The Superstorm Sandy disaster and recovery on Long Beach Island, as was chronicled for seven months by the staff of The SandPaper. Part 7.

“A New Year, A New Beginning,” stated the back page headline in a Giglio Awning ad in The SandPaper‘s first 2013 issue. Ever since Sandy, Dave Voris’ Harvey Cedars company had been the most visible promoter of the “LBI Open for Business” campaign, running weekly advertisements that carried slogans of encouragement plus photos of shops and restaurants that were back on their feet.

Sadly, that encouragement was still sorely needed, as evidenced by the pain in Beach Haven resident Joe Bulman’s…