Union Beach

UNION BEACH, N.J. (AP) -- Rocker and philanthropist Jon Bon Jovi is sponsoring a community restaurant in a Jersey shore community still struggling mightily to recover from Superstorm Sandy.

The rebuilding is done, and so is the wait, for a couple of Union Beach families who can finally move into their new homes, nearly 20 months since Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey.

The Union Beach community mourns the death of one of its own after Sunday night's fire.

Superstorm Sandy, to many New Jerseyans, meant some minor damage and a few cold nights in the dark. For thousands of other residents, however, the struggle has lasted much longer.

Former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter are coming to Monmouth County's most Sandy-ravaged community Saturday for their 30th annual Work Project with Habitat for Humanity.

More than 200 days since Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, two shore schools reopened this month in time for the final days of learning.

The Superstorm Sandy relief fund headed up by New Jersey's first lady has awarded 19 new grants worth $4.2 million to help rebuild and announced a national fundraising effort.