Red Cross Distributing Food in Freehold, Middletown

The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross will distribute food outside 89 Center St. in Freehold Borough on Wednesday, Aug. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to chapter Food Distribution Manager Jen Swan.

The American Red Cross will also distribute food at Middletown High School North, 63 Tindall Road, on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Food will be provided to any Monmouth County resident without power, Swan said. JCP&L reports over 53,000, including 300 in Little Silver, remain without electricity Wednesday. Hurricane Irene downed trees and power lines across the region Saturday and Sunday.

The American Red Cross has not determined whether or not food will also be distributed Thursday.

“We’re still speaking with the Monmouth County OEM (Office of Emergency Management) about it. It all depends on the power,” Swan said.