With the brunt of the nor'easter expected to hit the region with potentially damaging winds this afternoon, the Neptune Office of Emergency Management (OEM) reminds residents to take precautions in the event of a power outage. Those precautions range from having enough batteries and cash on hand to making sure their cell phones and other mobile devices are charged.
Residents with vehicles should also make sure their gas tanks are full in the event that gas stations lose power.
Residents with generators at their homes should use those generators in open areas away from windows and the home, to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
The OEM also urges residents to check on neighbors, family members, seniors, and the homeless.
Residents who lose power needed to heat their homes may go to township-designated warming shelters at Neptune Public Library, 25 Neptune Blvd., and the Neptune Senior Center, 1607 Route 33.
Both buildings are open during their respective business hours but will stay open longer if such a need is determined, the OEM said.
Barring closures or other changes, the Neptune Senior Center is open until 3 p.m., and the library is open until 5 p.m.
Residents with vehicles should also make sure their gas tanks are full in the event that gas stations lose power.
Residents with generators at their homes should use those generators in open areas away from windows and the home, to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
The OEM also urges residents to check on neighbors, family members, seniors, and the homeless.
Residents who lose power needed to heat their homes may go to township-designated warming shelters at Neptune Public Library, 25 Neptune Blvd., and the Neptune Senior Center, 1607 Route 33.
Both buildings are open during their respective business hours but will stay open longer if such a need is determined, the OEM said.
Barring closures or other changes, the Neptune Senior Center is open until 3 p.m., and the library is open until 5 p.m.
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