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South Brunswick Braces for Wrath of Irene

South Brunswick officials are making preparations for a direct hit from Hurricane Irene this weekend. Residents are urged to be aware of emergency precautions and problem areas for flooding in the township.

"There is no doubt based on all the information we have now that the Hurricane will have a major impact on our community," said  South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka via release. "We can expect significant flooding, possible power outages, and certain roads to be impassable. The time is now for everyone to get prepared."

Gov. Chris Christie declared a state of emergency  yesterday in anticipation of Hurricane Irene, urging a voluntary evacuation of shore areas. South Brunswick, however, has not yet issued its own state of emergency.

"Preparation-wise, we haven't declared a state of emergency for the township yet, but we're preparing for the worst," said South Brunswick Public Affairs Coordinator Ron Schmalz on Thursday.

In the event an evacuation becomes necessary due to flooding or loss of power, the South Brunswick Senior Center is the first option as a township emergency shelter, with the Community Center at Woodlot Park and South Brunswick High School ready as backup shelters.

"We have our own buses to transport people, but we've also been in contact with the (South Brunswick) Board of Education should we need their buses," Schmalz said. "Public works is also out checking the generators at all of the possible facilities. We're also checking all of our equipment, like saws and chippers, in the event of downed trees, because the last bad storm we had there were a lot of trees that were problems in Kendall Park."

A preliminary advisory was issued earlier this week for the possible impact of the storm by the South Brunswick Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with county and state officials. The South Brunswick Public Library announced it will be closed on Sunday in anticipation of the storm.

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There couldn’t be a better time to upgrade your clocks to radio controlled.  Typical electric clock motors keep time by the rate of electricity that powers them, and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. , the group that oversees the U.S. power grid, is proposing an experiment that would alter this frequency more often without corrections.  There are currently variations in the frequency, but power companies take steps to correct it to try to keep the frequency as precise as possible.  The experiment is being proposed to keep the power grid more reliable, save money and reduce wasteless efforts.  With the proposed test, East Coast clocks may run as much as 20 minutes fast over a year, and in the West Coast, 8 minutes fast.  Anything over 60 cycles a second is an overage for a clock.  If the grid averages just above 60 cycles a second, a clock could gain 14 seconds per day.  The experiment was supposed to start in July.

To make sure you’re not affected by any changes in electricity’s frequency, it’s a good idea to change your clocks to radio controlled.  A radio controlled, or atomic, clock synchronizes with the U.S. atomic clock in Fort Collins, Colorado to give you the most precise timekeeping possible.  The clocks can even reset themselves for Daylight Saving Time.  Klockit offers multiple movements for your wall and desk clocks to replace or build your own accurate clock, and finished products such as alarm clocks , watches and weather stations that all take for granted the accurate timekeeping abilities of the most precise clock in the nation.

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