Sandy Aid Relief

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey plans to use most of a half-billion dollars in Superstorm Sandy recovery aid to get money to all 1,800 homeowners on a waiting list for rebuilding assistance.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Administration should investigate allegations that insurance companies handling Superstorm Sandy flood damage claims are manipulating those claims to shortchange victims, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said Friday.

The way New Jersey doles out the second round of federal Sandy relief aid would be more equitable and more transparent, according to the sponsors of a bill that has passed the full legislature and now awaits action from Gov. Chris Christie.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation will receive a $128,320,000 federal grant for the repair of roads and highways damaged by super-storm Sandy. The grant, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Relief (ER) Program, is awarded to a State after the President or the Governor issues a formal emergency declaration and the State files a request for ER for the cost of damages to

On the heels of the House of Representatives passing a $51 billion Sandy emergency relief package yesterday, New Jersey’s two U.S.Senators have announced more than $1.1 million in federal funding will be used to help the Borough of Lavallette cover the costs related to the Superstorm, including compensation for first responders who worked to remove downed electrical wires, perform water rescues, a