[h=5]Julia Terruso, Inquirer Staff Writer[/h]Last updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 1:06 PM
Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 12:41 PM
Gov. Christie paid a visit to the Seaside Heights boardwalk this afternoon to greet residents before meeting with state agencies and business owners in town to discuss recovery efforts moving forward after the massive boardwalk fire Thursday.
Christie shook hands with residents on the sunny, breezy day. The boardwalk was busy with people, some who came out to see the burned section of the boardwalk and some for the town's centennial festival going on til 9:30 p.m. tonight.
Seaside Park council members were also on site. Seaside Park Councilman Andrew Sbordane said he was happy for the governor's continued attention in the aftermath of the fire and hoped it'd mean a lot of state aid in the cleanup efforts.
"We need to get the debris taken care of, get everything down so people can get to rebuilding. That's what it's all about."
To cheers of "restore the shore," and "Jersey strong" the governor made his way through a mob of about 100 people, phones raised high in the air to snap his photo.
Wearing a Rutgers polo, the governor commented "It's too hot for the fleece," a reference to the blue fleece he wore in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
Three blocks from the excitement in Seaside Park fire investigators continued to pick through the shells of more than 30 businesses looking for clues to what stared the fire.
Joseph and Stacey Picca, of Normandy, said some of their earliest dates were spent on the now charred boardwalk. Their son Nick, 12, took a picture with Christie.
"It's nice to see smiles, excitement," Stacey Picca said.
Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 12:41 PM
Gov. Christie paid a visit to the Seaside Heights boardwalk this afternoon to greet residents before meeting with state agencies and business owners in town to discuss recovery efforts moving forward after the massive boardwalk fire Thursday.
Christie shook hands with residents on the sunny, breezy day. The boardwalk was busy with people, some who came out to see the burned section of the boardwalk and some for the town's centennial festival going on til 9:30 p.m. tonight.
Seaside Park council members were also on site. Seaside Park Councilman Andrew Sbordane said he was happy for the governor's continued attention in the aftermath of the fire and hoped it'd mean a lot of state aid in the cleanup efforts.
"We need to get the debris taken care of, get everything down so people can get to rebuilding. That's what it's all about."
To cheers of "restore the shore," and "Jersey strong" the governor made his way through a mob of about 100 people, phones raised high in the air to snap his photo.
Wearing a Rutgers polo, the governor commented "It's too hot for the fleece," a reference to the blue fleece he wore in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
Three blocks from the excitement in Seaside Park fire investigators continued to pick through the shells of more than 30 businesses looking for clues to what stared the fire.
Joseph and Stacey Picca, of Normandy, said some of their earliest dates were spent on the now charred boardwalk. Their son Nick, 12, took a picture with Christie.
"It's nice to see smiles, excitement," Stacey Picca said.