sandy then and now

Toms River Police Corporal Chris Raia was on the scene, and photographed the immediate aftermath throughout the barrier island neighborhoods of Ocean County from Mantoloking to Seaside Park. He then returned to the same spots to capture almost the exact scenes as they are today.

In the fifth and final part of our week-long series Sandy: Then and Now, the storm's lingering effects are still felt by some residents, while others admit they've already put it behind them.

In part four of our series Sandy: Then and Now, we look at how tourism was affected by the storm, and how it struggled to rebuild, both physically and metaphorically.

In the third part on our series on Sandy: Then and Now, businesses still struggle with the effects nearly a year after the Superstorm.

In part two of our series Sandy: Then and Now, we look at the challenges faced by displaced individuals in finding a place to stay and returning home.

In part one of our series Sandy: Then and Now, we look at how the state looked right after the Superstorm hit and how it looks almost a year later.