Hurricane Sandy

The Christie Administration and the Department of Environmental Protection are taking a series of actions to ensure that the massive volume of debris and trash resulting from Hurricane Sandy is removed from storm-affected areas efficiently so affected communities can begin to recover from the storm’s unprecedented and widespread devastation.

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Storm shelters in Ocean County fade as schools return to classroom operations. It leaves many families wondering where their next meals will come from - and whether they'll have them at home. Two prominent Toms River churches are taking up the job of keeping people fed through the crisis.

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Donations are rolling into New York and New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy, but some relief experts say the things being given are not always what's needed.

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In times of tragedies there are always some unscrupulous "entrepreneurs" who take advantage of the situation of others.

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Schools in Brick Township resume Monday, but not all students are yet back in their homes. Storm-tossed families are strewn across a broad expanse.The Board of Education understands that time is not on their side, and has launched a concerted effort to bring them in.

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Lavallette homeowners growing edgier about conditions in their homes as temperatures drop begin busing in from the mainland in a multi-phase system.

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Ocean County's fatality count resulting from Hurricane Sandy is four, according to county Prosecutor Marlene Lynch Ford.

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A sure sign of improving conditions - the second mandatory evacuation orders in as many weeks for coastal mainland sections of Berkeley and Brick Townships are lifted.

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People who live in one of the shore spots that took the full measure of Hurricane Sandy's wrath finally have a chance to return to their homes, even if just for a couple of hours.

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