More than half of Fire Island’s beaches and sand dunes were lost during Superstorm Sandy, weakening the island’s ability to withstand damage from future storms, a new U.S. Geological Survey study concluded. Located in the Atlantic Ocean five miles off …
A house in a New Jersey neighborhood ravaged by Superstorm Sandy that was being raised for flood protection slid off its foundation and into a neighboring house Friday. Now both homes will have to be demolished. Both were unoccupied and …
Two of the Jersey shore towns hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy in October will soon be protected by a steel sea wall. Mantoloking and Brick have received federal and state approval for the wall that will be covered by sand …
First they needed blankets and generators. But before long, many of Superstorm Sandy’s bedraggled survivors also needed a lawyer. Thousands of people with damaged homes and businesses have sought help with legal headaches ranging from fights with building contractors to …
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Monday he expects the state of Connecticut will soon begin collecting applications for federal financial assistance from homeowners and small business affected by last year’s Superstorm Sandy. Appearing with Department of Housing and Urban Development …
Superstorm Sandy made landfall October 29, 2012, crossing the coast of New Jersey and creating damage in a widespread path up and down the East Coast.Sandy, a post-tropical cyclone, caused more damage (an estimated $18.8 billion) in the United States …
A central New Jersey man who claimed his barn was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy has been indicted on insurance fraud charges. Seventy-three-year-old Farouk Soliman of Little Silver also faces theft by deception charges in the indictment handed up Monday by …
Although the majority of homeowners purchase insurance for their home, when it comes to renters, only 65 percent have renters insurance, according to a poll conducted for the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The number of renters is steadily increasing. According …
With hurricane season upon us, Illya Azaroff needs to empty his voicemail inbox at least once a day. His expertise in disaster recovery, resilience and rebuilding, and his activity in the post-Hurricane Sandy recovery campaign have made him increasingly popular …
Bob and Pat Smith have seen many floods in their 47 years on Water Street, but none as severe as in Superstorm Sandy. Last year’s storm waters rose halfway up their front door and left a debris field of mud …