Almost nine months after Superstorm Sandy, many Jersey Shore towns hard-hit by the hurricane have rebuilt their boardwalks and reopened their businesses, but thousands of Garden State families that suffered flood damage in their homes are still living like nomads.
By now, you've probably heard that tax assessments on more than 40,000 Garden State properties have been reduced by $4.3 billion due to damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.
New Jersey's Supreme Court on Monday overturned a $375,000 jury award given to an elderly couple who complained that a protective sand dune behind their house blocked their ocean views.
Tomorrow marks eight months since Sandy battered the shore. In Brick Township, officials are using the opportunity to hold a long term recovery assistance event.
While more than 95 percent of Sandy-related insurance claims in New Jersey have been settled and paid, thousands of homeowners have not started rebuilding yet for a variety of reasons, but a new program will offer many of them assistance.
More than seven months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore, thousands of homeowners are getting some relief from crushing rebuilding and insurance costs.
The fate of that 11-mile dune project from the Manasquan Inlet down to the Barnegat Inlet rests in the hands of the property owners refusing to sign the easements.