YOUR PHOTOS: As Hurricane Sandy continues to roar towards New Jersey in full force, we will keep you updated in this post with all urgent and important information tidbits pertaining to Lakewood – as it happens.
Your reports will also help us keep tabs on all neighborhoods around Lakewood, so if you see something, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected], or by texting us to 415-TL-SCOOP (415-857-2667).
Also, send us your photos to [email protected] and we’ll add it to our ‘Hurricane Sandy’ album.
If you have general accurate information to share with the town, please post it in the comments section on this post.
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UPDATE Sunday 1:45 PM: Tolls on the northbound GSP are suspended from Cape May to the Driscoll Bridge.
UPDATE: Sunday 1:56 PM. Latest storm update from Police Chief Rob Lawson:
•Hurricane Sandy will have a severe impact on our region over the next several days:
• Strong damaging sustained winds 35 to 50 mph over a prolonged period of time (24 to 48 hours), with gusts up to near hurricane strength. Strongest winds are expected south and east of the I-95 corridor.
• Extremely heavy rainfall.
• Major to record inland flooding along streams and rivers.
• Major to record coastal flooding. The full moon on October 29 just makes things worse.
• Options for the storm to miss our area are rapidly dwindling. Confidence on the storm having a major impact on our region continues to increase. The focus of efforts should be on when Sandy hits our region, not if Sandy hits our region.
UPDATE 2 PM: Christie Administration Announces Full Suspension of NJ Transit Service, Beginning this Afternoon.
UPDATE: 2:08 PM. Christie Administration Announces Full Suspension of NJ Transit Service, Beginning this Afternoon.
UPDATE 2:20 PM: Gov. Christie now in Press Conference: Worst part of storm will be Monday. Will linger for 36 hours or more.
UPDATE 2:30 PM: NWS: Coastal Flood Warning in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to midnight EDT Monday night.
UPDATE 2:45 PM: PATH Service to Be Suspended Beginning Midnight Sunday – Airlines Expected to Cease Flight Activity Tonight, and Tunnel and Bridge Closures Are Being Evaluated.
UPDATE 3:35 PM: Trash pickup schedule for Hurricane Sandy available here.
UPDATE 7:33 PM: Sunday evening in Lakewood: The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 53. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
UPDATE SUNDAY 7:45 PM: NWS: Options for the storm to miss our area are rapidly dwindling. Confidence on the storm having a major impact on our region continues to increase. The focus of efforts should be on WHEN Sandy hits our region, not iIF Sandy hits our region.
UPDATE MONDAY 9 AM: Brunt of the storm to come later in the day. Gusts of winds to hit 75 MPH in the afternoon.
UPDATE 9:10 AM: Latest satellite photo of Sandy’s path http://twitpic.com/b8h653
UPDATE 9: 20 AM: The worst of the storm is expected to hit New Jersey this evening. The eys of the storm is still over 200 miles away from New Jersey.
UPDATE 9:40 AM: GSP being shut in both direction south of exit 38.
UPDATE 9:45 AM: Governor Chris Christie Announces Federal Emergency Declaration for New Jersey.
UPDATE 10: 10 AM: Police Chief Rob Lawson: Stay off the roads. Worst to come after dark tonight.
UPDATE 11:23 AM: Governor: We have activated the Volunteer Emergency Response Hotline. If you would like to help, call 1-800-JERSEY-7.
UPDATE 11:25 AM: Mayor Miller & Police Chief: Brunt of Sandy to hit Lakewood after dark this evening.
UPDATE 11:45 PM. GOVERNOR TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE AT 12: WATCH LIVE http://www.livestream.com/governorchrischristie
UPDATE 12:07 PM: Gov Christie moments ago in Press Conference: WE’RE ALREADY SEEING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING – STAY OFF THE ROADS.
UPDATE: 12:17 PM: GOVERNOR: WE’RE ONLY AT FIRST 12 HOURS – WILL GET WORSE – LAST FOR ANOTHER 36 HOURS
UPDATE 1:04 PM: County offices will remain closed through Tuesday.
UPDATE 1:10 PM: Fire Chief Rodney Youmans: Stay Away From Downed Wires.
UPDATE 1:14 PM: If you lose power or see downed power lines, call JCP&L at 1-888-544-4877.
UPDATE: 1:42 PM: POLICE CHIEF ROB LAWSON “AGAIN”: STAY INDOORS – IT’S EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OUT THERE.
UPDATE 1:56 PM: Over 2,000 in Lakewood without power.
UPDATE 2 PM: GSP WILL BE CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS SOUTH OF 129 BEGINNING AT 4PM.
