Superstorm Sandy
Procession, Memories of Sandy Shared in Moving Ortley Beach Ceremony
Residents of Ortley Beach, quickly dubbed “ground zero” for Superstorm Sandy, marked the tenth anniversary of the storm by sharing memories and paying it forward over...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 3 months agoRebuild of Condos Near Surf Club Site Begins, Public Beach Area Still Under State Review
As the calendar draws closer to the ten-year anniversary of the landfall of Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey, work to rebuild...
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Government
/ 9 months agoFuntown Pier Rebuild Back On: Hope For Memorial Day Opening, Rides to be Proposed
The first phase of the reconstruction of Funtown Pier in Seaside Park got a green-light from the borough’s planning board Tuesday...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 10 months agoToms River to Reopen Appeals of ‘Substantially Damaged’ Determinations Following Sandy
With hundreds of homeowners facing serious consequences – potentially including the loss of a certificate of occupancy or mortgage default –...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 12 months agoJoey Harrison’s Surf Club Fully Demolished in Ortley Beach
Joey Harrison’s Surf Club is no more. The little that was left of the iconic Ortley Beach nightspot, destroyed during Superstorm...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoDeal for Public Purchase of Former Surf Club Property Almost Completed, Sources Say
The former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club property will become a public beach and form an extension of the Ortley Beach boardwalk...
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Featured
/ 3 years agoSix-Unit Complex Approved to be Rebuilt Along Ortley Beach Oceanfront
Ortley Beach residents who are still out of their oceanfront condominiums following their destruction in Superstorm Sandy seven years ago finally...
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Featured
/ 3 years agoCamp Osborn Residents Take Their First Step Home, But Neighbor Objects
As a dense fog began to settle at a low ceiling over the barrier island Wednesday night at sundown, residents of...
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Featured
/ 3 years agoMore Than Seven Years After Sandy, 67 Units Proposed for Island Community’s Rebuild
More than seven years after blocks of homes were destroyed by fire in a scene that garnered international attention during Superstorm...
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Featured
/ 3 years agoMurphy Administration Proposes Diverting $20M in Sandy Funding to Atlantic City Projects
The administration of Gov. Phil Murphy has proposed slashing federal Superstorm Sandy relief funding that had been earmarked for the purchase...