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Christie Tours Devastated Jersey Shore

Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty, Guv Christie and Lt Guv Kim Guadagno on Belmar Board walk after Hurricane Sandy. Photo credit:Tim Larsen, Guv's office

Angela Delli Santi, AP (pool report distributed by the Governor’s office)

Gov. Chris Christie took a four-and-a-half-hour helicopter tour of New

Jersey’s Sandy-ravaged coast on Tuesday, stopping in Belmar and Avalon

to survey the damage firsthand and to offer a sympathetic ear and

encouraging word to residents and first-responders.

In Belmar, which was hit hard by the storm, Christie encountered one

woman who cried and a man, Walter Patrickis, 42, who told him,

“governor, I lost everything.”

From the air, Christie and several cabinet members saw homes surrounded

by water, residential blocks ending in the bay, submerged gazebos, roads

made impassable by drifted sand, a few smoldering fires where

foundations used to be, and boats piled into one another like toys. The

hardest-hit area appeared to be north of where Sandy made landfall, from

Seaside to Belmar.

“I was just here walking this place this summer, and the fact that most

of it is gone is just incredible,” Christie told Belmar Mayor Matt

Doherty while surveying damage on Ocean Avenue.

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Christie 10:15 Briefing

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Governor Christie on Morning TV Providing Updates on Hurricane Sandy

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Christie Hurricane Briefing @ 5:30

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State Offices are closed on Tuesday

Trenton, NJ –Governor Chris Christie today authorized the closure of all State Offices for Tuesday, October 30, 2012 as a result of the dangerous and deteriorating weather conditions across the state associated with the impact of Hurricane Sandy.

Non-essential employees should not report for their normal day shift tomorrow. Essential employees should report to work on schedule. All notifications are currently being made and coordinated by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in an expeditious manner.

The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Transportation and the Board of Public Utilities as well as various State agencies will continue to monitor the storm and continue statewide cleanup efforts until the event concludes. New Jerseyans are encouraged to comply with orders and guidance from their local emergency management and government officials in preparing for the storm and to avoid any unnecessary risks when the storm makes landfall.

Drivers are advised to stay off of the roads whenever possible and otherwise drive with caution, follow the rules of the road, stay alert and respect the weather elements and the guidance and orders of emergency management and government officials.  Unnecessary travel is not recommended.

Motorists are encouraged to check for current road conditions and closures at the New Jersey Department of Transportation website: www.NJ511.info.

For more storm preparedness information please log on to: www.ready.nj.gov

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Christie Administration Encourages School Closings on Tuesday

Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Education Commissioner Chris Cerf released the following statement today, encouraging closure of schools to ensure student safety in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy:

“In light of the worsening conditions due to Hurricane Sandy, I am strongly encouraging all superintendents and charter schools across the state to cancel school tomorrow. While we respect that these decisions need to be made at the local level, all indications are that the worst of the storm will be hitting New Jersey this evening and tomorrow, and it is of the utmost importance that we consider the safety of our students, school staff and district personnel at this time. Again, the decision remains a local one, but I cannot be any clearer: the effects of the storm are only going to get worse and it is in everyone’s best interest for districts and charters to cancel school tomorrow.”

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Governor Chris Christie Announces Tuesday Closure of State Offices as a Result of Hurricane Sandy’s Weather Conditions

Trenton, NJ –Governor Chris Christie today authorized the closure of all State Offices for Tuesday, October 30, 2012 as a result of the dangerous and deteriorating weather conditions across the state associated with the impact of Hurricane Sandy.

Non-essential employees should not report for their normal day shift tomorrow. Essential employees should report to work on schedule. All notifications are currently being made and coordinated by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in an expeditious manner.

The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Transportation and the Board of Public Utilities as well as various State agencies will continue to monitor the storm and continue statewide cleanup efforts until the event concludes. New Jerseyans are encouraged to comply with orders and guidance from their local emergency management and government officials in preparing for the storm and to avoid any unnecessary risks when the storm makes landfall.

Drivers are advised to stay off of the roads whenever possible and otherwise drive with caution, follow the rules of the road, stay alert and respect the weather elements and the guidance and orders of emergency management and government officials.  Unnecessary travel is not recommended.

Motorists are encouraged to check for current road conditions and closures at the New Jersey Department of Transportation website: www.NJ511.info.

For more storm preparedness information please log on to: www.ready.nj.gov

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Christie Briefing at 12:15

Governor Chris Christie has a press briefing regarding Hurriane Sandy scheduled for 12:15.

MMM will have Livestream coverage.

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Governor Christie’s Sunday Evening Briefing on Hurriane Sandy

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