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Storm-Struck Ortley Home Demolition Begins

Tom Mongelli — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:26:20 +0000

The first of about 100 homes in Toms River beyond repair in the aftermath of the Superstorm go under the wrecking ball starting Saturday.

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A Summer Job Fair Unlike Any Other in Ortley

Tom Mongelli — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:41 +0000

It may be the same seasonal job fair that the New Jersey Department of Labor always organizes in Ocean County before tourism season. Thanks to the superstorm, it's in a new spot. But also thanks to Sandy, it's got new opportunities.

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Jersey Shore Tourism Season Remains On Track [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:53:01 +0000

Mayors of several of Ocean County's Northern Barrier Island communities are in a race against time to get their beaches and tourism hot spots ready for this summer season, but is it realistic given the devastation of Sandy?

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Ortley Beach A&P Reopen After Sandy

Ilya Hemlin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:46:30 +0000

In the days after Sandy, the Ortley Beach A&P served as a staging ground for police, fire, and EMS as well as a stark reminder of the damage to the barrier islands; but nearly five months since the storm hit the supermarket is reopening its doors once more.

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Ortley Beach Opens For Repopulation [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:53:11 +0000

Ortley Beach, Toms River's most storm battered portion, will reopen for repopulation, but Township Mayor Tom Kelaher warns it could be while until things are fully normal in that part of town.

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Ortley Beach Gets Green Light to Repopulate

Rosetta Key — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:25:13 +0000

Ortley Beach residents can begin returning home for good Monday.

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Your Christmas Tree Can Help Restore the Shore

Justin Louis — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:03:45 +0000

There are a couple sure signs of a new year - gyms packed with resolution makers, cold & flu season, and naked Christmas trees waiting for pickup day on the curb. But this year, your Christmas tree could truly help restore the shore.

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Flooding From Morning Winter Storm

Ilya Hemlin — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:00:51 +0000

Friday's early morning left in it's wake evacuations, flooding, and thousands of outages throughout the area.

JCP&L crews are already working on repairs, the utility's outage map shows almost eleven thousand outages in Monmouth County and almost three thousand outages in Ocean County. Re

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NJ Lawmakers Tour Sandy Devastation [Video]

Justin Louis — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:01:28 +0000

Democrat, Republican, Independant, or unaffiliated, one of the positives that we've seen post-Sandy has been lawmakers coming together for the reason they were elected in the first place - to help those who they represent. A bipartisan group of NJ lawmakers recently toured the Ocean County areas worst hit by Sandy. Check out the video here:

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Ortley Travel Restrictions Ease for Phase Three Re-Entry

Tom Mongelli — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:14:23 +0000

The tight rein on travel for Ortley Beach property owners during re-entry is about to loosen. Toms River Township officials say they'll stop the busing and let private cars into the storm-tossed section commencing with Phase 3 this weekend.

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Toms River Allocating $30M for Storm Damage

Tom Mongelli — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:21:42 +0000

The Toms River Township Council is poised for an emergency appropriation of $30,000,000 to address damage from Superstorm Sandy.

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More Barrier Island Residents to be Allowed Access

Rosetta Key — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:19:31 +0000

Toms River officials were finally given the go ahead to allow limited access to the residents of Chadwick, Normandy and Ocean Beaches nearly two weeks after the super storm.

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