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Magic Pier  Daniel P. Grote $15.99 us iuniverse Fiction In the Fall of 2013 Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast. The shore towns of New Jersey were damaged, washed away, and are still recovering. Just take a drive down those South Jersey shore towns and you'll see. In this book,  Magic Pier , Drake Garrison is a real estate attorney but is torn about doing his work at the law firm and helping to re-build the pier in Seaside Heights where he worked as a young boy.  His wife is due with their first child, politicians are playing games as to who gets relief funds to rebuild the shore, and Drake is trying to manage it all.  Meeting with Washington D.C. and local politicians to channel funds to SeaSide Heights he finds himself the keynote speaker at a few events. People feel his passion for the pier.  Perhaps Drake feels the passion a bit too much when he leaves the court room just before a trial to go to the pier and help move the Tilt A whirl. The partners at his la...

It's been one year. One year since the wind and rain came upon us and washed away homes, belongings, and so much more. Were you ready for Sandy? What did you do to get ready? Have you done anything to be more ready for the next disaster since Hurricane Sandy? Start here at Get Ready, Get Safe.  Prepare now for the next disaster and be ready. What would you do if there was no phone service, cell or land line? Make a plan to tell your family to watch the news or listen to the radio. M ake a list and check it twice, get free downloadable list from Save The Children  Be ready and plan ahead. Make sure your family has a plan. Communicate with them on where to meet, what to do, and how to stay together during a disaster. Keep your contact numbers and information current. Visit the National Emergency Locator System here  and National Emergency Child Locate System here,  and become familiar with the procedure in case you ever need to use the system to ...

New Jersey Governor Christie and his Wife Mary Pat have set up a web site where you can make monetary donations to a relief fund: https://sandynjrelieffund.org/index.html be sure to like them on facebook and follow them on twitter too! The links are on the web page. For up to date information in New Jersey visit NJ 101.5 radio station's web site: http://nj1015.com/ Their web site offers a ton of updates, and relief information . Please be safe and be careful.