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Sandy Hook Set to Reopen May 1st

Matt Ryan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:14:50 +0000

Gateway National Recreation Area will reopen the Sandy Hook Unit to the public for the first time since Hurricane Sandy beginning Wednesday, May 1. A ceremony at 10 A.M. will mark the reopening. Sandy Hook Unit Coordinator Pet McCarthy said: Employees and volunteers have literally dug out beach centers and parking logs, and pumped [...]

Future Of Fort Hancock In Hands Of Advisory Committee [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:33:17 +0000

The future of Sandy Hook’s Fort Hancock lies with a panel of local stakeholders. The Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee consists of local lawmakers, business leaders, and other representatives who are chosen by the Secretary of the Interior and are tasked with creating a general management plan that will determine the experience of future [...]

Controversial Sandy Hook Hoax Video Going Viral

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:30:48 +0000

There have been a lot of videos and photos going around online making an unbelievable claim about the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

Monmouth Officials Bank On Sandy Hook Re-Opening [AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:33:33 +0000

Monmouth County towns decimated by Superstorm Sandy are hopeful that Sandy Hook National Park is open this summer. Its one of dozens of national parks up and down the East Coast destroyed by the superstorm. Drifts of sand nearly six feet high, a concert stage and concessions stands destroyed, a damaged sewer system. “We are [...]

Audio of Distress Call Hoax From Sandy Hook Released [AUDIO]

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:25:45 +0000

Richard Masoner, Flickr
The audio of yesterday's distress call from the Sandy Hook yacht explosion hoax has been released from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Listen to it here.

Coast Guard Increases Reward for Sandy Hook Boat Explosion Hoaxers

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:24:55 +0000

Emergency crews await yacht explosion victims at Sandy Hook Coast Guard station. (WNYW TV) The U.S. Coast Guard is offering a reward for information about the person or people responsible for yesterday’s false distress call about a boat explosion off the coast of Sandy Hook. And they’ve just upped the ante. The reward is now [...]

UPDATE: Yacht Explosion May Be a Hoax [VIDEO]

Matt Ryan — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:34:28 +0000

Reports of a yacht explosion off the coast of Sandy Hook is now in question. UPDATE The U.S. Coast Guard says a report of an explosion on a motor yacht off Sandy Hook could be a hoax because it can’t find any signs of distress in the water. Coast Guard Lt. Joe Klinker says a [...]