On day three of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, tempers are fraying as Maplewood residents realize that it might be a while before life returns to anything resembling normalcy.
At Maplewood Town Hall on Thursday midday, Mayor Vic DeLuca faced questions from frustrated residents who were there charging electronic devices and warming up. One, a disabled man from Brookwood Drive, asked why the police weren't doing more to provide updates.
"The police are very busy," said DeLuca. He said officers had been dispatched earlier today to guard local gas stations to keep order and prevent theft.
"We need a police presence," said one woman who said she and her son had asthma. "We have a police presence," DeLuca said.
The township has been making regular daily robocalls on the township's Code Red system to update residents throughout the crisis.
"We were hit very hard here," said DeLuca.
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