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Mercer County Park Commission plans their ‘Come Out and Play’ for an overnight in May at Rosedale Park!

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The campfire will be crackling, children will be laughing and stars will be visible in the night sky during the Mercer County Park Commission’s Come Out and Play Campout scheduled for Saturday, May 20 to Sunday, May 21, weather permitting.

 

Families will be able to spend the night at Rosedale Park and experience the park like never before. The Come Out and Play Campout is designed to provide a unique summer experience. Cost for in-county residents is $25 per person; out-of-county residents, $35 per person.

 

Join us for naturalist-led stargazing and nighttime games. There will also be live music, roasting hot dogs and s’mores by the campfire. Wrap up the event the next morning by enjoying a complimentary breakfast, an early bird-walk or family craft before heading home. Registration opens Monday, May 1.

 

Registration is open to individuals and families with children ages 6 and over. Children under 18 years old will not be permitted to attend without a registered adult. Pets and alcohol are not allowed.

Register on Community Pass at http://register.communitypass.net/mercer

For more information, email natureprograms@mercercounty.org or call (609) 888-3218.

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Mercer Mosquito Control reminds residents about spring cleanup

As warmer weather fast approaches, the Mercer County Mosquito Control Unit advises that now is the perfect time to clear your property of any unused objects that may hold water and harbor mosquitoes.

 

If removing containers is not possible, they should be stored properly so as not to collect water. Containers such as tires, buckets, children’s toys, corrugated downspout extensions, birdbaths, potted plant saucers, and neglected swimming pools or ornamental ponds are all suitable habitats for mosquitoes.

 

Some species of mosquitoes thrive in containers that hold very small amounts of water (as little as a bottlecap), which can easily be overlooked and become problematic, especially after plants around your property develop foliage.

 

The Mosquito Control Unit encourages everyone to routinely survey their property and remove standing water.

 

Please remember: STANDING WATER + 7 DAYS = MOSQUITOES.

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Best’s Review examines the impact of climate-related risks and more

OLDWICK, N.J. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The April issue of Best’s Review examines climate-related risks as a key focus for insurers and regulators:

 

 

Also included in the April issue:

 

Best’s Review is AM Best’s monthly insurance magazine, covering emerging issues and trends and evaluating their impact on the marketplace. Access to the complete content of Best’s Review is available here.

 

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

 

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Best’s Market Segment Report: French Insurers reconsider natural catastrophe assumptions following another very expensive year

AMSTERDAM — (BUSINESS WIRE) — #insurance — Growing frequency and severity of weather-related events such as drought, storms and wildfires are prompting French insurers and reinsurers to rethink their appetite and pricing for natural catastrophe risks, according to a new report from AM Best.

The Best’s Market Segment Report, “French Insurers Reconsider Natural Catastrophe Assumptions Following Another Very Expensive Year,” notes that record-breaking temperatures and severe droughts led to significant property damage losses in 2022. The latest estimate from France Assureurs puts insurers’ weather-related natural catastrophe losses for 2022 at around EUR 10 billion, prompting reinsurers to push up prices and tighten conditions in the January 1 renewals.

 

To access a complimentary copy of this special report, please visit http://www3.ambest.com/bestweek/purchase.asp?record_code=329668.

 

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specialising in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

 

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Tornado twister on Tuesday, leaves hazardous damages behind in Lawrence Twp.

LAWRENCE TWP., N.J. — A raging, windy tornado storm hit Lawrence Square Village condominium homes Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind very dangerous and hazardous lingering effects.

 

The storm that damaged the West Windsor, and Quaker Bridge area in Lawrence Township uprooted trees, ripped off rooftops, tore up shingles, zinc and tin sidings, ceilings in breezeways, and left many sharp-sided and metallic building materials hanging from ceilings, and blowing all over the neighborhoods.

 

Blog video – Tornado twister in Lawrence Tuesday

 

One neighbor said, “I was alone at home…” when all this was happening right outside my home.

 

NJ tornado aftermath
In the Lawrence Square Village housing complex in Lawrence Township, branches from a tree uprooted during a confirmed tornado on Tuesday, Feb. 21, caused extensive damages to this parked car, photographed on Wednesday, Feb. 22. — Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

NJ.com reports below that tornadoes are unusual for this time of the year:

Rare February tornadoes

Tornadoes are rare in the New Jersey region during the month of February, when temperatures are normally cold and strong thunderstorms typically don’t develop.

 

However, weather service records show four twisters touching down in the Garden State in February since 1950, with the most recent occurrence — prior to Tuesday’s tornado — in 1999.

 

In that occurrence, a small tornado touched down in Cherry Hill in Camden County on Feb. 12, 1999.

