>\n<li>Brothers Supermarket 525 Springfield Ave #Newark (973) 481-6499 Open till 8 pm<\/li>\n<li>Bravo Supermarket 260 Roseville Ave Open till 8 pm (973) 485-6170<\/li>\n<li>Twin City 611 Broadway open till 8 pm.<\/li>\n<li>Fatima Supermarket 111 Wilson open till 10 pm, lines are not long.<\/li>\n<li>Pathmark 167 Bergen St. restocking shelves now. Open 24 hours with average lines.<\/li>\n<li>Seabra&#8217;s Ferry Street &#038; Wilson Ave. locations are open. Chestnut Street is closed<\/li>\n<li><strong>MORE INFORMATION<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Newark Pulse <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newarkpulse.com\/articles\/After-Hurricane-Sandy-Update.html\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newarkpulse\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>On Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/newnewark\">@newnewark<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sustainablenwk\">@sustainablenwk<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/greenwei.com\">Newark Green Drinks\/Green Wei<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHARGING STATIONS &#038; WIFI<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Newark.Museum\">Newark Museum<\/a> Free to public Sat\/Sun Nov 3&#038;4 12-5pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Nubian-Flavor-Restaurant\/72331019739\">Nubian Flavor Restaurant<\/a> at 410 Springfield Avenue 973-242-2238 &#8211; Free coffee and charging stations till 7pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>A BREAK &#038; A BIT OF FUN<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Newark.Museum\">Newark Museum<\/a> writes: As we deal with the aftermath of the storm, we invite you to come in, relax, get warm, and enjoy the beautiful art in our 80 galleries. The Museum is offering free admission this Saturday and Sunday, and we welcome you to participate in art and science activities for children, and group tours; charge your smart phone; and enjoy free WiFi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>New Brunswick<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>New Brunswick Elks Lodge is hosting a FREE SOUP KITCHEN to help those that would like a warm meal and something warm to drink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Passaic<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>Street parking enforcement suspended through 11\/4<\/li>\n<li>UPO on Myrtle Avenue by #11 school is open Fri\/Sat\/Sun Nov 3-4 12-5pm. All are welcome to come and drink coffee, charge your phone or plan a meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Plainfield\/Fanwood<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emergency information<\/strong>: Curfew is in effect from 7pm to 6am daily.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CONTACTS<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rebeccarebelwill \">Rebecca Williams on Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SHELTERS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Washington School 427 Darrow Street between West 7th &#038; West 4th Streets! (hot food, charging stations, cots)<\/li>\n<li><strong>CHARGING STATIONS &#038; RESOURCE CENTERS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fire Division Engine 3 Station (1147 West Third Street) has been set up as a food distribution center and charging station.<\/li>\n<li>Emerson School is being used as a resource center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>List of other shelters throughout New Jersey<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bergen County: Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus<\/li>\n<li>Cumberland County: Red Cross Shelters at: Cumberland County College, 3322 College Drive., Vineland<\/li>\n<li>Cumberland County: \u00a0Vo-Tech, 601 Bridgeton Ave., Bridgeton<\/li>\n<li>Essex County:  Codey Arena at the Essex County South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange can house 150 people. <\/li>\n<li>Maplewood: DeHart Community Center in DeHart Park, 120 Burnett Road<\/li>\n<li>Caldwell Community Center, 1 Provost Square \u2013 is open as a warming center from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Livingston High School and Seton Hall University are open as overnight shelters<\/li>\n<li>Red Cross Shelter: JFK Recreation Center, 211 West Kinney Avenue, Newark<\/li>\n<li>Middlesex County: Carl Sandburg Middle School, Route 516, just off of Route 9 North in Old Bridge.<\/li>\n<li>Woodbridge Community Center 600 Main Street \u2013 for area residents in need of continuous supervised medical care.  Pets accepted.<\/li>\n<li>Carteret: Carteret Middle School, Carteret Ave.<\/li>\n<li>Nathan Hale School, Haywood and Roosevelt Avenues<\/li>\n<li>East Brunswick, Trinity Baptist Church, Cranbury Road<\/li>\n<li>Edison: Edison Senior Center, 2963 Woodbridge Avenue<\/li>\n<li>Milltown, Firehouses on Cottage Avenue and South Main Street<\/li>\n<li>Monroe High School<\/li>\n<li>Sayreville Historical Museum, 425 Main Street, Sayreville<\/li>\n<li>Medical-needs and special needs shelter has opened at Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main Street<\/li>\n<li>Monmouth County: MAC Center at Monmouth University in West Long Branch<\/li>\n<li>Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center, 4240 Allaire Road, Farmingdale<\/li>\n<li>Salem County:  Salem Community College<\/li>\n<li>Somerset County: Hillsborough Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough<\/li>\n<li>North Plainfield High School, 100 Brooks Blvd. \u2013 accepting pets but owner must stay at separate location.<\/li>\n<li>Somerville Branch of the Somerset Valley YMCA, 2 Green Street \u2013 open to all who lost power from 5 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. call (908) 722-4567<\/li>\n<li>Union County: Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Street \u2013 pets accepted<\/li>\n<li>Emerson Elementary School, 305 Emerson Avenue, Plainfield<\/li>\n<li>Ralph Froehlich Public Safety Building, lower lobby, 300 North Avenue East, Westfield \u2013 free public mobile phone(only) charging station, laptops and other devices cannot be charged here.<\/li>\n<li>Warren County: The Trinity Church, 213 Main Street \u2013 overnight shelter for Hackettstown residents only, bring own pillows, blankets, food, medicines, books, games, or sleeping bags.  Charging station \u2013 NO PETS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we learn of help and resources available in New Jersey towns for victims of Hurricane Sandy, we&#8217;re posting them, along with special information about school closures and other important local information. Please also check Sandy in New Jersey &#8211; News &#038; General Resources Special voting arrangements in New Jersey for 2012 election FEMA assistance &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/emergency-help-in-nj-towns-post-sandy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Emergency help in New Jersey towns (post-Sandy)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,31,314],"tags":[317,319,318,316,315,320],"class_list":["post-1043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all","category-food","category-help-2","tag-food-2","tag-government","tag-municipal","tag-resources","tag-sandy","tag-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1043"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1153,"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1043\/revisions\/1153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}