Union Beach News

Buyouts of properties in flood prone areas are expected to begin within a matter of weeks, beginning in Middlesex County and working south into the summer months as residents and their respective town officials make the difficult decision to abandon entire neighborhoods for good.

Rain and wind made Sunday a soggy day at the Jersey Shore, but that didn't keep area residents inside.

The rallying cry "Union Beach Strong" has reached the borough's youngest residents, who now like to say "Memorial School Strong" in hope of returning soon to the Morningside Avenue facility devastated by superstorm Sandy.

The return of hundreds of the ancient horseshoe crabs to their familiar spawning sites in Sandy Hook Bay has begun.

Buyouts of properties in flood prone areas are expected to begin within a matter of weeks, beginning in Middlesex County and working south into the summer months as residents and their respective town officials make the difficult decision to abandon entire neighborhoods for good.

On Sunday, April 21st, 15 teens representing Young Judaea and the East Brunswick Community joined with Project Reduce Young Judaea to install CFL light bulbs in Union Beach in homes impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Pictured above at the recent Encourage an "A" celebration with RBR SOURCE Coordinator Suzanne Keller are Lance Vanglahn, Red Bank, and Cristofer Sochacki, Union Beach.

Britain's Prince Harry praised "that great American spirit" on Tuesday during his tour of the recovering Jersey Shore, where crews were dismantling a landmark roller coaster - a symbol of Superstorm Sandy 's destruction.

Last Friday evening saw the return of hundreds of Horseshoe Crabs to their familiar spawning sites in Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay.

After Sandy, we saw communities come together to help out their neighbors, and these communities are bouncing back stronger than ever.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, many New Jersey congregations have stepped up in a big way to help devastated communities in their backyards.

Then the camera spots some larger objects lying on the sand, and, thena Is that a couch? What it turns out to be is the New Jersey coastline near Union Beach after Hurricane Sandy hit the area last October in one of the most destructive superstorms to ever hit that country.

The Red Bank Regional Visual and Performing Arts dance majors will present their Spring Dance Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the RBR Theatre at 110 Ridge Road.

With the help of her classmates and teachers , Julia Christiano will most likely be able to move back into her Edmunds Avenue home in about two weeks.

The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority needs to spend $20 million to repair the water damage it sustained after superstorm Sandy.

The Christie Administration's Mobile Cabinet tour through shore communities affected by Hurricane Sandy continues with a stop in Aberdeen on Thursday, May 23.

On Sunday April 28 th we brought over 300 bicycles to the Jersey Shore for kids impacted by hurricane Sandy.

Hurricane Sandy was no laughing matter for those people displaced from their flooded homes, for those throwing out hundreds of dollars worth of food after losing power or for those who lost their homes entirely.

But the governor hinted strongly in early February that a serious effort at losing weight was coming up and that everyone would be able to see the results.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie feigns a stern look Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in Union Beach, N.J., after his was playfully asked about his weight.