Seeking FEMA Money For ‘The Full Universe Of Victims’
New Jersey’s two U.S. senators say the number of Hurricane Sandy cases currently in federal court doesn’t begin to represent all the victims harmed by the government’s “unfair” process to recover insurance claims after the storm. Those victims, lawmakers say, are entitled to FEMA settlements. On Friday, Democratic Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker wrote to… Read the rest of this entry »
Better Prepared? What Meteorologists Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Sandy devastated most of the homes on Ron Krauss’s block in Union Beach, NJ. October 29, 2012 seemed like just another day for Ron Krauss and his family. The Halloween decorations were up at their Union Beach home, and though Sandy was approaching, Krauss wasn’t terribly worried. “We said we’re going to stay because nobody was… Read the rest of this entry »
Belmar’s “Home By Summer” Campaign Raises $50K in two weeks
The Sperber family hopes to be ‘Home by Summer’ with the help of Belmar’s fundraising efforts
Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty announced yesterday that the fundraising campaign that he launched two weeks ago to assist the remaining two borough families displaced by Superstorm Sandy move back into their homes by this summer has raised $50,000 of it’s $200,000 goal.
The Keefe and Sperber families sustained significant damage to their homes and have seen the last of the state and federal grant money for Sandy relief programs run out while their home repairs continue to be ongoing and unaffordable.
“The response to this effort has been amazing. Support for these two families has flooded in from all over the country. The initial donations are enough to get contractors back working on these homes and more support is coming in every day. We are building the momentum these families need to get back home by summer.” said Mayor Doherty.
Posted: February 21st, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Belmar, Hurricane Sandy, Matt Doherty, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty, Home by Summer, Hurricane Sandy, Keefe family, Krista Sperber, Matt Doherty, Sperber family, Superstorm Sandy, Teresa Roberts Keefe | Comments Off on Belmar’s “Home By Summer” Campaign Raises $50K in two weeksBelmar wants its last 2 families displaced by Sandy ‘Home by Summer’
BELMAR – For more than two years, after Hurricane Sandy destroyed her family’s 14th Avenue home, Teresa Keefe, her three children and her mother have been living in a Lakewood apartment with relatives. Keefe shares a room with her 14-year-old daughter, Shayla, while her mother, Isabelle, and 9-year-old daughter, Alyssa, sleep in a dining room and… Read the rest of this entry »White House: Construction in Coastal Areas Must Factor in Climate Change
Posted: February 2nd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Army Corp of Engineers, Barack Obama, FEMA, Flood Maps, Flooding, Hurricane Sandy, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: Climate Change, Coastal Construction Codes, FEMA, FEMA maps, Hurricane Sandy, President Obama, Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers | Comments Off on White House: Construction in Coastal Areas Must Factor in Climate ChangePaint cans replace spray tans as new Jersey Shore reality show focuses on Sandy recovery
A new reality television show plans to film on the Jersey Shore this spring but expect less “gym, tan, laundry” and more hammers, paint and sawdust. The series is a part of a project launched by Humanity TV’s TravelTelevision to focus attention on the ongoing Hurricane Sandy rebuilding effort in New Jersey and drive people to… Read the rest of this entry »Explainer: Why Many Sandy Victims Are Frustrated With Their Insurance Companies
Of the nearly 75,000 flood-insurance claims that New Jersey homeowners filed in the aftermath of Sandy, FEMA says that the National Flood Insurance Program had paid 58,055 policyholders a total of $3.9 billion as of early last month. But 6,532 claims were rejected and closed without payment, and throughout the region, some 1,500 cases remain bogged… Read the rest of this entry »N.J. couple hit with $33K flood insurance bill after Sandy gets reprieve
UNION BEACH — Nine months ago Richard Drake opened a letter notifying him of a 55-fold increase in his flood insurance premium even though he and his wife, Sandra, raised their Union Beach home three feet above federal requirements. Since then, Drake feared the $33,000-a-year bill would force his family to walk away from the home… Read the rest of this entry »Apply now for $72M in Sandy rebuilding and rental assistance programs
The state this week launched two new Hurricane Sandy recovery programs for low- and moderate-income residents: one to help homeowners rebuild and another to provide rental assistance. Both of the programs started taking applications on Monday. The rebuilding program, which is funded with $40 million in federal disaster relief aid, is open to primary residents who… Read the rest of this entry »