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A crew starts demolition of a house that was swept into Barnegat Bay by Hurricane Sandy.

MANTOLOKING, NJ Another of the defining images of Superstorm Sandy's destruction at the Jersey shore is disappearing as New Jersey cleans up and struggles toward normalcy.

Works crews on Thursday began demolishing a house that was washed into the Barnegat Bay by the violent surge from the Oct. 29 storm. It was one of eight virtually intact homes that the storm washed into bays around the state; work on removing the others will begin soon.

But the house owned by David Roberts, a former mayor of Hoboken N.J., was the most famous of them all, coming to rest 200 feet from shore in the middle of the bay. His house once sat not far from where the ocean cut a new channel that chopped Mantoloking in half during the storm, necessitating a massive emergency construction project to fill in the breach.

"Today one of the unfortunate icons of Mantoloking and Superstorm Sandy is going to be dismantled," Mayor George Nebel said, moments before workers on several barges began tearing away at the house and depositing rubble on their vessels, to be floated away and eventually trucked to a landfill. "During the storm, if we were standing where we are today, we would be standing in 12 feet of water. We hope this state will never withstand the sight of a house in the bay again."

Mantoloking was the hardest-hit Jersey shore community by Superstorm Sandy; all 521 of its homes were damaged or destroyed, and 58 were swept into Barnegat Bay, either whole or in pieces.

Demolition work on 50 houses too badly damaged to save should begin next week.

Roberts, the house's owner, did not attend a news conference before the demolition and did not wish to speak to reporters about it, Nebel said.

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HOTEL CENTRAL: The Old Government Building, part of the Heritage Christchurch Hotel, in front of the hotel's main tower building, with the Millennium Hotel on the right.

The body corporate representing the owners of the Heritage tower in central Christchurch has applied to the High Court to have the building demolished.

Owners have decided not to repair the tower and instead plan to demolish it and sell the land.

The chairman of the body corporate, George Horsburgh, said it was hoped the High Court would make a decision or hold a hearing, and demolition could start in the next couple of months.

Bringing the tower down could take at least nine months, he said.

He believed most of the hotel furnishings, such as beds and television sets, had been removed.

There had been a cash settlement with the insurer of the Cathedral Square building, and the body corporate had received a payout.

Individual owners had yet to be paid for their properties.

The court application was because of the various ownership of the tower under the Unit Titles Act 2010, but it was a relatively routine procedure, he said.

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Midvale Elementary School, which is closed and slated for demolition, in Midvale on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Marc Weaver, Deseret News

MIDVALE The old Midvale Elementary School set for demolition has residents in the area concerned after arsonists set several fires inside the building.

Hanging awnings and shards of glass didn't deter arsonists from setting multiple fires Monday, April 29, inside the school at 362 W. Center (7720 South).

Unified Fire Capt. Clint Mecham said at least eight and as many as 10 fires were set, including one in the gymnasium and several on the second floor.

Mecham said the fires were small and crews were able to douse the flames quickly. But the fire could have been worse and could have spread to other parts of the neighborhood, he said.

"(It's) extremely dangerous when you come to not only the building itself being compromised, but then you add the component of fire to it, and it becomes just unpredictable," Mecham said.

Fire and police officials have responded to at least 10 calls about vandals in the school since January, most of them within the last two months.

"This building has been a constant source of concern for us," Mecham said. "Because it's under demolition, there are so many holes in the structure. It's hard to secure them all."

The old elementary school has been vacant for the past year, and those who live nearby say demolition can't come soon enough. Neighbors say the property is an eyesore and a hazard, and they want it gone.

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MANTOLOKING, N.J. - May 2, 2013 (WPVI) -- Another of the defining images of Superstorm Sandy's destruction at the Jersey shore is disappearing as New Jersey cleans up and struggles toward normalcy.

Works crews on Thursday began demolishing a house that was washed into the Barnegat Bay by the violent surge from the Oct. 29 storm. It was one of eight virtually intact homes that the storm washed into bays around the state; work on removing the others will begin soon.

But the house owned by David Roberts, a former mayor of Hoboken N.J., was the most famous of them all, coming to rest 200 feet from shore in the middle of the bay. His house once sat not far from where the ocean cut a new channel that chopped Mantoloking in half during the storm, necessitating a massive emergency construction project to fill in the breach.

Mantoloking was the hardest-hit Jersey shore community by Superstorm Sandy; all 521 of its homes were damaged or destroyed, and 58 were swept into Barnegat Bay, either whole or in pieces.

Demolition work on 50 houses too badly damaged to save should begin next week.

Roberts, the house's owner, did not attend a news conference before the demolition and did not wish to speak to reporters about it, Nebel said.

Robert Martin, New Jersey's environmental protection commissioner, called the demolition of the Roberts house "an important day in the recovery of this state."

Two other virtually intact homes were washed into Barnegat Bay in Mantoloking, and one in Union Beach, a hard-hit blue collar enclave in Monmouth County, was washed into Raritan Bay. Four others in Cumberland County's Lawrence Township also wound up in Delaware Bay, virtually intact, Martin said. Those remaining houses should be removed from waterways within the next few weeks, the commissioner said.

"These homes, just like the jet Star roller coaster swept off Casino Pier and sitting in the ocean off Seaside Heights, have become iconic images of just how powerful and devastating Sandy was - and how this historic storm changed so many lives," Martin said. "The removal of these homes marks a symbolic benchmark in the progress we've made as New Jersey moves into a new phase of long-term recovery and rebuilding."

Buddy Young, a supervisor with Crowder Gulf, the company hired by the state to remove the house as part of a waterway cleanup plan, said the blueprint was simple: place protective booms around the house to reign in any floating debris that shakes loose during the demolition, then use barges with special equipment to tear the house into small pieces.

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MOORESVILLE, N.C. - The Nationwide Series returns to restrictor-plate racing this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. For Jason White, driver of the No. 24 Toyota, that's a reason to smile.

White knows his way around the 2.66-mile tri-oval. He's driven to two top-10s and one top-five in six Truck Series starts at Talladega. He's looking for similar results when he hops behind the wheel of his SR2 Motorsports-fielded Camry in Saturday's Aaron's 312.

Jason White

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Their experience and safety record in both areas makes us uniquely qualified to take the lead in plant decommissioning and commercial redevelopment.

White comments on racing at Talladega: "I'm really excited about Talladega. I can't help but smile when I think about racing there. It's anyone's race. With the rules packages that we have at restrictor plate tracks, it really bunches up the competition and keeps the field pretty close.

We'll be really competitive this week. This is a track that we can get a top-10 or top-five and that's really exciting. We know that we can get one of our best finishes of the season this weekend, so we'll do all we can to capitalize on it.

"I'm really excited to have JW Demolition on our car this week. Given the craziness that can happen at Talladega, I'd say their a natural fit for this race.

"Hopefully my teammate and I can work together during the race. It's always nice when you have a teammate close by that you can draft with. It would be great if we can stick together all day and help one another get to the front.

"It takes a lot of trust between you and your spotter at Talladega. Cars are everywhere and the field is constantly changing. One second you'll be clear, then a split second later you'll be in the middle going three wide.

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