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ust steps from the ocean and bays, there are pockets, blocks and neighborhoods that seemingly are frozen in time.
Forlorn, empty lots remain and splintered homes stand like wooden tombstones, their owners still waiting on aid that is
taking much too long to appear. What superstorm Sandy wiped out that fateful October night, red tape and bureaucracy
has left in place. Although much of the Shore is back, thousands of homes still are vacant; too many neighborhoods and
communities remain stilled. These are the stories of people who are trying to bring life back to Sandys ghost towns.
A solitary home under renovation in the Camp Osborn section of Brick an area devastated by Sandy and by fire has been elevated. MARK R. SULLIVAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Resilient residents, business owners strive to rebuild storm-shattered lives
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Local nonprofit helping to restore
Desiree Pierces home. Page AA2
HIGHLANDS
Facing a double disaster, Giesela Smith opts to
repair her bakery before her home. Page AA1
UNION BEACH
Habitat for Humanity builds a home
for Elmer Lamberson. Page AA5
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NUMBER 124
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THE 9/11 MEMORIAL MUSEUM
PAINFUL YET BREATHTAKING
The memories of that tragic day remain raw,
but the story of Sept. 11, 2001, is presented
with dignity, beauty and bottomless grief, on
the site of the World Trade Center.
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Tom MacArthur says Steve Lonegan has lied about
MacArthurs background. Lonegan says MacArthur is
an insurance industry fat cat. And those are among the
mildest of the charges being tossed around in the Re-
publican primary to succeed Rep. Jon Runyan in New
Jerseys 3rd Congressional District.
MacArthur has filed a defamation lawsuit against
the Lonegan campaign. Lonegans response? A new
video titled Tom MacArthur Lies.
Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray says
New Jersey has had its share of street brawl cam-
paigns, but the MacArthur-Lonegan matchup stands
out.
It will rank up there with the nastiest campaigns the
state has seen, Murray said. I cant say Ive seen one
this high-profile that has gotten this nasty this quickly.
The primary election is June 3. The district stretch-
es across the state through Ocean and Burlington coun-
ties. With Runyans announcement that he would retire
from Congress when his current term expires, Lonegan
was thought to have the inside track to get GOP backing
to hold the seat, but party leaders eventually threw
their support to MacArthur.
By Bob Jordan @BobJordanAPP
See PRIMARY, Page A6
Even by N.J. standards, GOP House primary race is particularly ugly
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