Community Corner

A Mighty Tree Falls in Holmdel

A resident shares this amazing photo of the tree that was uprooted by Hurricane Irene

Carol Beckenstein was very fond of the enormous silver beech in her backyard. 

But Hurricane Irene's wicked winds and rains were its ruin. At 3 a.m. on Sunday, August 28, the old tree came out the ground and landed on its side. 

Her brother snapped a photo to commemorate the amazing arbor. 

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"Though I am smiling in the photo,  I am so sad about this tree, which had signatures of several local children on it and had to be 50 to 100 years old," said Beckenstein. 


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