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New Jersey Gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Barbara Buono issued a press release on March 29, 2013, over Governor Chris Christie’s decision to use the politically connected company AshBritt for no-bid contracts in the cleanup of Hurricane...
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APK Towing, the tow company that had an exclusive contract with Seaside Heights following Hurricane Sandy, is suing the borough for nearly $3 million. The Toms River-based tower was the subject of an Ocean County Prosecutor/Consumer Affairs...
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The first piling for the new Seaside Heights boardwalk was drilled into the sand today (Friday) marking a huge step toward recovery in the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged town. The piling was the first of 2,000 that need...
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Hempstead has become the first town on Long Island to pass a law requiring all gas stations that pump more than 100,000 gallons a month to install standby generators following Superstorm Sandy which knocked out power to much of...
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Vogue tried to pay tribute with a Hurricane Sandy photo shoot. The fashion magazine featured the cities greatest hit by the storm for their Feb. 2013 issue. Today.com reported on Jan. 17 that the photo shoot caused a lot...
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Nearly three months after Hurricane Sandy, the Seaside Heights boardwalk contract has been awarded at a cost of $3.6 million dollars. Work on the 16-block boardwalk is to be complete by May 10 the Asbury Park Press...
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Post Sandy car sales surge on Long lslandCar sales on Long Island are currently experiencing their own (post-Sandy) storm surge as residents rush to replace vehicles destroyed by floodwaters and falling trees, etc. In fact, New York suffered the...
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Congress should realize that the people of New York and New Jersey and their elected officials are watching closely as they prepare to vote on the aid package from Hurricane Sandy on Jan. 15, 2013. The $51 billion aid package...
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The New York City Department of Health released its latest data on the spread of influenza in the city on January 8. In the last weeks of December, the city saw a massive increase in visits to outpatient medical facilities...
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Seaside Heights police arrested a man today (Tuesday) after he climbed the partially submerged Jet Star roller coaster to raise an American flag. The man reportedly walked down the roller coaster, which still sits in the Atlantic ocean...
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