Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Casino Pier signed a contract with Weeks Marine, and said the process of removing the roller coaster from the ocean could take a few weeks
The Jet Star roller coaster, which has become a staple of the damage wreaked on the Jersey Shore by Superstorm Sandy, may soon be removed from the Atlantic Ocean, according to an NJ.com report. Casino Pier, the owner of the amusement that was dumped in the Ocean by Sandy, signed a contract with Weeks Marine, a dredging and stevedoring company based out of Cranford, to remove the coaster in less than a month, the article said. A date has yet to be set for the roller coaster’s removal, the article said, and Toby Wolf, spokesperson for Casino Pier, would not disclose the cost of the contract or estimated cost of the work. The process of performing a hydrographic survey of the Jet Star below the ocean as well as dismantling and removing the …
Friday, April 19, 2013
The big wheel, lopsided and damaged following Sandy, was torn down Thursday.
Funtown's ferris wheel, lopsided and twisted but still standing following Hurricane Sandy, was torn down Thursday as its owners continue the lenghty cleanup of the destroyed amusement pier. The pier, which sits on the border of Seaside Heights and Seaside Park, suffered significant damage during the late-October storm, perhaps even more than Casino Pier, who lost much of its upper deck, including most of its rides. The Star Ledger captured the demolition of the big wheel Thursday with a gallery posted online here. Prior to being taken down, the wheel remained half on pier support pilings and half on the beach, giving it a precarious, tilted look, though town officials made assurances that it was stable enough. With its colored and battered…
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Demolition continues on Seaside Height's Funtown Pier, which was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.
Just a short walk down the debris-littered beach in Seaside Heights, work is underway on Casino Pier. Despite the presence of a roller coaster still sitting in the ocean, positive reconstruction has been going on for several months. Officials even say they plan on reopening a portion of the pier, along with some rides, by Memorial Day. It's a different story at Funtown Pier. The amusement rival remains a wreck following Hurricane Sandy's arrival at the resort town in late October. The pier, which arguably received more damage during the storm than Casino Pier, is in disarray. Large portions of it have been removed, though what remains will also likely have to go. The pier's most prominent feature, its Ferris wheel, sits half on its …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Seaside Heights amusements pier has been stripped, partially demolished, but restoration is in progress.
It's hard to see the improvement at Casino Pier following its destruction at the hands of Hurricane Sandy. But, it's what you don't see that let's you know work is being done. The Seaside Heights attraction is nearly empty. All of the amusements and rides that remained on the pier following Sandy have been taken down, piece-by-piece, and carted away, some to storage, some to the scrap yard. The log flume, half of it having fallen into the ocean, is gone. The Wild Mouse rollercoaster has been taken down and hauled away. The buildings that housed concessions and games have been torn down. A few remnants remain, including the Jet Star coaster, still sitting in the water. Soon, that will be gone too. It's stark right now; the pier is almost …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Seaside Heights was opened to limited access Monday morning. Several residents of nearby towns stopped by for a first-hand look.
In the back of the room, past the crane games and around the corner from the slot machines spitting out plastic tokens with every pull, the sandbags are still lined up against the glass doors that once served as the boardwalk entrance to the Seaside Heights institution Lucky Leo’s. On Monday, Seaside began allowing public access to the shore town for the first time since Oct. 29, the day Hurricane Sandy arrived on the Jersey Shore. The roads are still littered with debris, most of it pulled out of water-damaged properties, some of it carried there by surging ocean water. In place of the boardwalk is beach sand, pushed up against the buildings that did not fall, with splintered boards jutting out at odd intervals. At Lucky Leo’s the neon “…
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Lavallette's Sam Hammer claims his fourth Grudge Match title in dominant fashion
6 p.m. update: Sam Hammer won his fourth Garden State Grudge Match title with a win over Mike Ciaramella in the final round. Hammer, of Lavallette, followed up a perfect scoring wave in the semi-finals with another perfect score in the final, wedging himself deep into a barrel before emerging and slashing two massive off-the-top turns. That score, along with an earlier 7.5 point ride secured his victory. Ciaramella proved a worthy adversary throughout the day. The 18-year-old from Avalon was competing in his first Grudge Match final and only his second Grudge Match appearance— he made the semi-finals last year. Hammer's victory solidified his position as New Jersey's preeminent surfer. 5 p.m. update: It's the rookie versus the veteran in …
Bill
5:01 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Frank, have you been smoking crack? New Orleans got all the help they needed immediately? Six years later there are hundreds of homes never rebuilt, and never will be, whole neighborhoods abandonded. I get it that you're not happy, nobody ever is after a disaster. Things will never be the same as before. Some folks will never recover, many will have to move. Many found out too late that they were… more ›