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N.J. Senate President: Bill to Give Sandy Victims Estimates of Aid Receipt

New Jersey residents still recovering from Superstorm Sandy would get individual estimates of when they can expect to receive rebuilding aid under legislation proposed by the state Senate president. Steve Sweeney says his bill is designed to increase transparency and …

Jersey Shore Town Aims to Get Last 2 Sandy Families Home

Just before the floodwaters of Superstorm Sandy inundated Krista Sperber’s home in Belmar, New Jersey, she had her two young children grab what they could from their rooms and hop in the car for a ride to a relative’s home …

New Jersey Moving to Demolish Hundreds of Sandy-Damaged Homes

New Jersey officials are moving to demolish hundreds of homes that were ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. State Community Affairs Department spokeswoman Tammori Petty tells the Daily Record that the agency is identifying the owners or lien holders of roughly 600 …

Politicians Vow to Block FEMA From Taking Mistaken Sandy Aid

About 3,000 Superstorm Sandy victims who were either wrongly given storm recovery aid or who were overpaid would not have to repay the federal government under legislation to be introduced this week by two New Jersey Congressmen. U.S. Sen. Robert …

Anger Remains Over Pace of New Jersey’s Sandy Recovery

More than two years after Superstorm Sandy hit the Jersey Shore, many residents remain angry and frustrated at the pace of recovery. During a public hearing Tuesday on the state’s plans to use the final $502 million in federal storm …

New Jersey Hotel to Pay $65K in Sandy Price Gouging Case

A hotel in southern New Jersey has agreed to pay nearly $65,000 to settle allegations of price gouging in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Amy Hotels did business as Econo Lodge in Egg Harbor Township. New Jersey state officials claimed …

N.J. Groups Call for Changes, Greater Transparency in Sandy Aid Distribution

Housing advocates and civil rights groups in New Jersey are calling for more help for renters and greater transparency for the state’s next allocation of federal Sandy recovery funds. Fair Share Housing Center and other groups say the state should …

New Jersey Criticized for Holding Onto Storm Housing Aid

New Jersey officials said Tuesday that they have distributed just over one-third of the federal aid allocated for housing for families affected by Superstorm Sandy. The state’s Community Affairs Department released the figure, which contradicts an analysis released earlier Tuesday …

N.J. Seeks to Shift Funds to Aid Homeowners Waitlisted for Sandy Grants

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration said it is seeking to allocate additional federal funds to two major Superstorm Sandy housing recovery programs and also to set aside funds for a program to demolish unsafe structures. The Christie administration said …