Wayne Parry Published: Nov 9, 2012, 11:18 AM EST Associated Press
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TOMS RIVER, N.J. — It's what residents of the Jersey shore communities hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy have wanted ever since the storm hit: a chance to get back in their homes, assess damage and retrieve some possessions.
The catch? They only have an hour to do it.
That sent the Fricchione family of a coastal neighborhood in Toms River into planning mode.
"We made a list," said Justine Fricchione. "As soon as we get in the door, we're all splitting up and grabbing as many things as we can from the list. It's daunting, but it forces you to really focus."
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Jeanene Miller tries to dry out photographs of her in-laws damaged during a flood caused by Superstorm Sandy in Point Pleasant, N.J.
Topping their list and those of many other evacuees: Warm winter clothing. Temperatures were at or near the 60s before the storm hit; now they're in the 30s, and many evacuees waiting for buses to escort them to their homes Friday morning were wearing thin jackets, or multiple layers of light clothing.
"The waiting has been terrible," said Toms River resident Mickey Grzeszczak. "It's freezing and you have old people out here."
He, too, planned to retrieve warmer clothes, along with medication and bills that had not yet been paid.
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