New Jersey has received $11.9 million dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for the voluntary acquisition of 76 homes in South River.
A majority of New Jersey residents who have registered and received assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of Superstorm Sandy have genuine needs. Unfortunately, the rush to get millions of dollars to those affected also brings out the dishonest people looking to defraud victims.
Almost nine months after Superstorm Sandy, many Jersey Shore towns hard-hit by the hurricane have rebuilt their boardwalks and reopened their businesses, but thousands of Garden State families that suffered flood damage in their homes are still living like nomads.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) is set to release updates to the Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps for Middlesex County. The updated “work maps” will reduce the amount of acreage designated in high-flooding risk V-zones by approximately 80 percent.
Federal Emergency Management Officials explain the drastic reduction in Velocity or "V" zones in the recent release of its Preliminary Work Maps.
A central New Jersey man accused of swindling more than $12,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Superstorm Sandy has been indicted on a theft by deception charge.
Superstorm Sandy victims in New Jersey who are weighing whether to rebuild or relocate will soon get more information that should help them decide what to do.