Moonachie News

Ridgewood resident Frank Del Vecchio, the police chief in Fairview, prepares for a 100-mile, 30-hour solo run on May 23 to raise funds for superstorm Sandy victims.

MOONACHIE - Hertz is leaving more than $40 million on the table in state incentives by leaving New Jersey, Lt.

Like many of the businesses on Moonachie Road, the shop took on about four feet of water during Hurricane Sandy, covering the floor with mud and destroying equipment.

Another local relief group, the Bergen County Long Term Recovery Committee, has identified some 500 Little Ferry and Moonachie residents in need of help, hiring a project director and several caseworkers to help storm victims get the assistance they need.

Beyond the boardwalk and the empty sun-splashed beach, the waves still break as they always have, steadily and relentlessly.

Regina Coyle, a trustee with St. Margaret of Cortona R.C. Church in Little Ferry, stands in the vast, empty church that was severely damaged during superstorm Sandy.

Four Piscataway police officers were among those recognized Saturday by the New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association at their 22nd annual awards and recognition dinner.

Today marks six months since Hurricane Sandy came roaring through the state, tearing up trees and utility poles, flooding basements, destroying homes and upending households and communities from Moonachie to Mantoloking.

Vehicles damaged by superstorm Sandy, such as this car in Moonachie, are not the reason regulators have approved rate increases for 26 New Jersey insurance companies so far this year.

MOONACHIE - In late October, Pete and Millie Peterson left their house in a rowboat.

Mary Pat Christie speaks with workers at the Bergen County Storm Recovery Volunteer Center in Moonachie on Tuesday.

Governor Chris Christie tells a story about U2 lead singer Bono leaving a message on his wife Mary Pat's phone during his town hall-style event in Bergenfield.