Hurricane Sandy

While many of the old Jersey landmarks have come and gone, there is still one along a busy stretch of Route 9 in Southern Ocean County.

Hurricane season is underway, and a new report finds millions of homes are at risk of flood damage through the season's end.

Normally by now, county and municipal budgets are set. But Superstorm Sandy knocked the pins out of that plan, as many sit, anxiously awaiting the much-needed federal relief money.

While the Jersey Shore is ready for tourists, there are still thousands in need after Superstorm Sandy. A special community assessment is now underway in Ocean County, a little over seven months since the storm hit.

Perhaps the rock club scene in Jersey ain’t what it used to be. I wonder if it has more to do with changing tastes in music; the areas in which the clubs are located, or a diminishing clientele. In any event, two of New Jersey’s iconic clubs either will close or, due to Sandy, not be able to reopen at all...

Less than a year after Superstorm Sandy, an American Red Cross survey shows that a little more than half of those in coastal communities that were hardest hit, plan to take steps to prepare for this year's hurricane season.

The academic year is nearing an end and many school districts in New Jersey are making the necessary final adjustments to their calendars to fulfill the state-required minimum of 180 days of instructional time, a task that has been made more complicated thanks to Superstorm Sandy.

In an effort to encourage Sandy-impacted homeowners to resettle in their primary residences and help them with reconstruction, rehabilitation, elevation and mitigation, the state Department of Community Affairs has launched the reNew Jersey Stronger housing assistance initiative which will provide $780 million in grants to assist those who are eligible.

State officials say months of work by municipalities, volunteers and contractors has cleared Jersey Shore beaches of debris left behind by Superstorm Sandy.

The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year.