• We couldn’t imagine such destruction — now we can

    CODA GREG BEAN The electric power to our neighborhood in East Brunswick, near the Milltown border, went off at around 10 p.m. Oct. 29, a few hours after Sandy made landfall on the Jersey Shore. It was a long, dark night with plenty of big wind, but when the sun came up Tuesday morning, there…

  • Area hospitals provide care, shelter after Sandy

    Operations return to normal at Riverview, Bayshore and Monmouth Medical Center BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI and KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A rea hospitals experienced a spike in emergency visits following Hurricane Sandy by residents seeking medical care, as well as communal shelter. “We saw spikes in our normal emergency department activity at probably 60 to 70…

  • Pallone: Long-term housing needed for displaced residents

    Sen. Beck to make Red Bank office available for filing FEMA claims BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. With the number of residents being housed in emergency shelters dwindling, many Jersey Shore residents displaced by Hurricane Sandy will be looking for a roof over their heads while they put their lives back…

  • Power companies shed light on post-Sandy effort

    JCP&L spokesman: This is the worst damage we’ve ever seen in the history of the company BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Downed power lines are part of the damage in Keyport, where popular eatery Hot Dog Bobs was destroyed during superstorm Sandy. KEITH HEUMILLER A lthough the effects of Hurricane Sandy in various sections of…

  • ‘Heart of Sea Bright is beating strong’

    Mayor tells residents town will be rebuilt sustainably BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Top: A worker begins the task of removing sand drifts deposited by Sandy in the Sea Bright Municipal Beach parking lot. Like many beachfront structures, the Ship Ahoy Beach Club sustained major damage during the Oct. 29 superstorm. ERIC SUCAR staff SEA…

  • Red Bank nonprofits step up after Sandy

    Lunch Break, Salvation Army give help and hope to storm-worn residents BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Tinton Falls firefighters survey damage to storm-ravaged structures along a closed-off Ocean Avenue in the borough of Sea Bright, which was evacuated due to flooding and gas leaks resulting from the Oct. 29 superstorm. Story and more photos, page…

  • MCSPCA distributes pet supplies, seeks donations

    The Monmouth County SPCA is distributing pet food and supplies to those impacted by Sandy. People who need help feeding their pets can stop by the Thrift Store at the Homeward Bound Adoption Center, 260 Wall St. in Eatontown, or contact their local emergency shelter. The MCSPCA is coordinating a distribution center in partnership with…

  • NJSIAA playoff games rescheduled due to Sandy

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Scholastic sports can bring stricken communities together. However, even they couldn’t escape the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, sending New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) officials and athletic directors scurrying for alternative schedules for the state tournaments that were supposed to begin play last week. The NJSIAA pushed the starting…

  • Sandy’s aftermath

    Clockwise from the top: Joanne Martino stands in her home on Weber Avenue in Sayreville, where water remained in her basement, with a water line indicating how high floodwaters got in her house during Tropical Storm Sandy on Oct. 29. A car drives under a tree leaning on wires on Main Street in Helmetta on…

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