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Superstorm Sandy continues to take an emotional toll on Garden State residents well after its first anniversary.

Sandy-damaged coastal communities from Manasquan to the Barnegat Inlets are learning through media sources that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not be starting a massive beach replenishment project in June.

Lucy Miles and Alexandra Dompier, both 11-years-old, brainstormed on a charitable idea while they watched the 12-12-12 Sandy benefit concert.

New Jersey officials say the state has ended its relationship with the contractor hired to run a $745 million program to rebuild houses damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.

Gov. Chris Christie hugged a woman who lost her home before he spoke to Superstorm Sandy victims.

Housing advocates and civil rights groups in New Jersey are calling for more help for renters and greater transparency for the state's next allocation of federal Sandy recovery funds.

Homeowners worried that new federal flood maps will send their flood insurance premiums skyrocketing would get some short-term relief under a provision tucked into a massive government-wide funding bill.

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone is applauding the federal department of Housing and Urban Development for investigating Gov. Chris Christie's administration, which decided to spend $2 million more than needed for a series of "Stronger than the Storm" advertisements that aired last summer.

A federal audit of Sandy aid money used to produce "Stronger than the Storm" TV commercials was described as "routine and standard" by Gov. Christie's office Monday. The Democratic congressman who sought the audit says otherwise.

New Jersey has offered to buy 272 homes in flood-prone zones of Sayreville and South River.