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Government
FEMA: Housing Prospects for Sandy Victims Daunting, Not Dire
The numbers are dramatic. In theory. According to a report from the state's Disaster Housing Task Force, a looming housing shortfall exists for thousands of residents impacted by Hur...
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Government
2013 Brick Beach Badges Now Available
Beach badges for Brick Township are now available and Mayor Stephen Acropolis says the beaches will be ready on Memorial Day weekend, despite the damage from Hurricane Sandy in late Octob...
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Business
Gas Restoration Nears for Impacted Towns
New Jersey Natural Gas continues to work towards service restoration in Hurricane Sandy-ravaged towns along the shore and believes complete restoration could come by the end of the month,...
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Police & Fire
PICTURE: Light Traffic at Mantoloking Road Checkpoint
Contractors and residents were able to return to the barrier island on Thursday, Dec. 6, but traffic was light at the Mantoloking Road checkpoint at the foot of the Mantoloking Bridge in ...
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Government
$10 Million in 'Quick Release' Funds Will Aid Road Repair
An additional $10 million in quick release emergency relief aid being sent New Jersey's way will help the state make emergent repairs to roads, bridges, and tunnels, the governor's office...
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Government
Martell's Plan to Rebuild Pier Hits a Bump
Point Beach Council is not allowing Martell's Tiki Bar to use a town-owned parking lot to store lumber and equipment needed to rebuild the end of the pier destroyed by Sandy. ...
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News
UPDATE: Hurricane-Ravaged Barrier Island Section Will Open Thursday
A portion of the barrier island from Mantoloking Bridge south to the Toms River border will re-open beginning Thursday at 7 a.m., according to the Brick Township Office of Emergency Man...
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Volunteers in the News
Roller Girls Recover in Championship Style
Must the show go on? There’s a saying in the entertainment business that “the show must go on,” but it’s not always true. For the Jersey Shore Roller Girls, the region's all-fem...