UPDATE 2:10 PM: OFFICIALS: SEEK SHELTER NOW. WIRES ARE CATCHING FIRE EVERYWHERE. DON’T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY.
UPDATE: 6:45 PM: WARNING: DO NOT HEAD OUT WITH A VEHICLE. IF YOU MUST, CALL CHAVEIRIM OR LCSW PRIOR TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN DRIVE – LIVE WIRES ARE DOWN IN MANY PLACES.
UPDATE: 6:45 PM: The brunt of the storm is heading our way – Sandy has already made landfall in Southern New Jersey
UPDATE 7:45 PM: Sandy now post-tropical. All warnings still in effect.
UPDATE 8 PM: LPD: WINDS HITTING RECORD NUMBERS- ASKING RESIDENTS TO REMAIN INDOORS.
UPDATE: 8:30 PM: Official projections from the National Hurricane Center have the storm moving westward through Pennsylvania and then moving north into New York. The change in designation from hurricane to post-tropical cyclone is due to a continued deterioration of the convective center of the system, characteristic of tropical cyclones and hurricanes. However, Sandy is just as dangerous – sustained 80 mph winds along with heavy rainfall, surge, and coastal and inland flooding are expected as this storm continues to move inland.
UPDATE 8:35 PM: LAKEWOOD CHAVEIRIM AND LAKEWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENTS REPEATERS ARE DOWN.
UPDATE 8:35 PM: SEE IMAGES OF SANDY MAKING LANDFALL: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail2.php?MediaID=1226&MediaTypeID=1
UPDATE 11:20 PM: TRACKING SANDY AFTER LANDFALL: VIDEO UPDATE: http://bcove.me/k6eq2gnb
UPDATE TUESDAY 8:43 AM: GOV. THE DEVASTATION ON THE JERSEY SHORE IS SOME OF THE WORST WE’VE EVER SEEN.
UPDATE 8:45 AM: GOV. GSP is now open but over 200 other state roads remain closed. Don’t drive unless you absolutely have to.
UPDATE 8:45 AM: GOV CHRISTIE TODAY AUTHORIZED THE CLOSURE OF ALL STATE OFFICES FOR TUESDAY.
UPDATE 8:50 AM: LPD: STAY HOME TODAY AS WELL. THERE ARE DANGERS ON THE STREETS.
UPDATE: 9 AM: LPD: STAY HOME TODAY AS WELL. THERE ARE DANGERS ON THE STREETS.
UPDATE 9:17 AM: ALL NEW JERSEY TRANSIT SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
UPDATE: 9:18 AM: OVER 20k JCPL CUSTOMERS IN LAKEWOOD WITHOUT POWER – NEARLY 1 MILLION IN STATE. LPD: KEEP ROADS CLEAR OR WILL DELAY REPAIRS.
UPDATE 10:58 AM: Governor: I don’t give a d*** about Election Day after what has happened here. I am worried about the people of New Jersey.
UPDATE: 11:20 AM: LATEST BRIEFING FROM THE GOVERNOR: http://www.livestream.com/governorchrischristie/video?clipId=pla_5b4613f1-c47b-4ec5-85d1-d6294df33213&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb
UPDATE 1:05 PM: Governor Heading By Helicopter To The Jersey Shore To Assess The damage. “From Early Reports, It Appears To Be Unthinkable.”
UPDATE 5:30 PM: Governor Christie: Just got back from surveying damage on the Shore. I’ll be updating everyone on the latest at 7:15PM. Watch live here: http://www.livestream.com/governorchrischristie …
UPDATE 7:55 PM: County Offices Will Re-open Wednesday, October 31st, With The Exception Of Those Facilities On The Barrier Islands.
Coventry has power. Bli ayin hora
Does anybody know of any shul that has maariv in anywhere in lakewood? I’m desperate !!
2 transformers blew at 5 & lexington. and we are blacked out.
anyone know abt school tomorrow?
What does “post-tropical” mean? Better than we were told or worse?
what does that mean ? sandy is over?
A house collapsed in williamsburg on Bedford Ave, and a house is on fire in Monsey , oi vey
Bais Rochel no school Tuesday due to power outage on carey st
What’Grill its phone number ?
Bais Tzvi will be closed tommorrow
What’s the phone number?
Just thinkin here, are you so not able to think for yourself? If the school is crazy enough to be open, will you be that crazy and send your kids out in this dangerous condition? Goes for going to shul too. All oficial (frum and otherwise) are staying stay off the road as there are live wires and fires because of it. Don’t we learn from others? The story in monsey last year of the child and the man who tried to save him and died too because of live wires.
