A home renovator based in Toms River faces a theft charge for allegedly taking thousands in payments to repair and raise a Superstorm-damaged house in Seaside Heights, but never completing the job.
A Toms River man who admitted filing false information to collect $218,209 in federal and state Superstorm aid faces a year minus a day in the Ocean County Jail.
Many New Jerseyans remember what it was like not having phone, cable and internet service during Superstorm Sandy. Legislation introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-6), three years after the damaging hurricane is aimed at improving communication networks during emergencies.
The Superstorm's third anniversary serves as the launch point for a shore Congressman's plan to ensure that the kind of telecommunication breakdowns we saw during Sandy have less of a chance of recurring - for civilians as well as for emergency responders - nationwide.
The third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy draws top cabinet members of the Christie Administration to the shore and other impacted spots in the Garden State on Thursday and Friday, giving progress updates and getting them as well.
The rebuilt Jersey Shore is touted as being more resilient to Sandy-size disasters, using updated construction methods and tougher codes. But what about the next generation of oceanside dwellers? Environmental advocates in the Sierra Club sound a warning bell about rising tides tonight at the Ocean County Administration Building in Toms River.
The Five Stages of Sandy Grief reach the 'Anger' phase Thursday night in Toms River as residents and non-profit groups voice their concerns as they fear the unknown future of funding as the anniversary of the super storm reaches three years on the 29th.
The owner of a Barnegat construction company is accused of soaking a Superstorm victim for about $92,000. Investigators are probing to learn if it's the only case connected to him.
Three years since the Superstorm, where are we now, and where are we going? Leaders of the rebuilding effort and Representative Tom MacArthur (R-3) seek your viewpoints as they examine the questions October 15 at Toms River Town Hall.
The panel organized by the Ocean County Long Term Recovery Group will feature members of area non-profit organizations and community leaders...