Mantoloking

The community that was hardest-hit by Superstorm Sandy is preparing to use eminent domain to take small strips of land from oceanfront homeowners who are holding up a critically needed beach replenishment project.

If this video doesn't give you goosebumps, nothing will. As we all remember too well, Route 35 in Mantoloking was completely and utterly destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Take a look at this incredibly moving video of what it took to get the roadway back up and running.

Placing sand and gravel-filled Geotextile fabric tubes along Mantoloking's ocean front is estimated to cost anywhere from $6 to $8 million dollars, which Mantoloking officials believe is a necessary expense for protection.

One hundred and twenty-seven days after Superstorm Sandy hit the Garden State, residents of, arguably, the hardest hit municipality will finally be allowed to return home.

The main north-south route that connects Ocean County's Northern Barrier Island communities is re-opening through the Sandy-ravaged borough of Mantoloking today. But stiff restrictions will be in place.

Brick Township is one of the many Ocean County communities that suffered a lot of damage.

I debated long and hard about what to use as a "featured image" for this post. There are dozens of images that can describe the pain and destruction that we here in Ocean County are experiencing.

Fires that destroyed about 14 homes in Mantoloking that were hit hard by Sandy have rekindled, fueled by natural gas.

Two New York men face aggravated assault and a host of weapons offenses following what's described as a machete-type attack on three individuals in Mantoloking Wednesday night. The Ocean County Prosecutors Office says the incident happened in the area of Route 35 and Herbert Street at around 7:09 p.m.