Be smart, be responsible and stay in doors unless it is an emergency.
Coventry just lost power…
coventry lost power
The 50+ foot Silver Maple tree in my backyard just fell over. BH”Y, it fell away from our house and not on it. We thought we saw it’s 4 ft trunk moving in strong gusts around 5:30 pm, but we thought that with everything swaying around it, our eyes were just playing tricks on us. Then, at about 8:30 pm, there was a gust so strong, our house shook, and then a thud in the backyard. Using a flashlight, my son discovered the roots of the tree sticking up about 15 ft in the air. Thank you, Hashem, thank you.
Iy”h, I’ll submit photos in the morning.
Coventry has noo powerrr!!!!! This neverr happens! Anywhere in lkwd that does have power??
Tree down on vermont and caughlin st may have live wires be careful. There will be a 610 am and 8 am shacris minyin at R’Babad shul located at coughlin st
Coventry poweris out since 830, louisberg square an whispering pines also out
VARIOUS RADIO STATIONS HAVE HAD OFFICIALS CALL IN FROM VARIOUS STATES SAYING THERE ARE SO MANY POWER LINES DOWN ON ALL KINDS OF ROADS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY ALL OF THEM.
JUST BECAUSE THE STORM MAY, IYH, TONE DOWN A GOOD DEAL TOMORROW, DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO PLAY IN ANY WATER ON ANY STREET, AT LEAST FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL THEY ASSESS WHERE THOSE LIVE WIRES ARE. BE SAFE AND PATIENT PLEASE!!!
chestnut still has power
Oak knoll area is holding out!!! We still have power!!!!
Melville ave just lost electric
Arlington area out since about 8:20.
Brookhill just went out
wyndham,hearthstone-OUT!.presidential-on.pine street -on.
Albert is ot of power! Please call jcpl to notify them…my phone isn’t working
Capitol hotel lost power Around 820
Lakeview – out
New central – out
Flatbush – out
Brookhill is back on
county line manor power just went back on!
Pine street
the lights went on in brookhill
Is there anyone that does have power?
I am learning by the flashlight, its original and the howling of the wind makes it feel like when hillel climbed up the roof and was listening in thru the sky light to the divrie torah, the gemora says that it was winter then, that’s how I felt tonight
Melville ave has their electric back on. Way to go JCP&L !!!
Chateau Park still has power bli ayin hora…
There’s a tree down across squankum, by Cary st. Live wires.
i cant belive it. I fell for it again! Just a little wind and drizzel. Mamash meshuga.
Newberry Ct. currently has power.
We lost power at about 9:45 and it mysteriously came back on at 10:20
brookhill back on
Somerset Walk just got power back after being off for about 40 min
Sparks are flickering from the top of an electric pole right outside my house. Anyone know what this means?
Chateau is on
county line manor has power
Poplar and county line area is still on b”h
Who from Chateau has internet?
14 th street out by case till hope maybe more!!
Tree downed many wires on chicanos and stevens do not enter dangerous
Power has been down since 2:30 PM today.
There is a tree down on Ridge between New Hampshire and County Line (closer to New Hampshire)
You CANNOT see it until you are to close, there are live wires hangin out, not to mention the tree across the entire road. I almost hit it!
Presidential still on
see u in the morning;)
The lakewood fire works are sponsored in part by JCP&L and the Lakewood scoop.
Vosikin minyanim can now clearly tell when its time to daven shachris, if they can see the difference between the Blue or Green light coming from the Blown transformers.
Speaking of the fire works, how many of you “accidentally” made the brocha “Oseh Maseh Breishis” on the bright blue light that came about from a blown transformer?
wyndham 2 back on for now!!
Power back on in wyndham! Theres hope for the rest of u!
Time for a kiddush!
Lakewood Courtyard has electricity thanx to Eli from Elis Electrical for going out last night and turning on their generator for them.
Beis Nachum in Brookhill shul has power, coffee and a ‘varime mikve’ with a 7:00 minyan that will accommodate shachris k’vasikin as well;)
route 88 pwer out since 1pm on monday
South Lakewood, the enclave,fairways and Elwood village has lost electricity
To shandyschmandy- please take a moment an go to the News12 NJ website. I do believe that your skeptisim needs a reality check!
The pictures and reports of devastation around the state, hopefully, will adjust your attitude towards this storm!
Over 2,000,000 (million) customers in NJ alone are without power! Besides the flooding and power outages, structures have been swept out to sea – example: more than half of the pier in seaside is gone-
There have been numerous fires all over the state. The GSP is closed both directions from 129 south.
