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Manahawkin Woman Recalls ‘Horrible’ March Storm of 1962

Stafford Leader


Until a beast known as Superstorm Sandy arrived on Oct. 29, 2012, the Jersey Shore hadn’t experienced a storm like the nor’easter that sprung up out of nowhere, then stalled off the coast for three days during the first week of March 1962. Long Beach Island was decimated – hundreds of homes lost, colossal erosion, flooding beyond belief, seven people […]


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