U.S. wireless communications networks should be made more resilient in extreme weather emergencies, according to a government task force studying the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force recommended improving the communications networks so cellular towers and …
The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, led by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, issued a report Monday that provides recommendations for mitigating harm from future storms. Recommendations include assisting homeowners to stay in their homes after disasters …
Ten months after Superstorm Sandy wrecked their homes, people who still haven’t been able to return are asking New Jersey legislators for help. Simone Dannecker, of Union Beach, N.J., is fighting her mortgage company for the right to stay in …
“Super Storm” the ride is now up and running on the New Jersey shore. The new attraction is located at the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J., where Superstorm Sandy is best known for toppling a roller coaster into the …
New Jersey is launching a program aimed at helping low- and moderate-income families buy homes in the counties hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. Under a program announced Monday, applicants can receive up to $50,000 in interest-free mortgages from the state. …
Federal officials have revised policies that were keeping some New Jerseyans affected by Superstorm Sandy from receiving funds they were promised. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. announced Tuesday that the Housing and Urban Development Department had agreed to amend its rules. …
The floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy gushed in through Bob and Pat Smith’s porch windows and didn’t stop rising till reaching the 6-foot mark. The Smiths marked the insurgence with a piece of black electrical tape to the left of the …
New Jersey is making the first post-Hurricane Sandy buyout offers to South River and Sayreville homeowners this week, Governor Chris Christie said.The state plans to spend $39 million of federal funds on the first 129 homes, Christie said in South …
With all the fears that Superstorm Sandy created, here’s one that never materialized: huge tax increases to make up for property destroyed along the coastlines of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Waves of federal aid, some strategic borrowing, lowered …
Along the New Jersey shore this year, the sounds of summer include earth-moving equipment still cleaning up the devastation wrought last year by Superstorm Sandy. Officials say knocking down the homes that are too damaged to repair is a key …
