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March 7, 2013 10:28 AM | Comments
Small Business Administration loans bail out shore residents surprised to learn policies paid far less than needed.
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Joseph Stepansky, Narratively  |  February 7, 2013 9:46 AM | Comments
In a Staten Island neighborhood consumed by the floodwaters, long-time residents wait, and wait, to rebuild their shattered houses.
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January 22, 2013 12:42 PM | Updated: January 29, 2013 10:00AM | 1 Comment
NJ Today's Mike Schneider talks to FEMA Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer, Bill Vogel, who says changes to the flood maps was the result of a long, ongoing study that was in the works prior to Hurricane Sandy.VIDEO
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Lauren Wanko - NJ Today  |  January 18, 2013 12:56 PM | Comments
The mayors of Belmar and Toms River are confident the long wait for Hurricane Sandy relief aid is finally over.VIDEO
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January 9, 2013 8:30 AM | Comments
NJToday’s Lauren Wanko reports from Mantoloking, NJ where Sandy destroyed or severely damaged hundreds of homes.VIDEO
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Bijan Rezvani  |  December 6, 2012 7:00 PM | Comments
How the region is recovering from Hurricane Sandy and a look at the magnificent trees of the New York Botanical Garden.VIDEO
Emergency text message alerts were received across the city today. MetroFocus/ Georgia Kral
Georgia Kral  |  December 15, 2011 2:47 PM | Comments
Wireless customers across New York City received emergency alert texts Thursday during a FEMA alert system test. The whole country will be wired for the alerts by April.
A restaurant in Paterson, N.J. flooded by the overflowing Passaic River on Aug. 30. On Wednesday, federal officials will survey the damage in New Jersey. AP/Julio Cortez.
John Farley  |  August 31, 2011 11:17 AM | Updated: Sept. 1, 10:53 AM | 63 Comments
Flooding from Tropical Storm Irene continues to affect Northern New Jersey. On Wednesday, the president declared New York and New Jersey disaster areas.
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