Tag: Super Storm Sandy

UNION BEACH – Hundreds of families still burdened with repaying federal disaster aid in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy will now be eligible for a permanent waiver of these “clawbacks” after years of advocacy.

MIDDLETOWN – As the final phase of the federal Port Monmouth Storm Risk Reduction Project begins, Port Monmouth residents are one step closer to greater protection from destructive flood surges.

Pulling up to the rebranded Riverside Marina restaurant, formerly Marina at Oceanport, improvements are immediately apparent.

A new team of Kean University researchers believes measurements of sand movements, wave energy and the shoreline itself in the Borough of Keyport can provide crucial data to combat the effects of climate change on the greater Bayshore community.

A decade later and Mayor Robert Neff can still smell the wet wood of the downed shade trees strewn about town. Simply peering out at a particular portion of sidewalk can flip a switch on the reel-to-reel projector in his mind, replaying scenes of borough residents trudging out of their homes to dispose of belongings lost to floodwaters from the nearby Shrewsbury River.

It’s been almost 10 years since Super Storm Sandy swept ashore in New Jersey.

The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners awarded a contract to Adam Worth, an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, for a documentary about Super Storm Sandy, a hurricane that pummeled the Jersey Shore in October 2012.

By Allison Perrine ALLISON PERRINE Conservation groups in the Two River area are working on initiatives that will...

By Sarah Rossbach Fleming COURTESY RUMSON GARDEN CLUB Members of the Rumson Garden Club are working to determine...

By Philip Sean Curran SEA BRIGHT – Dina Long became mayor of Sea Bright in January 2012, a town she called at...