Sandy Victim Gets $37.74 in Insurance for Destroyed Home

Woodbridge homeowner Jason Crea's house was totaled in Hurricane Sandy. He took out his anger on a $37.74 check from his insurance company in a sign letting the world know his plight.

NORTHERN JERSEY -- Drive down Watson Avenue in Woodbridge, and you'll notice an odor. It's a musty, moldy smell that permeates a street that some say was the hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy's storm surge back in October. On a sunny day in January, you hear the sound of workers roofing a house denuded by the hurricane, or chucking out yet more storm-damaged possessions. Every other house, it seems, has a neon-orange tag noting the building is unsafe to enter. Even among all this leftover misery, Jason Crea's Watson Avenue home stands out. Not just because it's the hardest hit home on the hardest hit street in Woodbridge. Or because the basement walls on both sides of the steps were blown out by the storm surge. It's the big sign that Crea …

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$60 Billion In Sandy Recovery Aid Shelved by Congress

Frank Lautenberg, Chris Smith and other New Jersey-area congressman rip Congressional leadership for failing to pass the bill

Officials from New Jersey and other state hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy blasted Congressional Republicans on Wednesday for not passing a bill that would fund $60 billion toward recovery efforts. Since the outrage, a vote is now expected to come as early as Friday. See Patch photos of Ocean City, N.J. after the storm Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg said in a press release that the move denies aid to "families, communities and businesses that were devastated by one of the worst storms to ever hit the United States. “Denying emergency aid to Superstorm Sandy victims is a new low for House Republicans,” Lautenberg said. Lautenberg said Congress should put partisan politics aside, as it does for other disaster recovery efforts, and "extend a…

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Watch 12-12-12 Concert Live on Patch

The concert will benefit Hurricane Sandy victims, via the Robin Hood Foundation.

Some of the biggest names in music take the stage at Madison Square Garden for the live 12-12-12 concert for Hurricane Sandy relief. While thousands of people fill the arena, billions are watching live on a variety of screens worldwide.  The concert is streaming live on television networks, movie theater screens and on the Internet, including right here on Patch. The pre-event coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. EST and the concert is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. The all-star lineup includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who, and Paul McCartney, with other artists to be announced. Every penny sold from ticket sales…

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Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert at Musikfest Cafe Nov. 30

Susan Cowsill and Todd Wolfe to headline at Nov. 30 concert for Superstorm Sandy victims. American Bank will match concert proceeds for Red Cross Disaster Relief.

  Susan Cowsill and the Todd Wolfe Band headline the Lehigh Valley Concert for the Cause, a benefit show for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, on Friday, November 30 from 6:30-10 p.m. at the ArtsQuest Center’s Musikfest Café at SteelStacks. Tickets for the show, which will benefit American Red Cross Disaster Relief, are $15 and $20 and are on sale at www.artsquest.org and 610-332-3378. The artists and ArtsQuest are partnering with American Bank and the Red Cross for this benefit concert. American Bank has offered to match donations to American Red Cross Disaster Relief up to $50,000 through Dec. 31. ArtsQuest will donate 100 percent of proceeds from the Lehigh Valley Concert for the Cause. Proceeds from the concert will help people …

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Corbett's Approval Rating Up Thanks to Hurricane Sandy

Gov. Tom Corbett has seen a boost in his approval ratings after Hurricane Sandy

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent HARRISBURG – A new poll from Quinnipiac University shows Gov. Tom Corbett with a positive approval rating for the first time since March. Corbett’s approval rating in the poll is 40 percent among registered voters, with 38 percent of those voters disapproving. The governor has struggled with low approval ratings for most of the year, but pollster Tim Malloy said he won points with both Democrats and Republicans for his handling of Hurricane Sandy, which struck Pennsylvania in late October, causing flooding and widespread power outages that left 1.3 million Pennsylvania homes without electricity. “We would call this a Sandy bump,” Malloy said. “People like the way he handled everything recently during the …

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Cetronia Ambulance Helps Out in New Jersey Following Sandy Superstorm

Cetronia Ambulance teams helped provide 911 relief, shelter support and search and rescue operations in towns devastated by the Sandy superstorm.

Schnecksville Fire Co. Seeks Public's Help for Overlooked Sandy Victims in NJ

The Schnecksville Fire Co. is collecting items for two New Jersey fire departments that have not received much aid - they are still without power and have suffered near-total losses in their communities.

  After the devastation of Hurricane Sandy there are many eastern shore communities receiving aid by the truckload but others are not so fortunate. First responders from North Whitehall Township have teamed up with responders from the Germansville Fire Company to collect relief supplies for their 'Brothers in New Jersey' devastated by Hurricane Sandy.   North Whitehall Emergency Management Coordinator Nelson Fogle said, "We have identified at least two Fire Departments that have suffered near-total losses in their communities and even their own facilities.  Many are still without power and may be that way for many days yet." Fogle is hoping the community will help gather supplies to help them get these fire companies and their communities …

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