Hurricane-Damaged Monmouth Waterways' Cleanup Contract Awarded

CrowderGulf, headquartered in Theodore, Alabama, will undertake local cleanup and dredging effort

An Alabama company will undertake a massive cleanup and debris removal effort in waterways following Hurricane Sandy. State authorities have removed more than 1,000 boats since the storm hit, but the remains of many others, plus debris resulting from everything from destroyed homes to derelict vessels previously undetected pose a threat to navigation as the spring boating season draws near. Three companies were awarded contracts to clear New Jersey's waterways of debris, hopefully before spring arrives. Donjon Marine will be responsible for the northern portion of the state, from the New York border to Raritan Bay. CrowderGulf, of Theodore, Alabama, will be responsible for the central portion of the state, from the Navesink River in …

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Fair Haven's Post-Sandy Update

Amount of brush and tree removal for Fair Haven and Rumson more than doubled that of 2011 in two months' time

"Frankly, we are just coming up for air," Fair Haven Administrator Theresa Casagrande said in her report to the governing body at Monday's Borough Council meeting about Hurricane Sandy recovery. Casagrande gave an update on some facts and figures concerning the borough's status in Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) funding, waterway cleaning, parks clearing, trees and brush in the post-Hurricane Sandy scene in Fair Haven. According to information released by FEMA as of Jan. 8, Fair Haven had been allocated $18,750 for debris removal. Right now, the given is that at least a portion of the Fair Haven Dock has to be rebuilt. Part of it is still sitting on a resident's lawn, which, Mayor Ben Lucarelli said, the borough is working …

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