2 years after Ida, flooded NJ homeowners face a choice: Pay up or move out / August 13, 2023 / Gothamist By Karen Yi A change to state policy has left some New Jersey residents in one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ida two years ago with two choices: Pay for repairs themselves or sell Read More »
Sell us your homes, but we won’t pay to lift them anymore, N.J. tells flood-prone towns
Sell us your homes, but we won’t pay to lift them anymore, N.J. tells flood-prone towns / August 14, 2023 / NJ.com By Steven Rodas Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Irene in 2011. And then Ida in 2021. Manville has overcome a streak of storms — and the deluge they inevitably bring — for decades. But Read More »
Ida flood victims shocked by sudden buyout offer
Ida flood victims shocked by sudden buyout offer / August 10, 2023 / New Jersey Spotlight By Brenda Flanagan Miriam Saladin lives in Manville’s infamous Lost Valley. Her family has fled serious flooding three times. Like other victims of Tropical Storm Ida in Manville, she has been waiting two years for federal money to elevate Read More »
Some Manville residents in flood zones told they can’t use federal funds to elevate homes
Some Manville residents in flood zones told they can’t use federal funds to elevate homes / August 9, 2023 / News 12 NJ By Matt Trapani and Alex Zdan A new controversy is developing in Manville just weeks ahead of the second anniversary of Tropical Storm Ida – a storm that greatly impacted the town. Read More »
Two years after Hurricane Ida, state tells survivors: Move — or pay to rebuild yourself
Two years after Hurricane Ida, state tells survivors: Move — or pay to rebuild yourself / August 9, 2023 / NJ Monitor By Dana DiFilippo After Hurricane Ida flooded his Manville home almost two years ago, Eric Vaughn parked an RV in his driveway and moved into it with his two young sons. He figured Read More »
The state is changing the rules on Manville’s Ida survivors. This is not ok.
Manville was one of New Jersey’s hardest hit areas during Ida – it’s even been referred to as ground zero. Now, only a few weeks away from the two-year anniversary of Ida, the state is pulling the rug out from under them. On August 3, 2023, a large number of residents of Manville received an Read More »
New Jersey lawmakers take aim at flood insurance rate hikes. Here’s why
New Jersey lawmakers take aim at flood insurance rate hikes. Here’s why / July 11, 2023 / Asbury Park Press By Amanda Oglesby SEA BRIGHT — Facing skyrocketing rate hikes and more homeowners dropping flood insurance coverage, a group of New Jersey lawmakers are pressing Congress to pass a bill that aims to improve the Read More »
Pallone, Menendez Announce Introduction of Bipartisan National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2023
Pallone, Menendez Announce Introduction of Bipartisan National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 / July 10, 2023 / TAPinto By TAPintoRaritan Bay Staff SEA BRIGHT, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) joined today with local leaders, advocates, and homeowners to announce the introduction of the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood Insurance Program Read More »
As floodwaters receded, poisonous mold flourished in NJ homes
As floodwaters receded, poisonous mold flourished in NJ homes / NJ Spotlight / June 2, 2023 By Michael Warren and Jon Upton It wasn’t until last spring that Charlene Dionio’s father was hospitalized by poisonous after-effects of Hurricane Ida, which swept from Louisiana through New England the previous fall, killing more than 100 in the Read More »
NJ Sandy, Ida victims, still reeling from storms, demand help from legislators
NJ Sandy, Ida victims, still reeling from storms, demand help from legislators / APP / June 2, 2023 By Amanda Oglesby TRENTON — The group that gathered on the steps of the Trenton Statehouse came from communities all across New Jersey — some rural, some urban, some wealthy, some working class. They gathered to mark Read More »