Many bridges and tunnels crossing into NY are closed! {NYC still has suspension of subway and bus service, PATH service is suspended} Many many homes around the state have been damaged by falling trees. (And many more than that have lost vehicles)
But besides the material losses, people have lost their lives!
So, please, educate yourself– this was not just some little storm of wind and rain!
Are the roads safe this morning?
Where can I get gas? My generator is running low!
Teaberry and w kenddy never went
Bagel nosh open?
Carol St still down no electric!
Anyone know any gas station that r open … need gas for generator
KOSHER VILLAGE has power and is OPEN for business!
WHEN ATE WE GETTING POWER?? Coventry.
TLS we need updates.
I have a Peak power inverter for a car, it gives you 3 outlets for power, email me [email protected]
We never lost power!!!! Hope rd, avis, Malka way, poplar, mulberry etc
Gas station at Route 9 & Rt 70 had gas at 9:30
Village Pizza on countyline road also has power and will be opening sometime between 1130 and 12
what are the conditions of the roads? safe to drive?
we had light since about 7:00 in the morning
the fridge and all appliances are still off but we got light…..
can we have a listing of businesses that are open today? And my kid has to get to the doc- i think it’s brochitis… what do I do?
kosher village open! bread ,water,etc.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! phones temp.not working !!!!!!!!!!!
kosher village has fresh bread milk chicken
Stay OFF the roads! Can’t stress this enough! You think you know better so you can drive around? Every other town is urging residents to stay at home today. I know we all must have cabin fever but stay put until tomorrow. Just because your block has power, no lines down, and no broken trees doesn’t mean there’s a whole other story next
Block over.
anything open on south side of lake?
Village Pizza on countyline road also has power and will be opening sometime between 1130 and 12
Wow…. so many people with access to the internet without power??? That is a scary thought! I hope all have filters on their alternate internet devices!
super stop on rt 9 is open
Surprised – we’re in 2012. Find me a cell phone without Internet
is thier as schedual by area when power is expected back on
FRENCH SHIP CERAMIC CAFE IS OPEN TODAY TUESDAY AND HAS WATER ELECTICITY AND FUN FOR KIDS TO RELAX ON ROUTE 9! 10%OFF TODAY ONLY
have patience,,and though we might not perceive the goodness of G-d’s plan, we have Bitachon that it indeed is good. The basis of our existence is the realization of the concept “Ein Od Milvado.” There is nothing besides Him – Hashem is the ultimate Controller, Conductor, Facilitator and, of course, Creator and Owner of everything and every occurrence in existence, past, present and future.Imagin that we got this letter from hashem, This is G-d. Today I will be handling ALL of your problems for you. I do not need your help. So, have a nice day. I love you.
G-d.
When we see a situation that seems so unlikely to happen naturally, we can assume that it represents a serious test to bring us to higher levels and through the passing of this test to become truly deserving.
This being the case, the more unnatural the set of circumstances and crises, the more obvious it becomes that this is an opportunity to rise to new heights and to become deserving of success and blessing never previously achievable
I saw at least a dozen JCP & L trucks drive by on New Egypt Road in Lakewood this morning. I do not know where they were heading, but I have yet to spot them doing any repairing in the area. It looks like I will be eating peanut butter sandwiches for awhile. Two huge 60 foot trees belonging to my neighbor fell down in my backyard and crushed my wheelbarrow. Luckily they missed hitting my 3 containers of pitcher plants. I now have to wait for my other neighbor’s son to show up to cut up the trees and dispose of them. I am also so glad the trees did not hit the house.
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I was just at Heads of Class by that Chateau mall. Alot of women are out of the house.
What’s with east 9th and park is there power there
Only gas station open around the Lakewood area is SINGIN on chambers bridge rd but there are about 75 cars waiting. But come get some!
YAY!! EAT A PITA IS OPEN!! Running there now to get some awesome shawarma.
Where can I get gas now?
Does anyone have ANY idea when were getting our power back? Any chance of school tomorrow?! Contemplating going to brooklyn if its long enough to make it worth it…
How long will it be till residential power is back up and ruining
Any gas stations open in north Lakewood (e.g., Rte 9 and County Line)?
Power back on on Central Ave @ 4:15 PM.
BP gas on route 9 across from the lake has gas and power and long lines.
For all the people asking when the power is going back on, go back and read what JCPL was saying before the storm! 7-10 days I hope it’s sooner but did you look around and see what they are dealing with? And believe me, Lakewood got off relatively easy!
how’s the situation now? our relative lives in E. Kennedy Blvd, we can’t reach him by phone so we are very worried.. any news?