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A township near my home plans to buy out 33 houses on River Road near the Pompton River<\/a>, level them, and “return the land to its natural state.” The state and feds are kicking in a couple million to do this, since<\/p>\n

A federal spokeswoman said Hoffman Grove ranked second in New Jersey — Ocean City is first — in ongoing loss claims. The state ranks fourth in the country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you live on “River Road” or in “Ocean City”, you should probably expect to get flooded every so often.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A township near my home plans to buy out 33 houses on River Road near the Pompton River, level them, and “return the land to its natural state.” The state and feds are kicking in a couple million to do this, since A federal spokeswoman said Hoffman Grove ranked second in New Jersey — Ocean … <\/p>\n

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