Superstorm Sandy damage in New Jersey News

FEMA Praises New Jersey for Smooth Work after Sandy

A new federal report finds New Jersey’s state government cleared the way for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get to work quickly as Superstorm Sandy struck. A report made public Tuesday by the Homeland Security Department’s Office of the …

Still Displaced by Sandy, Some N.J. Residents Ask Legislators for Help

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 …

N.J. Gov. Christie Announces More Flood Buyouts

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 …

N.J. Post-Sandy Buyout Offers Start in South River, Sayreville

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 …