Sandy

The Monmouth County SPCA (MCSPCA) has just taken in 100 dogs and got them settled into their shelter at 1 am (this morning!) These poor animals came out of the Hurricane Harvey area of devastation in Texas. And that is only the beginning. Here's how you can help.

After being decimated by Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and watching as the construction came along, it's finally time to celebrate the new Taylor Pavilion with a "Taste of Belmar" celebration!

Attention Sandy-affected teens and young adults: you can earn $40 by sharing your experience!

Construction continues on two boardwalk buildings going up in Belmar.

Hard to believe...but we are coming up on the four year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.

As the four year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches this month, a number of impacted families from Monmouth and Ocean counties remain displaced. "Of the 260,000 households that were affected by the storm, there are still several thousand that have not been able to return home," said Maureen Mulligan, executive director for Coastal Habitat for Humanity based in Spring Lake Heights

Many lessons have been learned from Superstorm Sandy, but for Courtney Chibbaro weathering the storm and damage she suffered while living in Seaside Park helped her become a confident person, look at things with a second set of eyes, and conclude that there is greatness in the world.

It still stands, rickety as it may look, in Mantoloking in a spot where everything else came crashing down.

Three years after Sandy, there are STILL neighbors of yours who haven't been able to afford to rebuild, lift, or otherwise fix up their homes enough to move back in. These families continue to struggle to keep their kids in their 'home' school district (which they may now have to pay to do), and sometimes juggle paying rent and mortgage/taxes on a home they can't live in. Please take a moment to f

Three years ago the Jersey Shore changed forever when Sandy turned left and made a direct hit.

Here's your last chance to get the money you were REALLY owed. You only have a few days left to file.

Right now I am in a mixed state of denial, shock, and dread. Any forecast that includes the terms 'high winds' , 'flood warnings' and the dreaded word 'hurricane' makes me want to pick up and move away from my beloved shoreline. Like many of you, I don't know how I'd get through the devastation again.