Responders Thanked For Efforts During, After Ida: Mendham Mayor

MENDHAM, NJ — As residents and businesses in Mendham and Chester are picking up the remaining pieces after Ida roared through this past Wednesday, Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner posted a special message for all of the borough’s first responders.

Serrano Glassner asked if residents could thank members of Mendham Borough’s Police Department, Fire Department, First Aid Squad, Office of Emergency Management, Department of Public Works and Water Reclamation Facility.

Throughout the night of the storm as Ida dropped over six inches of rain in the Mendham and Chester areas, all of these first responders worked tirelessly, Serrano Glassner explained in a news release on the borough’s website on Friday.

This past Thursday morning, she said the DPW and Water Reclamation Facility employees, who stayed on top of the situations while Ida hovered over the region, “were back at it cleaning up and setting our town back to its tranquil state early the next morning.”

“On behalf of Mayor and Council, thank you for all you do for our town,” she added.

Morris County Officials also praised municipal first responders in all towns for their Ida responses in a county news release on Thursday.

"I want to thank the County Office of Emergency Management and all of the County and local DPW crews, Sheriff's Office, HazMat teams, the members of our Communications Center and local first responders for their tireless efforts in preparing for and responding to the unprecedented impact of the remnants of Hurricane Ida," said Director Stephen H. Shaw of the Morris County Board of County Commissioners.

"Fortunately, we did not experience any loss of life and we are working hard to rebound as quickly as possible,” Shaw also wrote.

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