 

Three small tornadoes were reported in Hunterdon County on Feb. 2, 1973, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm Events Database. One touched down on a farm in Tewksbury, one 2 miles east of Lebanon and one 2 miles northwest of Califon.

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Community Based Deer Management provides additional county benefits beyond NJ state standards

The Mercer County Park Commission has been issued a Community Based Deer Management permit from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

The Community Based Deer Management (CBDM) permit allows for additional opportunities to improve forest habitat and the ecological condition of County-owned natural areas through deer reductions beyond standard state hunting regulations. Reducing deer overpopulation also improves public safety by reducing deer-vehicle collisions.

No CBDM hunting will occur in areas that participate in the County’s traditional deer management hunting program until after the regular season concludes. The additional measures permitted in the CBDM program will allow a professional culling firm to perform management activities during an extended season through March 31 at Baldpate Mountain, Howell Farm, County-owned golf courses including Mountain View, Hopewell Valley, Mercer Oaks East and West, and select regions of Mercer Meadows in Hopewell Township.

Management activities approved in the Park Commission’s permit include: deer harvest by crossbow and firearm, culling during evening hours, and periodic park closures for culling outside of the traditional State hunting season through March 31, 2023. As with the Park Commission’s traditional deer management program, there will be no culling permitted on Sundays under the CBDM permit.

At Mercer Meadows, CBDM deer management will be limited to the Curlis Woods region. Beginning February 20, these areas will allow for bow culling Monday through Saturday until 9 p.m. each day until March 31. These regions will remain open to the public during bow hunting. Park users are advised to remain on trails and wear bright colored clothing. All culling activity will take place from an elevated tree stand with a 75-foot safety buffer in place on either side of all County-recognized trails.

The Curlis Woods region will BE CLOSED to the public for shotgun culling on:

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays from February 21 through March 30

At Baldpate Mountain, including Fiddler’s Creek Preserve, the permit allows for extended evening culling (until 9 p.m.)  February 20 through March 31, once the regular state hunting season ends. Beginning on Monday, February 20, bow culling may take place Monday through Saturday, from sunrise to 9 p.m. until March 31. These areas will remain open to the public on days when only bow is in use. The parks will be closed to the public during shotgun culling.

Baldpate Mountain, and Fiddler’s Creek Preserve will BE CLOSED to the public for shotgun culling on:

  • Wednesdays from February 22 through March 29

At Belle Mountain, the permit allows for extended evening culling (until 9 p.m.), Beginning on Monday, February 20, bow culling may take place Monday through Saturday, from sunrise to 9 p.m. until March 31. The park will be closed to the public during shotgun culling.

Belle Mountain will BE CLOSED to the public for shotgun culling on:

  • Mondays and Tuesdays from February 20 through March 31

At County golf courses including Mountain View, Hopewell Valley, the permit allows for evening culling (until 9 p.m.) January 1 through March 31. Beginning in January, bow culling may take place Monday through Saturday, from sunrise to 9 p.m. until March 31. At the Mercer Oaks East and West golf courses, culling with a bow may occur starting February 19 through March 31. The golf courses will be closed to the public during shotgun culling.

Golf courses will BE CLOSED to the public for shotgun culling during the courses’ routine closure to the public. See below:

  • Mountain View and Hopewell Valley closed January 1 through January 31
  • Mercer Oaks East closed February 20 through February 28

At Howell Farm, the permit allows for extended evening culling (sunset through 9 p.m.) January 30 through March 31. Beginning in January, bow culling may take place Monday through Friday, from sunrise to 9 p.m. until March 31. Shotgun culling may occur after daily operations cease at Howell Farm at 4 p.m. on weekdays.

Howell Farm will BE CLOSED to the public for shotgun culling:

  • Mondays January 30 through March 31
  • Tuesday through Friday from 4 p.m. through 9 p.m. January 30 through March 31

The above dates do not include closures as part of the Park Commission’s existing deer management program. Please visit https://www.mercercounty.org/departments/park-commission for details on all closures for deer management.

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Mercer DOT winter-weather team gears up for season

TRENTON, N.J. — The official start of winter is just days away, but the Mercer County Department of Transportation & Infrastructure began prepping weeks ago.

 

They have been installing spreaders and spinners on the County’s truck fleet, installing snow fencing along County-owned open space, inspecting brine machines, and taking in a new delivery of solar salt, saidMercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes.

 

At the beginning of each winter season, 6,000 tons of salt stands ready to be dispersed by a fleet of 60 storm safety response vehicles.

 

“I’m proud of the fact that the Mercer team is consistently praised for its prompt and efficient snow-removal efforts on the County’s 425 lane miles, and offer this behind-the-scenes look at Mercer’s winter storm plan of attack,” County Executive Hughes said.

