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Saturday, November 17, 2012

First Responders Fund Set Up at Wells Fargo

Stop by Wells Fargo to donate to Lacey's emergency services

An account to benefit Lacey’s first responders has been set up at Wells Fargo Bank. Anyone can stop in and make a donation, said Lisa Zarra of Lanoka Harbor. “First responders need equipment,” she said. “They’re all volunteer and run their equipment on donated funds.” After Hurricane Sandy, Zarra felt driven to do something for the first responders. She was involved with the Lacey United Methodist Church behind the scenes, she said. “I wanted to go a step further. I’m a community-oriented person,” she said. The church has an overabundance of supplies, she said. “They are really overwhelmed,” she said. The Lacey Dive Team, for example, is in need of new equipment but there hasn’t been room in the township budget, she said. Additionally, the…

Suzie

10:05 am on Monday, December 31, 2012

100% of donations were deposited at Wells Fargo and will be distributed 100%. All expenses, stamps, envelopes, flyers and legwork were completely at my expense. This was a idea to help OUR COMMUNITY. @Educated Girl If you like to help us please contact me.   more ›

Friday, November 16, 2012

First Responders Proud to Serve During Lacey's 'Darkest Hour'

EMS, firefighters, police worked tirelessly during Hurricane Sandy to keep township safe

When township officials and emergency services met to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, they developed a plan to limit risk to first responders by halting rescues in floodwaters for those who ignored mandatory evacuation orders. But when those floodwaters became a harsh reality, everyone from public works and recreation employees to police, fire and EMS staff, disregarded that directive. “It was on the fly. There was a need so we decided to give it a try,” said John Hode, president of Lacey EMS. Front-end Loaders ‘Not Really Meant For Rescuing People’ They coordinated rescues from a triage on Sunset Drive and another at the Lacey Elk’s Lodge on Beach Boulevard where they utilized an ex-military truck and township front-end loaders to go through…

JOHNNY Done it

11:55 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

THANKS TO ALL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.. Hopefully the twp OEM has learned a lesson , Use your assets , You have a large High school building , Get a grant for a generator instead of shipping our residents to TR & Burlington county & get the red cross to assist at the shelter..   more ›

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