Hurricane Sandy Relief Foundation http://sandyrelief.org Relief, Fund Raising, Volunteering Wed, 15 May 2013 15:34:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Homeowners can start applying for $1.8B post-Sandy aid later this month | NJ.com http://sandyrelief.org/homeowners-can-start-applying-for-1-8b-post-sandy-aid-later-this-month-nj-com/ http://sandyrelief.org/homeowners-can-start-applying-for-1-8b-post-sandy-aid-later-this-month-nj-com/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:34:59 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=2083 In a few weeks, cash-starved homeowners rebuilding in Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath can start jockeying for their share of $1.8 billion in federal funds allocated for the Garden State, according to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Applications for up to $10,000 in grants should be available around the end of May, which will provide [...]

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]]> http://sandyrelief.org/homeowners-can-start-applying-for-1-8b-post-sandy-aid-later-this-month-nj-com/feed/ 0 Some Jersey Shore businesses “ready to go” for summer | NJ.com http://sandyrelief.org/some-jersey-shore-businesses-ready-to-go-for-summer-nj-com/ http://sandyrelief.org/some-jersey-shore-businesses-ready-to-go-for-summer-nj-com/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:32:59 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=2081 Hurricane Sandy’s tentacles lashed at New Jersey’s coastline, but business owners want tourists to know they’ll be open this summer. “We have to try to get the word out to let (visitors) know we are here and are ready to go,” Ron Mahan, owner of the Windswept Motel in Point Pleasant Beach, told the Press [...]

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]]> http://sandyrelief.org/some-jersey-shore-businesses-ready-to-go-for-summer-nj-com/feed/ 0 Only one week left for Sandy victims to apply for federal aid | NJ.com http://sandyrelief.org/only-one-week-left-for-sandy-victims-to-apply-for-federal-aid-nj-com/ http://sandyrelief.org/only-one-week-left-for-sandy-victims-to-apply-for-federal-aid-nj-com/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:40:13 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=2066 New Jersey residents who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy only have one week left to register for federal assistance. Storm victims have until April 1 to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. That’s also the deadline to return applications for low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration — the primary source of funding [...]

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]]> http://sandyrelief.org/only-one-week-left-for-sandy-victims-to-apply-for-federal-aid-nj-com/feed/ 0 Jerseyans say Hurricane Sandy victims should follow FEMA rules or return aid | NJ.com http://sandyrelief.org/jerseyans-say-hurricane-sandy-victims-should-follow-fema-rules-or-return-aid-nj-com/ http://sandyrelief.org/jerseyans-say-hurricane-sandy-victims-should-follow-fema-rules-or-return-aid-nj-com/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:36:05 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=2062 “Hurricane Sandy victims who don’t rebuild their homes to meet federal requirements should relinquish their financial aid, according to a poll released today. The PublicMind Poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University also found that among the 702 registered voters surveyed, nearly two-thirds want property owners to be required to rebuild in a way that protects their [...]

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]]> http://sandyrelief.org/jerseyans-say-hurricane-sandy-victims-should-follow-fema-rules-or-return-aid-nj-com/feed/ 0 Sequestration budget cuts won’t affect Sandy victims, report says | NJ.com http://sandyrelief.org/sequestration-budget-cuts-wont-affect-sandy-victims-report-says-nj-com/ http://sandyrelief.org/sequestration-budget-cuts-wont-affect-sandy-victims-report-says-nj-com/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:21:42 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=2059 “Despite mandatory budget cuts, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is not running out of money, according to a report in today’s Asbury Park Press. About $1 billion will be cut this year from the funds FEMA earmarks for disasters, but that won’t affect individual Hurricane Sandy victims, Administrator Craig Fugate told lawmakers Wednesday, according to [...]

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]]> http://sandyrelief.org/sequestration-budget-cuts-wont-affect-sandy-victims-report-says-nj-com/feed/ 0 Chase extends mortgage moratorium for Sandy victims | NJ.com http://sandyrelief.org/chase-extends-mortgage-moratorium-for-sandy-victims-nj-com/ http://sandyrelief.org/chase-extends-mortgage-moratorium-for-sandy-victims-nj-com/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:36:06 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=2042 Homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy that have mortgages with Chase Bank can defer payments missed during a moratorium period to the end of the loan, according to a statement released by the bank today. Customers must have been current on their payments when the storm hit, the bank said in a statement. “We created a [...]

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]]> http://sandyrelief.org/chase-extends-mortgage-moratorium-for-sandy-victims-nj-com/feed/ 0 NJ Transit approves $19M in emergency repairs and parts for trains damaged by Sandy | NJ.com http://sandyrelief.org/nj-transit-approves-19m-in-emergency-repairs-and-parts-for-trains-damaged-by-sandy-nj-com/ http://sandyrelief.org/nj-transit-approves-19m-in-emergency-repairs-and-parts-for-trains-damaged-by-sandy-nj-com/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:57:57 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=2027 There is no manual on how to restore train cars that were flooded with saltwater. NJ Transit — and passengers on some rail lines that have fewer and more crowded trains — are finding that out the hard way. “You’d think the floor of the cars would easily be lifted up — just unscrew a [...]

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]]> http://sandyrelief.org/nj-transit-approves-19m-in-emergency-repairs-and-parts-for-trains-damaged-by-sandy-nj-com/feed/ 0 Evidence of Hurricane Sandy Baby Boom Starts to Show | NBC New York http://sandyrelief.org/evidence-of-hurricane-sandy-baby-boom-starts-to-show-nbc-new-york/ http://sandyrelief.org/evidence-of-hurricane-sandy-baby-boom-starts-to-show-nbc-new-york/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:57:26 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=2003 Evidence of a Hurricane Sandy baby boom is starting to show among New Yorkers who were huddled up during the storm, the New York Post reports. A nurse manager at a Westchester OB/GYN tells the paper that the office has discovered an increase of women due in late July and August, nine months after Sandy [...]

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]]> http://sandyrelief.org/evidence-of-hurricane-sandy-baby-boom-starts-to-show-nbc-new-york/feed/ 0 Environmental group slams Seaside Heights’ plans for MTV-funded sea wall | NJ.com http://sandyrelief.org/environmental-group-slams-seaside-heights-plans-for-mtv-funded-sea-wall-nj-com/ http://sandyrelief.org/environmental-group-slams-seaside-heights-plans-for-mtv-funded-sea-wall-nj-com/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:40:42 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=1999 So Seaside Heights wants to build a seawall using funds raised by Snooki and the cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore”? Talk about a “Jersey joke,” a New Jersey Sierra Club official said today. Jeff Tittel, director of the environmental group, slammed the idea saying it would only worsen flooding in nearby communities. A wall would [...]

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]]> http://sandyrelief.org/environmental-group-slams-seaside-heights-plans-for-mtv-funded-sea-wall-nj-com/feed/ 0 Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Sandy Plan – NYTimes.com http://sandyrelief.org/gov-andrew-cuomos-sandy-plan-nytimes-com/ http://sandyrelief.org/gov-andrew-cuomos-sandy-plan-nytimes-com/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:37:06 +0000 sandyrelief http://sandyrelief.org/?p=1963 Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York wants to spend as much as $400 million to buy and raze damaged homes in the floodplains of New York State. These properties, victims of Hurricane Sandy, would then be turned into parks, bird sanctuaries, dunes or simply stretches of open beach, serving as buffer zones to protect residents [...]

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