New Jersey 101.5 » Frankenstorm http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 23 May 2013 15:34:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Power Slowly Being Restored in Jersey http://nj1015.com/power-slowly-being-restored-in-jersey/ http://nj1015.com/power-slowly-being-restored-in-jersey/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:52:45 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=188340 New Jersey utilities continue to work round-the-clock to restore power, but an estimated 1.7 million homes and businesses still don’t have electricity.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/power-slowly-being-restored-in-jersey/feed/ 0 What Did the Superstorm Do to Other States? http://nj1015.com/what-did-the-superstorm-do-to-other-states/ http://nj1015.com/what-did-the-superstorm-do-to-other-states/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:50:54 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=188242 The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 75 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 4.6 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/what-did-the-superstorm-do-to-other-states/feed/ 0 Homes are surrounded by sand washed in by Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in Seaside Heights (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Airports, NYSE Reopen; NJ is Devastated http://nj1015.com/jfk-newark-airports-reopen-on-limited-schedule/ http://nj1015.com/jfk-newark-airports-reopen-on-limited-schedule/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:00:08 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=187767 Airports and stock exchange reopen; NJ devastated Two major airports reopened and the floor of the New York Stock Exchange came back to life Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to rescue flood victims and fires still raged two days after Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/jfk-newark-airports-reopen-on-limited-schedule/feed/ 0 Sandy's Total Cost Estimates Could Top $50 Billion http://nj1015.com/sandys-total-cost-estimates-could-top-50-billion/ http://nj1015.com/sandys-total-cost-estimates-could-top-50-billion/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:47:10 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=187717 Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/sandys-total-cost-estimates-could-top-50-billion/feed/ 0 Phone Trouble? 25% of Cell Towers Knocked Out After Sandy http://nj1015.com/cell-phone-trouble-25-of-cell-towers-knocked-out-after-sandy/ http://nj1015.com/cell-phone-trouble-25-of-cell-towers-knocked-out-after-sandy/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:27:43 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=187618 Federal regulators say Hurricane Sandy knocked out a quarter of the cell towers in an area spreading across ten states, and the situation could get worse before it gets better.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/cell-phone-trouble-25-of-cell-towers-knocked-out-after-sandy/feed/ 0 iPhone5 (Getty Images) Sewage Spills Into Hudson from Yonkers, NY Plants http://nj1015.com/sewage-spills-into-hudson-from-yonkers-ny-plants/ http://nj1015.com/sewage-spills-into-hudson-from-yonkers-ny-plants/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:56:25 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=187611 Health officials say flooding from the hybrid storm Sandy has resulted in untreated and partially treated sewage being dumped into the Hudson River.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/sewage-spills-into-hudson-from-yonkers-ny-plants/feed/ 0 (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images) After the Storm: Death Toll Rises, Millions Without Power http://nj1015.com/sandy-leaves-17-dead-7-million-in-the-dark/ http://nj1015.com/sandy-leaves-17-dead-7-million-in-the-dark/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:50:57 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=187368 Superstorm Sandy is winding down and inching its way inland, leaving at least 17 people in seven states dead and more than 7 million power outages in its wake.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/sandy-leaves-17-dead-7-million-in-the-dark/feed/ 0 NYC (Getty Images) Christie Says Devastation at the Shore is Unthinkable http://nj1015.com/christie-says-devastation-at-the-shore-is-unthinkable/ http://nj1015.com/christie-says-devastation-at-the-shore-is-unthinkable/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:48:03 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=187407 Gov. Chris Christie says the devastation at the New Jersey shore is "unthinkable."

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]]> http://nj1015.com/christie-says-devastation-at-the-shore-is-unthinkable/feed/ 0 Waves break next to an apartment building which flooded from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Millions of New Jerseyans Without Power http://nj1015.com/hundreds-of-thousands-of-new-jerseyans-without-power/ http://nj1015.com/hundreds-of-thousands-of-new-jerseyans-without-power/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:09:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=187191 More than 1.2 million utility customers in New Jersey are without electricity due to the superstorm that's pummeling the state with rain and strong winds.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/hundreds-of-thousands-of-new-jerseyans-without-power/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson, Getty Images Superstorm Slams into the East Coast, Jersey Shore Hard Hit http://nj1015.com/superstorm-slams-into-the-east-coast-jersey-shore-hard-hit/ http://nj1015.com/superstorm-slams-into-the-east-coast-jersey-shore-hard-hit/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:48:48 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=187266 Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline and hurled a record-breaking 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City on Monday, roaring ashore after washing away part of the Atlantic City boardwalk and putting the presidential campaign on hold.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/superstorm-slams-into-the-east-coast-jersey-shore-hard-hit/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: A view of the corner of 34th Street and 1st Street in Manhattan during rains from Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)