Long Beach Island and Seaside Park residents able to return home for the first time since Hurricane Sandy caused long backups on Route 72 heading for LBI.
Lost in the news about Hurricane Sandy is the fact that New Jersey and the nation go to the polls on Tuesday, November 6. Here's a preview of the election and how you make sure you get to cast a ballot and have your vote count.
A little less than 1 million homes and businesses were still without power as of last night, compared with 2.7 million who lost their electricity at the height of Hurricane Sandy, but trouble could be headed our way. New Jersey is staring down the barrel of a nor'easter that could slam the state mid-week and put power restoration efforts into reverse.
Although we knew Hurricane Sandy was on the way up from the Caribbean to the Garden State almost five days before she struck, officials say all the planning and prep in the world wouldn't have stopped Mother Nature's fury.
As New Jersey residents slowly attempt to recover from Hurricane Sandy and make the necessary repairs to their homes, the Christie Administration is warning consumers to watch out for home improvement scams.
Governor Chris Christie today announced that the federal government has extended public assistance to all 21 counties in New Jersey as a result of the impact of Hurricane Sandy, extending public assistance now to all 11 New Jersey counties not previously approved.
Today I stopped by the Ventnor Community Center to drop of clothes and other products to just try to do a little part in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
What I saw was a community coming together to help "Restore the Shore."
The room was filled with food, diapers, water, clothes and just about anything you might need to help get you by during these trying times...
Governor Chris Christie has released restoration calendars from the electric utilities that will give communities an idea when they can expect power to be restored.