WILDWOOD, N.J. (CBS) — As New Jersey prepares for major impacts from the nor’easter, Governor Phil Murphy has declared a state of emergency that will begin Friday at 5 p.m. This will include road restrictions for certain vehicles.
In preparation for the upcoming winter storm, I’m declaring a STATE OF EMERGENCY beginning at 5:00 PM today. We urge all New Jerseyans to stay off the roads, stay updated, and stay safe.

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Gov. Phil Murphy Issues State Of Emergency As South Jersey Residents Stock Up Ahead Of Storm

POINT PLEASANT BEACH — The Point Pleasant Beach Office of Emergency Management [OEM] issued a notice to residents ahead of a winter storm which is forecasted to produce blizzard conditions, gale-force winds and coastal flooding at the Jersey Shore beginning this evening into Saturday. “We are currently predicting snowfall between twelve and eighteen inches overnight into Saturday morning,” states the message.

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BRICK TOWNSHIP — The New Jersey Turnpike Authority on Tuesday awarded two emergency contracts totaling $3.5 million to repair the Garden State Parkway, after the Jan. 19 fire that occurred beneath the northbound and southbound roadways of the Parkway and the Interchange 91 ramps at Milepost 92.9.

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MANASQUAN — Manasquan High School students were on the scene of a simulated car crash earlier this week, learning first-hand about the work of local first responders.The live drill was conducted in the parking lot of the Manasquan First Aid Squad at 65 Broad St.

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POINT PLEASANT BEACH — The Point Pleasant Beach school district is offering weekly COVID-19 testing to students and faculty free of charge. Launched in January, the testing is conducted in a conference room behind the Board of Education offices on Tuesdays from 4:45 to 6:15 p.m. Laboratory Testing Services [LTS] is conducting the rapid antigen nasal swab testing. LTS is the same company that conducts staff testing under Gov.

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WALL TOWNSHIP — State police and ambulance crews responded to the scene of a multi-vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway in Wall Friday.
The crash occurred near GSP mile market 97 shortly after noon, halting southbound traffic. For more on this story, read the next edition of The Coast Star—on newsstands Thursday or online in our e-Edition.Check out our other Wall Township stories, updated daily.

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Multiple vehicles involved in Garden State Parkway crash Friday

Jean Edith Scholl (nee Hance) 90 of Manchester, formerly of Wall Township, passed away at home on January 22, 2022.
Born on June 10, 1931, Jean grew up in Point Pleasant. Soon after graduating from high school, she met and married her sweetheart Bob.
Jean and Bob settled in Wall Township where they raised their four children. Together they operated Robert Scholl Plumbing & Heating Co.

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BELMAR — The new year has brought a new superintendent to the Belmar Public School District, Jimmy Alvarez began his position on Jan. 1. Now, Mr. Alvarez is on a mission to individually meet all the students and staff of Belmar Elementary School as he embarks in this new role.  “I think every experience that I had in education and even before education, has brought me down the path to this position.

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