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Sandy Aid Not Always Enough for Businesses to Rebound

Monmouth and Ocean County Businesses Among Many Still Struggling

McLoone’s Rum Runner, a Sea Bright restaurant damaged beyond repair by superstorm Sandy, was approved for a $3 million loan earlier this month, clearing the way for it to rebuild and open in time for the summer, according to an article on app.com.

The summer of 2015, that is.

“Now we almost start the process over,” owner Tim McLoone said, thinking about approvals from the state and the borough, the demolition and the construction that will leave the new restaurant eight to 10 feet higher than the old one.

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With the year coming to an end, business owners at the Shore say they expect the economic fallout caused by Sandy to bleed into 2014.

Some government aid is beginning to find its way to business owners, helping them offset a lousy 2013. But millions more haven’t been disbursed. Some business owners, like McLoone, still need to rebuild from the ground up. Others worry that their customer base has been displaced and hope those residents can scrape together enough money to return to their homes.

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