Video: Christie Reports 'Great' Cleanup Progress

After more than a week of non-stop pre and post Irene action, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reports "great" progress on the Irene aftermath cleanup and on the restoration of vital services.
The Governor urges everyone to head on down to the Jersey shore this weekend!

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Christie This AM: Warnings Were Needed & Continue

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was on Meet The Press this morning. Still on the job. Still making us proud. Thanks, Gov!

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Bush Did Too Litlle But Christie Does Too Much? What?

I find this darkly amusing:
Has anyone noticed that the people who are now suggesting that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is OVERreacting to Irene are the very same people who relentlessly bashed George W. Bush for not reacting properly to Katrina? Interesting . . . . .

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Irene: Areas Covered By NJ Governor's Directive

To ensure the safety of New Jersey residents in the areas expected to be most impacted by Hurricane Irene, Governor Chris Christie announced the mandatory evacuations of the following areas:

                                                                                                                                                                                          

ATLANTIC COUNTY

·         Absecon (east of Rt 9)

·         Atlantic City

·         Brigantine

·         Corbin City

·         Galloway Township (east Rt 9)

·         Linwood (east of Rt 9)

·         Longport

·         Margate

·         Northfield (east of Rt 9)

·         Port Republic (east of Rt 9)

·         Somers Point (east Rt 9)

·         Ventnor

·         West Atlantic City in Egg Harbor Township (east of Rt 9)

CAPE MAY COUNTY

·         All municipalities

OCEAN COUNTY

·         All of Long Beach Island

·         Berkeley

MONMOUTH COUNTY

·         Keansburg

·         Spring Lake

·         Sea Bright

·         Monmouth Beach

·         Asbury Park (limited areas – coastal)

·         Wall Township (limited areas – low lying/coastal)

·         Town of Highlands

·         Manasquan (limited areas – low lying/coastal; beginning Saturday, August 27^th at 6:00am)

·         Union Beach (beginning Saturday, August 27^th at 11:00am)

Governor Christie again stresses the importance of residents’ preparedness and urged New Jerseyans in affected areas to heed evacuation orders ahead of the hurricane’s arrival.
Residents are urged to check for further information about safety precautions, evacuation routes and best practices by visiting ready.nj.gov or by calling 211.

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Video: Christie Says 'Get The Hell Off The Beach!'

You don't often hear the Governor of New Jersey tell people to stay away from the Jersey shore -- more than 130 miles of the most beautiful beaches anywhere.
And few Governors are as direct as Chris Christie.
But, as usual his message is rooted in common sense.
Prepare for the worst. Abandon the beaches. Hope for the best and pray that Irene is nothing more than a harmless coquette.

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Video: Christie Announces Preparations For Irene

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Col. Fuentes, NJ Homeland Security Director McKenna and Gen. Reith brief members of the press on Hurricane Irene preparedness.

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Christie: Don't Wait, Evacuate Barrier Islands

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has once again reinforced his strong call urging all residents and visitors to the New Jersey barrier islands and shore areas to leave for safer locations. Following a briefing at the Regional Operations Intelligence Center, Governor Christie signed a Declaration of a State of Emergency for New Jersey and called on people already at the shore to begin to leave immediately and advised anyone who has shore rentals or was planning to go to the shore this weekend not to go. It is important residents and visitors heed the advice and direction being given by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (OEM). In order to conduct an orderly evacuation of the coastline and barrier islands, residents and visitors should begin evacuating tomorrow if they have not already done so.

The Governor is calling on people to leave voluntarily and in order to support these coast evacuations is authorizing several measures that will make evacuation easier. The Governor is temporarily suspending tolls on all parts of the Garden State Parkway south of the Raritan River and the Atlantic City Expressway beginning at 8:00 a.m. Friday morning. Furthermore, Routes 47 and 347 in Cape May County will be closed to eastbound traffic and will use all lanes to move traffic westward beginning Friday evening at 6:00 pm. As part of this process, all ramps will be tightly controlled and additional personnel will be used to ensure safety.

Additionally, the state OEM is coordinating with every county as they mobilize preparations at the county and local level. Any request for assistance must come through from the local to the county up through the state OEM in order to ensure there is a real-time, coordinate response.

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Video: Christie Talks Jersey Shore In Ocean City

Governor Christie sat down with CBS-3 Philadelphia's Natasha Brown in Ocean City, NJ to talk about his tour around New Jersey's Shore.
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Video: Chris Christie At The REAL Jersey Shore

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the Jersey Shore -- the REAL Jersey Shore -- are perfect together. Christie is a genuine, born and raised Jersey guy.
He loves his state and the people who make it one of the most distinctive and appealing places in America. And the people of New Jersey releate to their Governor because they know that he's one of them. He understands them. He gets it.
Yes, New Jerseyans know what the REAL Jersey Shore is like. Our shore is part of what makes New Jersey a special place and we have to do what it takes to protect it. Governor Christie is committed to that as well.

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Atlantic City's Boardwalk: Best In The Nation!

National Geographic Ranks Atlantic City's Boardwalk Nation's Best: MyFoxPHILLY.com

America's first boardwalk is also its best.
That's the word from National Geographic, which has named Atlantic City's boardwalk the best in the nation.
Another New Jersey boardwalk, in Wildwood, took 10th place.
National Geographic calls Atlantic City "the grandfather of boardwalks," adding that it anchors the seaside gambling resort.

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