You have probably heard that old saying "the check is in the mail," right? Well, for Ocean County waiting for that Superstorm Sandy relief money, their patience is growing rather thin.
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 majority of New Jersey residents who have registered and received assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of Superstorm Sandy have genuine needs. Unfortunately, the rush to get millions of dollars to those affected also brings out the dishonest people looking to defraud victims.
Almost nine months after Superstorm Sandy, many Jersey Shore towns hard-hit by the hurricane have rebuilt their boardwalks and reopened their businesses, but thousands of Garden State families that suffered flood damage in their homes are still living like nomads.
Federal Emergency Management Officials explain the drastic reduction in Velocity or "V" zones in the recent release of its Preliminary Work Maps.
After two tests of the newly-upgraded sirens in the in the 10-mile emergency planning zone around the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey, the originals get a run-through on June 4.