92.7 WOBM » Hurricane Sandy http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Wed, 22 May 2013 00:29:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Superstorm Trauma Counseling Continues with Federal Grant http://wobm.com/superstorm-trauma-counseling-continues-with-federal-grant/ http://wobm.com/superstorm-trauma-counseling-continues-with-federal-grant/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:32 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=224546 Strung out since Sandy? Does the damage inside you rival the damage around you? Think there's nowhere to turn? A counseling initiative that began right after the Superstorm continues through February 2014, fueled by an influx of federal aid.

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]]> http://wobm.com/superstorm-trauma-counseling-continues-with-federal-grant/feed/ 0 Mantoloking Storm Damage Increases Tax Rate http://wobm.com/mantoloking-storm-damage-increases-tax-rate/ http://wobm.com/mantoloking-storm-damage-increases-tax-rate/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 21:06:53 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=268689 Fears of a massive tax hike brought on by Superstorm Sandy might not come to pass in the Jersey shore town hardest hit by the storm.

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]]> http://wobm.com/mantoloking-storm-damage-increases-tax-rate/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images Poll: Sandy Won't Alter Jersey Shore Travel Plans http://wobm.com/poll-sandy-wont-alter-jersey-shore-travel-plans/ http://wobm.com/poll-sandy-wont-alter-jersey-shore-travel-plans/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:28 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=268605 A new survey finds Superstorm Sandy has not altered the travel plans of most regular visitors to the Jersey Shore.

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]]> http://wobm.com/poll-sandy-wont-alter-jersey-shore-travel-plans/feed/ 0 Flick User Jim Capaldi Governor Christie Promotes Shore [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/governor-christie-promotes-shore-for-mdw/ http://wobm.com/governor-christie-promotes-shore-for-mdw/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:31:23 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=268519 Jersey shore towns are ready for business this holiday weekend and upcoming summer, despite the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy in October.

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]]> http://wobm.com/governor-christie-promotes-shore-for-mdw/feed/ 0 Governor Chris Christie and Mayor Walter LaCicero look on as Joanne Filippine bangs one of the last nails into the last board to mark the completion of the newly finished boardwalk in Lavalette, N.J. on Monday, May 20, 2013. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen) Check Out Point Beach's Sandy Castle For Yourself http://wobm.com/check-out-point-beachs-sandy-castle-for-yourself/ http://wobm.com/check-out-point-beachs-sandy-castle-for-yourself/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 17:36:52 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=224552 Yesterday I was in Point Pleasant Beach for the annual Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Great Strides walk. Despite the chilly, rainy weather, not only did we have a great turnout, but charity sandcastle builders were hard at work too.

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]]> http://wobm.com/check-out-point-beachs-sandy-castle-for-yourself/feed/ 0 Photo by Justin Louis Hometown Heroes With Shawn and Sue http://wobm.com/hometown-heroes-with-shawn-and-sue/ http://wobm.com/hometown-heroes-with-shawn-and-sue/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 06:01:28 +0000 Shawn Michaels http://wobm.com/?p=223597 Get the latest on whats happening with Hometown Heroes

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]]> http://wobm.com/hometown-heroes-with-shawn-and-sue/feed/ 0 facebook Maybe You Won't See Harry, But You Can Get a "ROYAL" Donut http://wobm.com/maybe-you-wont-see-harry-but-you-can-get-a-royal-donut/ http://wobm.com/maybe-you-wont-see-harry-but-you-can-get-a-royal-donut/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:19:28 +0000 Sue Moll http://wobm.com/?p=222022  

 

 

Hey the donut sounds pretty good!  If you can't meet him, it's the next best thing!  Today Prince Harry is vising Ocean County and only a lucky few will be able to see and meet him.

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]]> http://wobm.com/maybe-you-wont-see-harry-but-you-can-get-a-royal-donut/feed/ 0 NJ Supreme Court Hears Beach Dune Case http://wobm.com/nj-supreme-court-hears-beach-dune-case/ http://wobm.com/nj-supreme-court-hears-beach-dune-case/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:48:24 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=265570 The New Jersey Supreme Court will decide an issue crucial to the future of the Jersey shore in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: whether oceanfront homeowners deserve cash compensation when protective dune projects block their views of the water.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-supreme-court-hears-beach-dune-case/feed/ 0 Flickr User angusleonard Rollercoaster Removal from Ocean To Start Tuesday http://wobm.com/rollercoaster-removal-from-ocean-to-start-tuesday/ http://wobm.com/rollercoaster-removal-from-ocean-to-start-tuesday/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:00:40 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=221675 Seaside Heights officials say that the Jet Star roller coaster, which ended up in the surf when the Casino Pier beneath it buckled, will start to disappear starting Tuesday.

