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Friday, May 17, 2013

Hurricane Sandy

Things Are Looking Up in Sea Bright

With people moving back home, residences on the rise

In one of the only oceanfront towns on the Jersey where most residents live year-round, Hurricane Sandy displaced most of them, leaving homes deemed unihabitable. Now, more than six months later and the summer season fast approaching, Sea Bright is on the rise in more ways than one. Not only are things getting spiffed up around town, and more and more businesses are opening, but residents are trickling back into their homes. But, things are not the same. After many homes were lifted and spun off their foundations, some have been knocked down, some are being rehabbed and yet others are being elevated. To take a ride through is to see homes in peaks and valleys. Yet, there are still those who can't afford the new insurance rates and/or the …

Friday, February 1, 2013

Hurricane Sandy

Raising the Roof in Rumson's West Park

Since Hurricane Sandy, many homes in the low-lying area have been raised and/or rebuilt

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, those living along the Shrewsbury River in the hard-hit West Park section of Rumson rallied to sift through soggy debris, dry out their homes and rebuild. Three months after Sandy struck on Oct. 29, while there are still remnants of the storm peppering West Park, there are also many signs of completed rebuilding and in-process elevations. Things are literally "looking up" in some spots. Even before everything from Sea Bright beach club cabanas to boats, liquor bottles and personal belongings were cleared from yards and streets, people were already crafting ideas for rebuilding.  In order to move forward and ensure insurance reimbursement and eligibilty for funding, the governing body decided to revise …

tony scannell

3:13 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013

OMG, is that the height those house will STAY at? I am so sorry for all of those people and my old neighbors. This will be a real eye sore if houses are randomly raised like lego. But I do understand the need. It's the proverbial too little too late.   more ›

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