Sandy damages in New Jersey News

New Jersey Program Aims to Help Low-Income Homebuyers After Sandy

New Jersey is launching a program aimed at helping low- and moderate-income families buy homes in the counties hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. Under a program announced Monday, applicants can receive up to $50,000 in interest-free mortgages from the state. …

Demolition Begins on N.J. Coaster Wrecked by Sandy

Riding the Jet Star roller coaster as a girl vacationing at the Jersey shore, Nicole Jones said there was always that one breath-catching moment when the passenger cars swerved toward the ocean, as if threatening to dump riders into the …

Eminent Domain May Be Used in Mantoloking, N.J., for Beach Replenishment

Having gotten only so far with “friendly persuasion,” the Jersey shore community that was hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy is ready to take out the stick. Mantoloking is preparing to use eminent domain to take control of small strips of …