Even though it’s all tragedy, I need to be here every single day. Remnants of Sandy’s wrath can be found throughout this entire Ocean County community. Major funding for Reporters Roundtable with David Cruz provided by RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group, and New Jersey Realtors. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); NJ Spotlight News exists in part thanks to generous foundation support, including our founding funders the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and the William Penn Foundation -- as well as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Fund for New Jersey, the Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, and the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, and the Nicholson Foundation. “We will rebuild and we will be stronger than ever before.”. We need it to go to 90-10. So far 30,000 cubic yards of storm related debris was removed from town. your own Pins on Pinterest It’s baby steps.”, As for the cost of the damage, Nelson said, “It’s unfathomable. As promised, here is some information on the building as well as the tree lighting ceremony. Thanks to those of you who joined the Borough Council Meeting last night. Our home is 1.7mi from this bridge. Nelson says Hulc is just one of the heroes in this small beach town. Update 19: November 14, 2012: 3:15 pm Here is the latest: – For tomorrow, for those of you parking in the North end of town, please park your cars directly on Rt35/Ocean Avenue. A … ©2021 NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. County Route 528 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Follow @LaurenWankoNJTV The borough has an estimated summer population of approximately 5,000. “We’re the smallest town with the most amount of damage so we have to take it one step at a time,” said Mantoloking Chief of Police Mark Wright. I know they went to 100 percent in Katrina. And rebuilding is something they’re determined to do. As of the 2000 Census, Mantoloking was the highest-income community in the state of New Jersey with a per capita money income of $114,01 The borough’s budget is driven by the property taxes and beach badges. The wind whistles through the eerily quiet streets. Mantoloking & Hurricane Sandy. Aug 3, 2013 - Your looking at the Jersey Shore community of Mantoloking and Bay Head which were both devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Promotional support provided by New Jersey Business Magazine. The highway is designated 39.89 miles from Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown to Ocean Avenue in Mantoloking. “I was here a day after the storm and it just looked like Armageddon,” said Chris Nelson, special council of Mantoloking. Residents and contractors are allowed back into town daily. Mantoloking NJ Nov 9, 2012 Hurricane Sandy Aftermath - YouTube *Please bring exact cash or a check payable to Certified Reiki Master Grace Conte for $15.00*. Nov 12, 2012 - Get the current temperature, chance of rain, hour-by-hour forecast and weekend outlook for your area and across the country. Mantoloking & Hurricane Sandy. Major funding for NJ Spotlight News provided by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, New Jersey Education Association, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group, Orsted, PSEG Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and RWJ Barnabas Health. DATE: Monday, March 22. Kirby Foundation, the Hyde and Watson Foundation, and the Union Foundation. Grassmann Trust, the F.M. Homes sit in ruin at the end of a bridge wrecked by flooding from Superstorm Sandy in Mantoloking, New Jersey. “It’s not for lack effort. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 296, reflecting a decline of 127 from the 423 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 89 from the 334 counted in the 1990 Census. ... MORE HURRICANE SANDY COVERAGE. Oct. 31, 2012. Every one of the community’s 521 homes were either damaged or destroyed by the storm, which carved a new inlet between the ocean and Barnegat Bay. Here, we examine Hurricane Sandy, which in 2012 tracked up the East Coast of the U.S., before coming onshore in New Jersey. They’ve lost so much here, but they haven’t lost their sense of community. Hurricane Sandy Route 35 Mantoloking Breach. Sixty homes are now gone, washed away by the storm, and 139 homes are uninhabitable. People just don’t understand. New Jersey was severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy, with economic losses to businesses of up to $30 billion.Sandy, the most intense storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the Caribbean Sea north of Panama on October 22, 2012. Sep 14, 2015 - Explore Donna Reilly Chenkin's board "Mantoloking NJ" on Pinterest. In Mantoloking, the bridge was washed out and a new channel was carved, destroying many homes in the area. IEW Construction Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In late October 2012, Hurricane Sandy hammered the East Coast, causing an estimated $50 billion in damages, leaving much of the local infrastructure devastated. Views expressed by our advertisers and sponsors are their own, and are not endorsed by NJ Spotlight News. Jeanne Hulc is faced with rebuilding her entire home. Every single utility company has been out here day and night.”. Promotional support provided by InsiderNJ. The town will work it through. Eight weeks after Hurricane Sandy struck the beach town of Mantoloking, residents are still trying to rebuild. Office Hours Monday through Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM except Holidays. At this time we need to gather additional information – so you can begin to move forward. This residential community doesn’t have a boardwalk and there are only two businesses in town. When Hurricane Sandy wrought its path of destruction in 2012, IEW Construction Group was first at Route 35, laying the core stone base across the island breach, literally building the road that would enable responders and emergency personnel to reach the next section of island. The Mantoloking Bridge cost roughly $25 million when it was opened in 2005 to replace a bridge built in 1938. We talk about FEMA assistance, our town really, really needs it. The eastern end of the highway sustained extensive damage in 2012 when an inlet opened between Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy, scouring away the road east of the Mantoloking Bridge. We could use it as well.”. How do you access a home that’s not here anymore? /DCA: We are going to perform additional assessments starting soon. View Waves slam into the sea wall in Scituate, Mass., Oct., 29, 2012, as Superstorm Sandy approaches the east coast of the U.S. pictures and other Sandy's Swath of Destruction photos at ABC News Mantoloking and Hurricane Sandy. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of the damage around Mantoloking, New Jersey is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. There are more than 520 homes in this community. Mantoloking is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The fierce ocean waves pound against the now empty beach. Building Dept. Superstorm Sandy damaged the Mantoloking Bridge and formed an inlet from the ocean to the bay in Mantoloking, making the bridge mostly inaccessible for vehicles. Do not park your car on Bay Head side streets (including Clayton). In the weeks that followed, IEW played an integral role in the restoration of the roadway through the island. LOCATION: Cooper Environmental Center, Cattus Island County Park, Toms River. Eight weeks after Hurricane Sandy, Mantoloking still feels like a ghost town. Nelson says just about every house was damaged in some capacity from the storm. See more ideas about jersey shore, hurricane sandy, sandy. In the wake of the storm, The Castle Group was asked by several Government agencies and private homeowners to perform immediate emergency inspections of their underwater structures, including the Mantoloking Bridge… (Photo by Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger) MANTOLOKING — From all around Mantoloking… Mantoloking, New Jersey 08738 732-475-6983. Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall ... NJ - OCTOBER 31: Homes sit in ruin at the end of a bridge wrecked by flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in Mantoloking… We’re figure out how to deal with it,” Nelson said. The bridge … Mantoloking Inlet . McDowell’s house, across Route 35 from the Atlantic Ocean, used to be five houses north of the Mantoloking Bridge.