Articles by Wayne Parry

Normalcy Eludes Many a Year After Sandy Hit New Jersey

Bart Sutton fought with his insurance company for a year over what it would cost to rebuild his flood-damaged home, then gave up in frustration and tore it down. A week later, the money came through. Simone and Ken Dannecker …

Sandy Victims Want Help With Insurers, Bureaucrats

The water came in torrents; the aid is being parceled out drip by drip. That was one of the main complaints voiced Monday by victims of Superstorm Sandy at a legislative hearing in Trenton, New Jersey, on the pace of …

New Jersey, Home to Oldest U.S. Nuke Plant, Reviewing Safety

New Jersey, the most densely populated state and home to the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant, created a task force Friday to review safety and emergency response plans at nuclear plants in light of the disaster unfolding in Japan. The …

New Jersey School Chief Charged in Insurance Kickback Scheme

The superintendent of New Jersey’s fourth-largest school district surrendered to the FBI on Thursday and was charged with fraud and bribery over an alleged insurance-kickback scheme that federal officials called “staggering” in its scope. Toms River Schools Superintendent Michael Ritacco, …

East Coast States Totaling Damage from Nor’easter

It was a desperate, ultimately futile battle — machine against nature — and Ocean City kept it up long after the outcome had been decided. As wave after wave pummeled the beachfront during last week’s powerful nor’easter, more and more …

Height of New Jersey Beach Dunes Kicks up Political Sandstorm

Where’s the beach? That’s the question some oceanfront homeowners are asking, bothered that the dunes are blocking their ocean views. A sandstorm is brewing in Atlantic City, where businesses and the City Council support lowering the dunes, although the sand …

Compulsive Gambler Chases $20M Long-Shot Lawsuit against Casinos

She was an ambitious lawyer and TV commentator who started going to Atlantic City casinos to relax, and soon was getting high-roller treatment that included limousines whisking her to the resort city. Arelia Margarita Taveras says she was even allowed …

Weather Conditions Key to Containing Wildfire in Southern N.J.

Weather conditions that helped spread a massive forest fire were being counted on Wednesday to help douse it as a strong storm was expected to roll through southern New Jersey later in the day. As of Wednesday morning, the fire …

N.J. Casino Settles Deadly Garage Collapse for $101 Million

The Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has settled all civil litigation stemming from the 2003 collapse of its parking garage that was under construction, killing four people, the casino said. Another 20 workers were injured in the …

N.J. Officials Push for Tougher Chemical Plant Safety Rules

Speaking near a cluster of chemical plants, New Jersey’s two United States senators and its new homeland security director said the state should be able to enact tougher safety standards for chemical facilities than those proposed by the Bush administration. …