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Vol. 3 - No. 48
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For Now, Inlet Issues Will Remain in Southern Ocean County By Daniel Nee Solutions are on the horizon, but for the near future, at least, boaters will still have to contend with a longer haul and shallow water at Barnegat and Little Egg inlets, respectively. For Stafford Township and Long Beach Island residents, getting to Barnegat Inlet has taken longer than usual over the past two seasons due to the closure of the Double Creek Channel, the southern channel that leads to the inlet and, ultimately, the ocean. After Superstorm Sandy, the shallow channel, marked by dog-leg turns and a skinny width, became even shallower, necessitating officials to install numerous hazard buoys and perform frequent marker changes. In the spring of 2014, the markers were completely removed and the state considered the channel closed to navigation, with a promise that a dredging project would soon lead to its reopening. The good news for boaters it that the dredging project has been scheduled. The bad news is that it will not be completed in time for the channel to be reopened this season. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has been awarded a state contract to dredge to channel, and work is expected to begin this fall, said Kevin Israel, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation, which has jurisdiction (Inlet - See Page 4)
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May 21, 2016
SEAPORT CLEANS UP AFTER SPRINKLER DAMAGE, FUNDS NEEDED
–Photo courtesy Tuckerton Seaport The Tuckerton Seaport requires extensive repairs after damage from a fire suppression sprinkler system that turned on May 3. In the meantime, operations are taking place out of the Hunting Shanty. By Catherine Galioto cording to the Seaport, but operations have cluding the gift shop, offices, Jacques CousTUCKERTON – The Tuckerton Seaport been relocated to the Hunting Shanty, with teau National Estuarine Research Reserve has launched a fundraising campaign after tours going on as scheduled. Exhibit, Wildside Exhibit, and electrical a fire suppression sprinkler went off in its A sprinkler was activated for an unknown room saw water damage estimated at more visitor center, creating widespread damage. reason on the top floor of the Visitor Center than a hundred thousand dollars. All three floors of the visitor center saw at 12:58 a.m. May 3, with police alerting the Mitigation began thereafter but officials (Damage - See Page 14) a significant amount of water damage, ac- seaport. As a result, the Visitor Center in-
NRC: Oyster Creek Hose Failed During Inspection
By Daniel Nee LACEY – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a “white” finding to the Oyster Creek Generating Station after a hose failed during an inspection earlier this year. The finding, considered to be of “low to moderate safety significance,” according to the federal agency, was issued following a January 4 inspection during which a 3-inch hose that supplies water from a storage tank
to a pump – and in turn to one of the plant’s emergency diesel generators – failed. “The water cools the generator when it is in operation,” said Neil Sheehan, spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. “The emergency diesel generators serve an important safety function in that they are activated to provide power to key plant safety systems in the event that power to the plant from the grid is interrupted.”
Memorial Day Events To Include Parades, Ceremonies OCEAN COUNTY – The holiday was once known as “Decoration Day,” a day dedicated to honoring the war dead of WWI, to decorate the graves.
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