 

When ice and snow endanger the safety of the traveling public, many factors are considered as the Highway Division manages the winter driving safety conditions, the County Executive said. Variables weighed include the amount of snowfall; duration and intensity of the storm; meteorological parameters of temperature, humidity and wind force; and availability of appropriate treatment material, staffing and equipment. Through careful analysis, the Highway Division provides the maximum level of service possible to residents of and travelers within Mercer County.

 

“At the beginning of a storm, de-icing materials are spread first to prevent snow or ice from bonding to the road surface,” County Executive Hughes said. “Depending on the intensity of the storm, plowing operations follow. During a typical snowstorm, it takes approximately 24 to 36 hours to complete service to the entire County roadway system. However, the Highway Division is only responsible for the removal of ice and snow from County Routes and Roadways.”

 

In addition to snow removal on County roads, Mercer County DOT teams supplement the airport maintenance staff with their snow removal of parking lots and runways, and taxiways, along with snow removal and maintenance of all County buildings, facilities, libraries, CURE Arena, Trenton Thunder Ballpark and more.

 

How can residents and businesses help? County Executive Hughes advises first creating an emergency kit for the home and car.

 

Salt truck and plow drivers also require the public’s assistance to help crews be more efficient, he said.

 

Here are some ways to help keep the truck drivers and motorists safe:

  • Move all vehicles from the street if possible to ensure drivers can clear the snow from the roads more efficiently.
  • When using a snowblower or shoveling a driveway, DO NOT put the snow into the street, especially after a salt truck has plowed the road.
  • Do not try to pass a snowplow or salt truck. Motorists should stay 100 feet back from salt trucks.
  • Roads are plowed by priority. Requests are not taken for specific streets to be plowed.
  • Drivers are always encouraged to avoid unnecessary travel during inclement weather. If they must go out, they should remember that they play a critical role in their own safety and the safety of others when it comes to the speed that they drive.

 

“Our goal is to keep roads safe and passable by treating our Mercer County roadways throughout the storm and begin the cleanup process once precipitation stops, and I encourage our residents to be our partners in this process,” County Executive Hughes said.

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State of New Jersey expands use of Everbridge platform to enhance citizen safety

New Jersey State Police will broaden use of Everbridge population alerting software to communicate life-saving information to nine million residents

 

BURLINGTON, Mass. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Everbridge, the global leader in critical event management (CEM) and national public warning software solutions, today announced that the State of New Jersey expanded its use of the company’s Public Safety solutions to communicate with residents across the state in times of emergency. The New Jersey State Police added Everbridge’s Resident Connection and Integrated Public Alert & Warning System IPAWS solutions to maximize the reach of their critical citizen alerts, allowing public safety officials to reach the state’s nine million residents in the event of a crisis such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding.


This year marks the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, the costliest and most devastating storm to impact New Jersey. As learned during Sandy, and subsequent severe weather events that affected the Garden State, a critical part of any crisis response is the ability to share accurate information in a timely manner to the right population.

 

Resident Connection enables Everbridge customers to target potentially life-saving communications to impacted areas by simply drawing geo-fenced shapes on a map, allowing local, county, and state government leaders to quickly and accurately reach the largest number of people in those zones. Recipients may include the most vulnerable and often underserved populations, such as residents with special needs; dependence on supplemental oxygen or medications; cognitive, visual, or hearing impairment; and those lacking Internet access.

 

Additionally, through Everbridge, New Jersey State Police is now able to access FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS), which utilizes several communication pathways to reach the public, including: the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to deliver alerts via AM, FM and satellite radio, as well as broadcast, cable and satellite TV; Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to deliver notifications to cell phones and mobile devices based on location, even if cellular networks are overloaded and can no longer support calls, text and emails; and integration with voice sirens, digital road signs, and emergency telephone networks.

 

“First responders work around the clock to protect citizens from critical events like wildfires, hurricanes and the pandemic,” said Francis Willett, Principal Product Manager for Everbridge Public Safety. “New Jersey is ahead of the curve when it comes to ensuring that the public receives potentially life-saving information, while at the same time improving message timeliness and accuracy when a crisis demands their full attention.”

 

Everbridge serves more than 300 organizations throughout the state of New Jersey, including local and county governments, hospitals, schools, retailers, corporations, and financial services providers. Everbridge also supports the states of Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Oregon, and West Virginia; the 18 local jurisdictions comprising the National Capital Region (NCR); and thousands of municipal, territorial, and tribal governments, including 22 of the 25 largest U.S. cities.

