1. Sandy-affected home buyouts to start in Sayreville, South River
(N.J./State)

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Superstorm Sandy destroyed so many low lying areas of New Jersey along the shore that, still seven month later, victims are looking for answers to put back ...

2. Powerball Winning Numbers Get $222 Million
(N.J./State)

... how many came back." Quinn said the tickets would be taken away to be destroyed May 9.  ...

3. Debris Removal Firm a 'Con Job'
(N.J./State)

... destroyed by Sandy and the $37 billion in damage. Christie has repeatedly said he will use eminent domain to gain access for dune rebuilding.  Eminent domain permits private property to be taken ...

4. Protesting Christie's Plan to Change Civil Service
(N.J./State)

... or enjoy special connections can get ahead…while disabled workers, LGBT workers, women, workers of color, older worker, and veterans will all have a major barrier to discrimination destroyed and the public ...

5. Six Months Since Sandy, Families Struggle to Recover
(N.J./State)

... to allow residents back, all 521 homes was damaged or destroyed by the storm. The first of 50 demolitions begins next week, the Wall Street Journal reported. “…I know we still have a long way to go," ...

6. Mantoloking Ready To Use Eminent Domain To Begin Sandy Reconstruction
(N.J./State)

... was literally cut in half when the storm hit, creating a new inlet, and all 521 homes in Mantoloking were damaged, with dozens being destroyed. Only about 40 residents have been allowed to return to their ...

7. Love Oysters? Love Dave Matthews Band
(N.J./State)

... building destroyed by the storm. According to Meredith Comi, director of Baykeeper's pilot project at the Earle Naval Weapons Station, many nets holding the oysters were ripped from the pier during the ...

8. Tribeca Film Festival Returns with Dramatic Features, Strong Documentaries
(Entertainment/Movies)

... that killed 11 people and destroyed 65 buildings. Director Jason Osder and editor Nels Bangerter have captured it in “Let the Fire Burn,” which Rinn calls “an extraordinarily powerful story of the intersections ...

9. Mary Higgins Clark, 'Queen of Suspense' and Saddle River Resident, Still Going Strong at 85
(N.J./State)

... of restaurants he owned destroyed in fires. "The FBI said to him, 'Jimmy, next time have a flood,'" Clark said, according to the Miami Herald. Clark has featured New Jersey as a location in six of her ...

10. Hurricane Sandy Gains Hall of Fame Status .... Its Name is Retired
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... without power for days, some even weeks. It destroyed beaches, including the infamous Jersey Shore, which may explain why the storm is now placed among the meteorological elite. With an estimate of $50 ...

11. Restaurant Owner Rebuilds Using Sandy's Doors
(N.J./State)

...  A restaurant owner used doors from Sandy-destroyed homes as the walls and tables in her new eatery in Union Beach, reports NBC News. Gigi Dorr, the owner of Jakeabob's by the Bay, lost her waterfront ...

12. The Sandy Playground Project in Sea Bright: Where Angels Play
(N.J./State)

... Bright, NJ as a playground location because this was an area heavily destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. This newly opened playground is the first of many in the Garden State. However like this location, they ...

13. Sandy Victims Must Meet New Height Standards To Get Funds
(N.J./State)

BY KELLY ATHERTON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Hurricane Sandy victims who seek financial aid to rebuild damaged homes and businesses must raise their properties to a federally recommended height or ...

14. Iconic Palisades Threatened
(N.J./State)

... prevail. Once the landscape and vista are destroyed, they’re gone forever. For more information about the efforts to save the Palisades, visit the Scenic Hudson website at www.scenichudson.org/news/article/scenic-hudson-pressures-lg-preserve-iconic-palisades-views/2013-01-30 ...

15. Joke About Autistic Boy Triggered Real Housewives of New Jersey Bloody Brawl in Ridgewood, NJ
(Opinion/Commentary)

... any case, the punches started swinging, and when it was all over there was blood on the walls and three clothing racks were destroyed.  I’m sure the floor was a sea of leopard prints and black push-up ...

16. What’s Wrong With Wikipedia?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of Independence who later swore loyalty to the British. He is the only signer to have recanted. But he was imprisoned at the time, ill, and treated abominably, and his property had been destroyed. Today ...

17. 'Gate to Hell' found in Turkey
(World/International)

... reportedly destroyed the gate in the 6th century CE and earthquakes might have helped to finish the destruction. D’Andria and his team are currently working to digitally reconstruct the site.  ...

18. Stolen Car Smashes into Cadillac Showroom in High-speed Police Chase, $300G in Damages
(N.J./State)

... and landed on two sport-utility vehicles on the lot, according to mycentraljersey.com. A showroom window was also destroyed in the chase. Bethea and the woman in the car were treated for undisclosed ...

19. Tale of Woe in Hoboken: Resident Loses Another Car, This Time to a Huge Sinkhole
(N.J./State)

... of the car owner said the owner lost his car in superstorm Sandy and had finally replaced it, only to have it destroyed again. The main break has caused a shortage of water in the city, because it was ...

20. Lady Liberty To Open Her Doors Once Again ... a July 4th Splash
(N.J./State)

... Sandy hit in October, but the damage to the rest of island made it unsafe for visitors. About 75 percent of Liberty Island was underwater, and nearly the island’s entire infrastructure was destroyed by ...