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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Government
/ 1 year 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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Government
/ 1 year agoThe Surf Club Now Belongs to Toms River: What Comes Next?
Toms River officials delivered on their pledge to bring the former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club property under public ownership by the...
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Superstorm Sandy
/ 1 year agoThis Is The (Oddly Familiar) Rubble That Remains of the Surf Club in Ortley Beach
This week, Toms River officials said crews demolishing the former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club property got a bit more than they...
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Superstorm Sandy
/ 1 year agoDemolition Crews Found A Few Tons of 1992 in the Surf Club Rubble
Known as the “Christmas Storm,” the nor’easter of 1992 made its presence known at the Jersey Shore Dec. 10, remaining largely...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoNor’Easter Brings Wild Waves, Beach Erosion to Ortley Beach
On Ocean County’s northern barrier island, the story of Monday’s nor’easter wasn’t snow. Roads were clear, but the ocean’s thunderous wrath...
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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 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...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoContractor Accused of Bilking Ortley Beach Condo Owners Captured in Florida
A contractor who was paid more than $250,000 to perform repairs on an Ortley Beach condominium complex damaged in Superstorm Sandy...