A contingent of Homeland Security workers and Red Cross volunteers from the Washington D.C./Virginia area will be heading to the Garden State for a week, on their own dime, to help rebuild Sandy-battered houses.
There was a lot of doom and gloom about New Jersey's tourism outlook following Superstorm Sandy, but in reality 2013 ended up being a record-setting year -- in a good way.
President Barack Obama is expected to sign the federal Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act into law within the next 10 days, which would benefit Jersey Shore residents still recovering from Superstorm Sandy, according to an insurance expert in Ocean County.
As the Jersey Shore gets ready for another post-Sandy tourism season, officials from the New Jersey Department of Transportation and Ocean County have hammered out construction plans for Route 35 for the summer season.
Mental health issues persist among Superstorm Sandy victims, nearly 17 months since the storm made landfall in New Jersey, according to a new Monmouth University Poll.
Gov. Chris Christie's 114th town hall took place this week in South River, home to a number of properties purchased by the state through a Sandy buyout program.
A $75 million allocation from the federal government is devoted to disaster relief for fisheries that suffered losses over the past few years, but marine professionals in New Jersey claim the state is "getting the short end of the stick."
On the back of increased shore rentals, there is more optimism among business owners and tourism officials that this summer will be a good one for the Jersey Shore.