Sandy

The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office is searching for 42-year-old Jamie Lynn Lawson, a Superstorm Sandy contractor wanted for fraudulent activity who has been on the run since this past December.

Wrapping up a survey of New Jersey beaches following the storm, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection saw no major problems as of Thursday afternoon.

A Canadian church group looking to do volunteer with Superstorm Sandy victims at the Jersey Shore was turned away at the border over concern that they were trying to take away jobs from Americans.

It was a startling sight on Tuesday night: a darkened Statue of Liberty except for her torch and crown.

Homeowners in New Jersey's RREM programs will be notified by the state Department of Community Affairs commissioner if they are eligible to apply to avoid foreclosure actions on homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

Gov. Chris Christie enacts a law letting Sandy-impacted homeowners get mortgage forbearance -- with a scathing statement that warns it may violate federal law.

More than 100 contractors throughout the state last year were fined for ripping off homeowners, including victims of Hurricane Sandy

According to statistics released Thursday by ATTOM Data Solutions, an online real estate database, New Jersey posted the highest foreclosure rate last year at 1.86 percent.

Despite objections of some residents, the plan will repair damage done by Hurricane Sandy.

A South Jersey builder, accused of conning Sandy survivors in Tuckerton out of nearly $200,000, risks five to 10 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charge in a three-count indictment in Ocean County.