boardwalk rebuilds

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and business owners at the Jersey Shore did and are doing all they can to convince people that the state is "Stronger than the Storm," but it's not working as well as they would have liked.

After faulty wiring was blamed for the tragic fire on the Seaside Boardwalk, other shore towns are making sure their promenades are up to snuff.

The Jersey Shore made a mad dash to recover in time or Memorial Day weekend. But now that summer is more than half of the way through, what are people's thoughts about it?

This is the fourth story in a five-day series titled, Revisiting the Jersey Shore After Sandy. In this part we talk with the first wave of visitors to the Shore about what brought them out, about their memories and their expectations.

After taking a beating from Superstorm Sandy, another shore town is happy to report its boardwalk is completely rebuilt.

With Memorial Day Weekend only a few weeks away, Sandy-battered shore towns are putting on the finishing touches to their boardwalks.

With a brand-new boardwalk almost complete and a full booking of summer rentals, Belmar has high expectations for the first tourist season after Sandy.

Mayors of several of Ocean County's Northern Barrier Island communities are in a race against time to get their beaches and tourism hot spots ready for this summer season, but is it realistic given the devastation of Sandy?

Superstorm Sandy is not going to stop shore loving New Jerseyans.

New Jersey is doing everything it can to retain visitors the year after Super Storm Sandy hit, and while many officials fear other states "poaching" tourism, several summer destination location say the onus will be on the Garden State to welcome back visitors.