Hurricane Sandy

Deadline to Apply for FEMA, SBA Extended to May 1

Deadline extension applies for homeowner, renter and business registration with SBA

Residents impacted by Superstorm Sandy now have until May 1 to register for individual disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to a prepared statement from the governor's office.  The deadline extension also applies for homeowner, renter, and business registration with the Small Business Administration (SBA) for Disaster Loan Assistance. Businesses applying for SBA Economic Injury loans still have until July 31 to apply. The loans are for businesses that did not suffer any physical damage, but lost revenue in Sandy's aftermath. State and federal offiicials have urged all residents and businesses affected by the storm, whether it was through flooding, wind damage or loss of business  revenue, …

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Hurricane Sandy

FEMA: We Offer Aid, Information for Sandy Victims

As residents remain anxious in the aftermath of Sandy, the agency says it is offering tips and information about mitigation.

Navigating her way through the piles of paperwork, through meetings with contractors and the near never-ending stream of advice coming at her from every direction is a new experience for Jacqueline Capestro. Then again, so was watching ocean water surge down the street and into her home. For the 22 years she’s lived there, Capestro had never once seen her Bradley Beach home flood. When she returned following Hurricane Sandy to assess the damage she found her floorboards buckled, the furniture destroyed, and a flood line on the wall three feet from the floor. After initial shock slowly shifted to resolve, Capestro was left without an answer to one very important question: What now? In Capestro’s case, and in the case of many New Jersey’s …

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Widespread Flooding Hits Galloway

Storm rolled through on Tuesday afternoon.

Around 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon widespread flooding hit Galloway Township, according to the Galloway Township Police Department. Police officers were out just after 4 p.m. assessing the situation for any potential road closings, police said. The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings in parts of Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean Counties until 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, as well as a hazardous weather outlook for all of New Jersey, with the potential threat of thunderstorms with strong wind gusts, heavy rain and hail possible through Wednesday afternoon. According to Weather.gov, a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms will persist in Galloway tonight, increasing to 50 percent on Wednesday, with sunny weather not returning until …

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Packing It In On Oyster Creek

Accustomed to flooding, bayman Phil Andersen spent the afternoon making last minute preparations and sipping rum and cokes.

With rain falling and the wind picking up, Galloway Township crabber Phil Andersen put his crab shack in order Saturday afternoon. Boats, crab pots and duck hunting blinds were already moved in advance of the arrivel of Hurricane Irene, expected to sweep by the coast here overnight. But Andersen had some last minute chores: Throw out dead crabs. Give away or sell the live ones cheap. Tie the door to the cooler open so it doesn't float away -- as it has several times before. And finally, around 3 p.m., he planned to cut the freshwater feed and shut off the electric, then head to his home inland on Pitney Road. He hopes to see the crab shack intact when he tries driving back down Leeds Point Road at low tide Sunday afternoon. All part of …

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