Hurricane Sandy

Sandy Recovery's Tempered Drag Onward: 'I Feel Like My Head’s Going to Explode.'

With attention waning, the realization of the damage of Hurricane Sandy is just setting in for some, local officials included.

The crash is steep. Ceiling to flooded basement. Hurricane Sandy tore through the Jersey Shore and elicited a response like no other. Local and national news outlets arrived, in droves. Television cameras framed sad faces alongside piles of debris. Benefit concerts paired aging rock stars with a new cause. Volunteers arrived by the busload from throughout the country. Checks were written, memoed with words like hope and optimism. It’s what they call the honeymoon phase of a disaster. Like the ocean water that shifted buildings from their foundations, this surge too would eventually have to recede. Now, the only thing left is reality. It’s stark. Daunting. The damage left behind is all that remains, and restoration — the hopeful promise of …

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Lucy

1:56 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013

I have not seen anybody working on the bay. And your right Jack, it's going to take years.   more ›

Christie to Visit Sea Bright Today

The governor will appear at Woody's Ocean Grille

Gov. Christie will make a campaign announcement in Sea Bright today, according to a media advisory issued by his campaign staff. With no further details regarding what the governor will announce, the advisory said Christie is scheduled to speak at 11:15 a.m. at Woody's Ocean Grille, 1 East Church St., Sea Bright. The governor was in the small, Sandy-ravaged town less than a month ago. He and his wife, Mary Pat, have been supportive of Sea Bright Rising, the charity for Sandy-afflicted locals, headed by Woody's owner Chris Wood.

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Monmouth University and Louisville Students Unite to Help Sea Bright Recovery Effort

Students volunteer to clean homes and participate in grief counseling

University of Louisville students volunteered last week in Sea Bright to help restore the borough that was devastated by Hurricane Sandy in October. The students partnered with Monmouth University’s School of Social Work to do volunteer jobs such as cleaning homes, repair work, folding donated clothing, and participating in grief counseling. Monmouth University arranged for housing for the Louisville students and made the connection for the volunteer opportunities.

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