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]]> http://wobm.com/rollercoaster-removal-from-ocean-to-start-tuesday/feed/ 0 Lavallette Is Open For Business [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/lavallette-is-open-for-business-audio/ http://wobm.com/lavallette-is-open-for-business-audio/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:13:45 +0000 Shawn Michaels http://wobm.com/?p=221576 Here latest from the Lavallette Business Association

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]]> http://wobm.com/lavallette-is-open-for-business-audio/feed/ 0 Hometown Heroes In Studio With Shawn and Sue [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/hometown-heroes-in-studio-with-shawn-and-sue-audio-3/ http://wobm.com/hometown-heroes-in-studio-with-shawn-and-sue-audio-3/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:07:50 +0000 Shawn Michaels http://wobm.com/?p=220629 Hometown Heroes Helping To Restore The Shore

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]]> http://wobm.com/hometown-heroes-in-studio-with-shawn-and-sue-audio-3/feed/ 0 facebook YOU Can Help Local 6th Graders Become Stars for a Night http://wobm.com/you-can-help-local-6th-graders-become-stars-for-a-night/ http://wobm.com/you-can-help-local-6th-graders-become-stars-for-a-night/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 14:24:10 +0000 Sue Moll http://wobm.com/?p=220110  
THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMILE, and you always ask how you can help..here's your chance!  Hollywood at Hemingways Saving Seaside's 6th Grade Dance was created for a group of 6th graders who have lost their homes and school to Hurricane Sandy.

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]]> http://wobm.com/you-can-help-local-6th-graders-become-stars-for-a-night/feed/ 0 facebook Toms River Taking Off the Gloves Against Easement Holdouts http://wobm.com/toms-river-taking-off-the-gloves-against-easement-holdouts/ http://wobm.com/toms-river-taking-off-the-gloves-against-easement-holdouts/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 10:16:45 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=219287 The remaining Toms River beachfront homeowners refusing to sign access easements tied to the Army Corps dune project land in the crosshairs of township officials.

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]]> http://wobm.com/toms-river-taking-off-the-gloves-against-easement-holdouts/feed/ 0 NJ to Receive $9.2M in Sandy Aid http://wobm.com/nj-to-receive-9-2m-in-sandy-aid/ http://wobm.com/nj-to-receive-9-2m-in-sandy-aid/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 19:42:06 +0000 Kelly Waldron http://nj1015.com/?p=263633 More than $9.2 million in federal funds is on the way to Toms River, the New Jersey Department of Military Affairs, East Brunswick and Eagleswood Township to reimburse the municipalities and state for emergency measures taken as a result of Sandy.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-to-receive-9-2m-in-sandy-aid/feed/ 0 Superstorm Sandy damage in Bay Head (YouTube) Prince Harry to Visit Mantoloking [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/prince-harry-to-visit-mantoloking/ http://wobm.com/prince-harry-to-visit-mantoloking/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 23:00:10 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=262640  

The mayor of a storm-wrecked Jersey shore town said Monday that England's Prince Harry will visit next week before heading to a news conference nearby.

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]]> http://wobm.com/prince-harry-to-visit-mantoloking/feed/ 0 Prince Harry (Rui Vieira-WPA Pool, Getty Images) Take a Look at the Progress in Seaside Heights [Photos] http://wobm.com/take-a-look-at-the-progress-in-seaside-heights-photos/ http://wobm.com/take-a-look-at-the-progress-in-seaside-heights-photos/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:14:36 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=216633 Just five days ago, we posted this picture of the work going on at the Seaside Heights boardwalk. Suffice to say, a lot has been accomplished in 5 days.

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]]> http://wobm.com/take-a-look-at-the-progress-in-seaside-heights-photos/feed/ 0 Portions of the Seaside Heights Boardwalk to Reopen This Weekend http://wobm.com/portions-of-the-seaside-heights-boardwalk-to-reopen-this-weekend/ http://wobm.com/portions-of-the-seaside-heights-boardwalk-to-reopen-this-weekend/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 08:29:56 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=216129 Last week we told you about how you can keep an eye on the work going on at the Seaside Heights boardwalk, and today we have great news to pass along to you.

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]]> http://wobm.com/portions-of-the-seaside-heights-boardwalk-to-reopen-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Sandy Recovery on Track at Island Beach State Park http://wobm.com/sandy-recovery-on-track-at-island-beach-state-park/ http://wobm.com/sandy-recovery-on-track-at-island-beach-state-park/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:15:50 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=260007 New Jersey expects to have its second busiest state park fully operational for the peak summer season as Superstorm Sandy debris cleanup and restoration efforts continue.

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]]> http://wobm.com/sandy-recovery-on-track-at-island-beach-state-park/feed/ 0 Debris at Island Beach State Park (Ilya Hemlin, Townsquare Media NJ) NJ Communities Impacted by Sandy Get More Federal Dollars http://wobm.com/nj-communities-impacted-by-sandy-get-more-federal-dollars/ http://wobm.com/nj-communities-impacted-by-sandy-get-more-federal-dollars/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:11:10 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=259920 More help is on the way for areas hard-hit by Sandy six months ago.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-communities-impacted-by-sandy-get-more-federal-dollars/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson, Getty Images Reflecting on 6 Months Since Sandy http://wobm.com/reflecting-on-6-months-since-sandy/ http://wobm.com/reflecting-on-6-months-since-sandy/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:10:35 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=215467 Where were you 6 months ago? At this point of the afternoon, many of us were preparing, wondering and anxious.

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