Snowstorm Information - Feb. 9

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
For snowstorm information from the Ocean County Office of Emergency Management  Click here to view the website

FIRE HYDRANTS
Residents are urged to clear snow from fire hydrants located in the area of their home. Immediate access to a hydrant is imperative in fighting fires.

CANCELLATIONS/POSTPONEMENTS
The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders' regularly scheduled preboard meeting will be changed from 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10 to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17 because of inclement weather. The meeting will be held in Room 304 of the Ocean County Administration Building, Toms River.

The Lithuanian Flag Raising scheduled for noon, Feb. 11, at the Ocean County Administration Building, Toms River, has been postponed due to the anticipated snowstorm. A new date will be announced in the near future.

For Ocean County Health Department Cancellations  Click here to read the release

OCEAN RIDE INFORMATION
Ocean Ride will operate limited medical transportation service before noon only on Wednesday, Feb. 10. And, the Toms River Connection/Route 37 Bus and the Brick Link fixed routes will operate as scheduled, weather permitting.

GENERAL STORM INFORMATION
For general information on county road clearing, tips and suggestions on weathering the storm
 Click here to read the release

Battery Recycling Changes

Changes have been made to Ocean County's battery recycling program.

To access information on the changes  Click here to read the release

Fire Prevention for Seniors

Help Retire Fire is a fire prevention program provided by the Ocean County Fire Marshal's Office and supported by the Board of Freeholders and Ocean County Sheriff William L. Polhemus and focusing on the needs of senior citizens.

 To access the information click here

Senior Services Area Plan

The 2010-2012 Area Plan Contract Summary outlines Ocean County's plan for addressing the current and future needs of our senior population

 Click here for the summary PDF

Ocean County Officials Monitoring H1N1 Swine Flu

Ocean County is working closely with both the state and federal government in monitoring the spread of the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus. Updated information can be found at the Ocean County Health Department Website  www.ochd.org and the State of New Jersey Homepage  www.state.nj.us

Energy Assistance

For information on energy and utility discount programs  please click here.

Grass Too High on State Road?

To report unattractive weeds and grass too tall that might be causing site distance problems along state Highways in Ocean County including Routes 37, 35, 72 and 70, call the state Department of Transportation dispatch number at 609-588-6212. The call is taped and logged into a state data base.

Street lights out?

Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari encourages residents to report streetlight outages to the utility companies servicing the area.

For First Energy customers which include Jersey Central Power & Light call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) or go online at  www.firstenergycorp.com and click on "Report an outage."

For Atlantic City Electric customers call 1-800-642-3780 or go online at  www.atlanticcityelectric.com and click on link to report streetlight outage.