superstorm sandy

Decade After Superstorm Sandy, Toms River Boardwalk and Beach Project Finally Moving

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Superstorm Sandy struck Ortley Beach nearly 13 years ago, but movement on rebuilding the beachfront and connecting the two boardwalks along the oceanfront have stalled for over a…

March 17, 2025

New Jersey Reallocates $59.4 Million in Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has made public a proposed amendment to the Superstorm Sandy Action Plan for public comment. This amendment aims to reallocate $59.44 million in Superstorm…

August 9, 2023

A Decade after Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey’s Infrastructure is Considerably More Prepared for Hurricane Season

PSE&G’s Customers Experience Fewer Outages Today, Demonstrating $4.8 Billion Investments Enhance Resiliency and Improve Reliability NEWARK, N.J. , June 9, 2022 — Public Service Electric and Gas, New Jersey’s largest utility, is well…

June 10, 2022

Superstorm Sandy Fraudster Contractors Plead Guilty to Scamming Storm Victims

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Two out-of-state contractors who defrauded Superstorm Sandy victims in Ocean County out of a half-million dollars have pleaded guilty in court, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D.…

May 10, 2022

New York man who tried to hide murder victim’s corpse in Superstorm Sandy debris facing 25 to life

QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Thyron Aycock, 48, has been convicted at trial of murder for the brutal beating death of a man in 2012. The…

February 11, 2022

Toms River, a town hit hard during Superstorm Sandy pays it forward to Kentucky police officers affected by December Tornado

TOMS RIVER, NJ – When the state of Kentucky was ravaged with catastrophic damage on December 10th, caused by an EF-4 tornado that killed 56 and injured 308, it left a path…

February 3, 2022

Feds forgive FEMA loans to Toms River, Berkeley, others hit by Superstorm Sandy

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) commends the federal government for its total forgiveness of FEMA Community Disaster Loans (CDL) awarded to local governments and boards of…

October 9, 2021

Contractors charged for scamming shore homeowners out of millions after Superstorm Sandy

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Two contractors who entered into agreements to repair homes damaged during Superstorm Sandy bilked victims out of more than $2 million without performing the work, prosecutors said. The…

January 9, 2021

Brick Township, Mayor Ducey to Issue Beach Buggy Permits for First Time Since Superstorm Sandy

BRICK-For the first time since Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012, the Township of Brick will be making permits for operating motor vehicles on beaches available. The permits will allow beach access to…

August 24, 2019

Superstorm Sandy workshop in Brick on Feb. 27

BRICK – A Superstorm Sandy Recovery Workshop will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Brick Presbyterian Church, 111 Drum Point Road in Brick. The workshop will…

February 19, 2016

Five Years After Sandy, Superstorm Continues to Punish Survivors

When the eye of Sandy made landfall just north of Atlantic City five years ago this Sunday, Fran Baronowitz’s neighborhood – which was a few miles away in Ventnor – suddenly turned…

October 30, 2017

Senator Menendez Meets With Toms River Resident Over Sandy Recovery Issues

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) met today with Doug Quinn, a Toms River resident who lost his home in Superstorm Sandy 11 years ago. The meeting focused on…

October 27, 2023

Ten years after Sandy, a coastal flood warning issued at Jersey Shore

The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning for the entire Jersey Shore from Cape May to Sandy Hook until 4 pm on Friday. The warning comes as many beaches…

October 28, 2022

After Sandy: State Troopers from around America came to the Jersey Shore to help

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Ten years ago, Superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey Shore, in particular, here in Ocean County where the storm made landfall. That landfall decimated the barrier island in Ocean…

September 27, 2022

Jersey Shore Superstorm Scammers Heading Prison

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Two Superstorm Sandy scammers are heading to prison. According to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, John Bishop, 57, of Celebration, Florida; and Paul Rueda, 50, of San…

July 16, 2022

Ortley Beach councilwoman Maruca endorses candidate for Governor who voted to defund Sandy recovery

ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – In October of 2012, Ortley Beach was essentially wiped off the map of the Jersey Shore by Superstorm Sandy. It was officially declared “Ground Zero” of the storm’s…

June 7, 2021

Suspected Superstorm Contractor Fraud Charged for Failing to Provide Services to Victims

Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs have filed a Complaint alleging that a South Jersey-based contractor used deceptive practices to obtain more than $348,000 in…

January 2, 2018

Hardest hit Sandy victims unhappy with N.J. recovery 5 years later, poll says

More than half of the Superstorm Sandy victims that have been tracked in the five years since the storm decimated New Jersey are still dissatisfied with the state’s recovery efforts, a new…

October 30, 2017

Contractor stole $75K from Sandy victims, authorities say

Another home improvement contractor has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $75,000 from four home owners following Superstorm Sandy. Darin Smith, 45, of the Whiting section of Manchester, was arrested Wednesday…

October 10, 2017

Freeholder: Democrats' School Funding Bill Hurts Sandy Stricken Communities

From the Desk of Freeholder Joseph Vicari TOMS RIVER- Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari is calling upon state leaders to produce a funding formula for school aid that is fair…

June 25, 2017

Officials Seeking Contractor Who Stole $1.5 Million from Hurricane Sandy Victims

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato is asking media outlets in a number of towns and states listed below to post the attached picture of Jamie Lynn Lawson, age 42, a Super…

March 29, 2017

Costs of Bail Reform Hindering Jersey Shore Town Still in Recovery from Hurricane Sandy

BERKELEY-Berkeley Township New Jersey is a town that in many ways is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy nearly five years ago, but the new costs associated with the Bail Reform and Speedy…

March 2, 2017

Berkeley Island Park Begins Rebuilding After Being Damaged During Sandy

by Phil Stilton BERKELEY TOWNSHIP-More than four years after being critically damaged by Superstorm Sandy, the Berkeley Island County Park is finally being rebuilt. In November, the county announced a $6.9 million construction contract…

December 19, 2016

APP: Raising homes post-Sandy pays off for some

About 2,215 homes in Ocean County have been raised so far following Superstorm Sandy in 2012, while another 4,530 homes are in the progress of doing so. These homes are part of…

February 4, 2016

Jan. 13: Nearly Famous Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Seminar

TOMS RIVER – Residents with questions about their rebuilding/elevation project in Toms River and other questions related to rebuilding following Superstorm Sandy can attend a free seminar about rebuilding. The Nearly Famous…

January 2, 2016