Sandy

The couple at the head of an Atlantic County-based home repair company who allegedly collected more than $1.6M in federal and state relief funds from 23 homeowners and left their homes in the same damaged state, now face charges.

Christina Davis, an environmental specialist with the state Division of Fish and Wildlife, says there is concern about the numbers of a little shore bird, the piping plover.

The owner of an animal sanctuary is facing charges after two dogs died in her care as a result of what authorities are calling "inhumane conditions."

Margate residents say dunes forced upon them by a lost court battle with New Jersey are creating a public health hazard pointing to heavy flooding behind the dunes over the weekend.

In the latest batch of charges, officials say five more people were caught applying for relief or low-interest disaster loans for which they were not eligible.

Summers as hot as Alabama, shoreline lost to rising sea levels, saltwater intruding the Delaware river and bay – all on the horizon and needing a response, says a report.

A New Jersey lawmaker leads the charge to extend and improve the program.

The state Department of Community Affairs is operating a Superstorm Sandy mortgage forbearance program, as required under a law Gov. Chris Christie signed in February, but the application deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 31.

In a statement on the city's website, it was revealed that the closure came as the result of an underwater inspection performed on the bridge on April 3. As a result, Cape May County hired South State Inc. to do the repairs "as quickly as possible."

Ortley Beach will be the first spot in northern Ocean County to benefit from a beach replenishment project that local officials have been waiting on since the shore was slammed by Superstorm Sandy. A separate $63 million Absecon Island beach protection project is scheduled to run through early October.