Three members of the New Jersey’s Ocean City Housing Authority board have resigned apparently because of a dispute stemming from the reimbursement of money for Superstorm Sandy repairs. Chairman Ed Price, vice chairman Stephen Lalli and commissioner Marlene Sheppard stepped …
Seven months after watching heavy equipment tear down their Superstorm Sandy-wrecked house in Union Beach, N.J., Bart Sutton’s family is settling into a replacement built on the same spot — but much higher in the air. “We’re home,” said Sutton, …
New York state lawmakers have passed legislation proposed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that would prevent higher tax bills for city residents who rebuilt or repaired their homes after they were damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The state …
A northern New Jersey firm will get a $23.8 million contract to build a protective steel sea wall in two of the shore communities hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. The state’s Environmental Protection Department announced the deal with EIC Associates …
Some New Jersey lawmakers used a hearing Monday to complain that Gov. Chris Christie is not living up to his promise of transparency when it comes to rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy. The Assembly State and Local Government committee asked questions …
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has conditionally vetoed a Superstorm Sandy “Bill of Rights” measure that was crafted by Democrats over concerns how the state has distributed aid. The Republican says the bill proposed new administrative procedures and spending requirements …
In Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath, more than 1,500 vessels were thrown onto land and across the waterways of New Jersey, and 90 percent of them were reunited with their owners with the help of State Police. But 249 vessels and vehicles …
Members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation have raised concerns about delays in helping homeowners recover from Superstorm Sandy. The lawmakers met with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan in Washington on May 8. They say Donovan has made a …
New Jersey officials say they dispersed just 25 percent of the state’s first large allocation of federal Superstorm Sandy aid in the first 11 months. That is a finding of a quarterly state report released last week on the dozens …
Over 1,000 families in New York and New Jersey displaced by Superstorm Sandy are losing their federal rental assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency benefit that helped them obtain temporary housing runs out on Thursday, May 1. Citing FEMA statistics, …
