Several Cape Cod communities are still waiting for federal reimbursement for repair work after Superstorm Sandy in October 2012 and the blizzard of February 2013. The Cape Cod Times reports that Sandwich, for example, had $5 million in public safety …
A private flood insurer has stepped into Connecticut’s market, the first time homeowners along the shoreline battered by Superstorm Sandy have an alternative to increasingly costly federal insurance. The Flood Insurance Agency of Gainesville, Fla., is writing flood insurance policies …
Peggy Molloy is not a millionaire. In fact, she’s afraid she may soon have to stop paying the mortgage on her home at the Jersey shore and walk away from it. The Point Pleasant woman lives in an area facing …
As a second New Year since Superstorm Sandy approaches, many coastal residents are still waiting for New York, New Jersey and New York City to distribute billions of federal dollars that were intended to go directly to people struggling to …
More Staten Island residents who suffered big losses during Superstorm Sandy have asked the state of New York to buy their damaged homes. The South Beach Civic Association tells the Staten Island Advance that 132 homeowners from the neighborhood have …
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the availability of approximately $3 billion to strengthen the resiliency of public transportation systems affected by Hurricane Sandy, which triggered the worst transit disaster in U.S. history just over a year ago. The funds …
Workforce West Virginia has received a $242,000 federal grant to help pay for Superstorm Sandy cleanup. The U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday that the grant will be used to continue the temporary employment of workers to help with cleanup …
This city was nearly swallowed by the Hudson River during Superstorm Sandy last year. Three of its electrical substations and most of its firehouses flooded, businesses and homes were submerged, and people were trapped in high-rises because elevators didn’t work …
When Hurricane Sandy knocked out the power to most of New Jersey last year, the lights – and more importantly, the freezers – stayed on at Rutgers University’s Cell and DNA Repository in Piscataway. The lab, which is home to …
Construction of a steel sea wall could start early next year in one of the Jersey shore towns hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. Bob Mainberger, Mantoloking’s municipal engineer, tells the Asbury Park Press that the bidding process to find a …