 

About Everbridge

Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) is a global software company that provides enterprise software applications that automate and accelerate organizations’ operational response to critical events in order to Keep People Safe and Organizations Running™. During public safety threats such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe weather conditions, as well as critical business events including IT outages, cyber-attacks, product recalls or supply-chain interruptions, over 6,300 customers in 76 countries rely on the Company’s Critical Event Management Platform to quickly and reliably aggregate and assess threat data, locate people at risk and responders able to assist, automate the execution of pre-defined communications processes through the secure delivery to over 100 different communication modalities, and track progress on executing response plans. For more information, visit www.everbridge.com, read the company blog, and follow on Twitter and Facebook.

 

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Best’s Commentary: Hurricane Fiona-related insured losses depend on recovery and resilience

OLDWICK, N.J. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — #insurance—AM Best expects insured losses from Hurricane Fiona in the countries hit hardest to date—Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic—to be influenced by the duration of business interruptions due to power losses, but ultimately manageable for affected carriers.

According to the Best’s Commentary, “Hurricane Fiona Insured Losses Depend on Recovery and Resilience,” the top 10 insurers in Puerto Rico account for more than 90% of the market share for the auto, fire and allied lines, homeowners/farmowners and commercial multi-peril (property) lines. Two of these groups are extremely well-diversified, multinational insurers, but six of those top 10 companies are insurers with 100% of their exposure concentrated in Puerto Rico, representing approximately 43% of the market share for the aforementioned lines of coverage most at risk for sizable claim activity.

 

“It could take some time for claims adjusters in Puerto Rico to assess and estimate damages,” said David Blades, associate director, industry research and analytics. “However, since Hurricane Maria in 2017, insurance companies on the island have taken significant action to manage their risk profiles better by tightening underwriting guidelines, sharpening risk management techniques, improving pricing and getting significant rate increases. Furthermore, most losses will be flood-related and not covered by a standard homeowner policy. Those losses would fall under the National Flood Insurance Program.”

 

The Dominican Republic experienced widespread flooding and property damage, with popular tourist destinations left without electricity. However, a large part of the insurance portfolio is concentrated near Santo Domingo, the country’s capital, with less distribution in the regions where a greater impact from the hurricane is expected.

 

To access the full copy of this commentary, please visit http://www3.ambest.com/bestweek/purchase.asp?record_code=324224.

 

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

 

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Mercer Park Commission plans prescribed burn at Baldplate Mountain

HOPEWELL TWP., N.J. – The Mercer County Park Commission has recently approved a prescribed burn plan at Baldplate Mountain, which has been implemented by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS).

A recent prescribe burn at the Park Commission’s Mercer Meadows. The Park Commission also will conduct prescribed burning at Baldplate Mountain to restore forested areas.
— Courtesy photo

 

The areas for burning at Baldplate had  been closed to the public during those times. The Park Commission, township, and emergency officials have been planning for this to take place prior to May 1, or otherwise will be after Oct. 1, 2021.

 

According to a press release from the County, “The Forest Fire Service has worked in collaboration with the Park Commission’s Stewardship Dept. in recent months to develop the plan, which is tailored to improve the ecological condition of the Park Commission-managed natural area.”

 

The primary goal of this prescribe burn is to perform large-scale invasive species management in forest blocks that have high ash tree composition.

 

The Park Commission is planning to restore the forest areas affected by the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect.

 

In some parts of the forest on Baldplate Mountain, ash is one-quarter of the forest’s canopy, and in small areas, up to 75 percent of the canopy.

 

Prescribed fire will assist in the preparation of these sites for future reforestation efforts by controlling non-native invasive understory plants and promoting regeneration of native species.

 

The prescribed burn is planned for approximately 126 acres of the park.

 

Forest Fire Service officials who have undergone rigorous training and are experienced in conducting safe and effective prescribed burns, will light, monitor and manage the fires.

 

Those performing the burn, will adhere to all the appropriate safety measures and precautions, meeting the specific conditions that include temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed direction.

 

The NJFFS estimates one to three days of this burning during the prescribed timeframes.

 

There will be closure notices on the Park Commission website and social media pages; also on park entrances, crossings and trailheads about 48 hours ahead of the burning times. The park will remain closed until the NJFFS determines the location is sage to reopen.

 

Upon reopening of the park to the public, visitors are required to remain on marked trails while using the park because of heaving smoldering and falling trees. It is normal for standing dead trees and downed logs to smolder and produce smoke after the prescribed burn.

 

The burning activity encourages native seed germination, reduces invasive plant pressure, and cycles nutrients into the soil. These effects all help to increase habitat quality and diversity, while promoting forest regeneration and understory establishment.

 

In recent years, land managers throughout the state have increasingly been using this management tool for its ecological benefits and to reduce forest fires.

 

For more information on the Baldplate Mountain prescribed burns, including frequently asked questions, maps and resources, please visit www.mercercountyparks.org.