Sandy rebuilding News

Jersey Shore Town Aims to Get Last 2 Sandy Families Home

Just before the floodwaters of Superstorm Sandy inundated Krista Sperber’s home in Belmar, New Jersey, she had her two young children grab what they could from their rooms and hop in the car for a ride to a relative’s home …

New Jersey Moving to Demolish Hundreds of Sandy-Damaged Homes

New Jersey officials are moving to demolish hundreds of homes that were ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. State Community Affairs Department spokeswoman Tammori Petty tells the Daily Record that the agency is identifying the owners or lien holders of roughly 600 …

Politicians Vow to Block FEMA From Taking Mistaken Sandy Aid

About 3,000 Superstorm Sandy victims who were either wrongly given storm recovery aid or who were overpaid would not have to repay the federal government under legislation to be introduced this week by two New Jersey Congressmen. U.S. Sen. Robert …

Anger Remains Over Pace of New Jersey’s Sandy Recovery

More than two years after Superstorm Sandy hit the Jersey Shore, many residents remain angry and frustrated at the pace of recovery. During a public hearing Tuesday on the state’s plans to use the final $502 million in federal storm …

New Jersey Contractor Sentenced for Scamming Sandy Victims

A New Jersey contractor who took deposits for work that was never done at two central New Jersey homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy has been sentenced to five years in state prison. Monmouth County prosecutors say the sentence handed down …