The Sandy Act, which also got support from New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, will help speed up cell phone tower repairs following disasters and is now one house vote shy of getting to President Donald Trump's desk following a Senate approval on Tuesday.
Home repair firms based in Ocean Township and Louisiana are accused of accepting federal Superstorm relief funds to repair storm-damaged houses, then leaving the work incomplete.
Separate from the Superstorm relief package sandy impacted homeowners can head to Toms River Town Hall next week to find out if they're eligible for FEMA home-elevation grants.
More than 400 Superstorm victims, who missed the July 31 deadline for contacting FEMA to continue flood insurance claims, get extra time - and so does anyone who missed the August 1 deadline to schedule claim appeals.
Five more people are being charged with allegedly filing fraudulent applications to get federal sandy relief funds, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's office.
Summers as hot as Alabama, shoreline lost to rising sea levels, saltwater intruding the Delaware river and bay – all on the horizon and needing a response, says a report.
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expires on September 30, unless Congress reauthorizes it. Bearing the effects of Superstorm Sandy in mind, Representative Tom MacArthur (R-3) inserts provisions that he expects will improve its affordability, accessibility and accountability.
Allegedly impersonating his deceased mom to get a break on renters' insurance, and filing two separate insurance claims for the same stolen items, might lead to a lengthy sentence for a Carteret man.