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These people went to bed

expecting a bad storm and

woke up with their lives

turned upside down.Its 20 months later, and some

of them dont have a light at

the end of the tunnel yet.SUE MARTICEK Ocean County Long-Term Recovery Group

ROAD TO RECOVERY

Joann Squeo leans up against the grayaluminum siding of the Keansburghome she grew up in, the home whereshe raised her kids, the home she wasforced out of by superstorm Sandyand the home that she feared was slip-ping out of her grasp forever.

Theres a lot of memories here. ... I wouldntknow where to go, she said in the backyard of herForest Avenue home last month.

For the last 20 months, she was never morethan a few miles from the house living in areahotels at first, then back in the unfinished homeand now a rental house in another section ofKeansburg but it might as well have beenacross the country.

For the longest time, Squeo, 56, who lives withtwo adult children and her longtime partner,didnt know where to turn for help. The Squeos

spent every penny they had and then racked upconsiderable credit card debt. They were victim-ized by the well-meaning and the malicious alikeand rejected by the Reconstruction, Rehabilita-

As the rebuild fromSandy slogs along,local charities helpfill repair needs

By Russ Zimmer @russzimmer

Top: Joann Squeo (right) talks with Catholic Charitiescaseworker Lynn Townsend outside her Keansburghome. Above: The interior of the storm-damagedhouse. TOM P. COSTELLO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

IF YOU NEED HELPMonmouth County Long-Term Recovery Group:848-206-2554

Ocean County Long-Term Recovery Group: 732-569-3484

Call 211SeeCHARITIES, Page A9

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THURSDAY 07.17.14

VOLUME135

NUMBER170

SINCE 1879

ADVICE D7

CLASSIFIED E1

COMICS D6

LOCAL A3

MOVIES D3

OBITUARIES A14

OPINION A17

SPORTS C1

WEATHER C8

YOUR MONEY A8

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TOMS RIVER A second NJ Transit commuter busdriver has been disciplined this month for reading be-hind the wheel after a New York-bound passengersnapped a cellphone photograph of the driver looking atan electronic reader, NJ Transit officials told the As-bury Park Press.

On Tuesday, a passenger who rode a 6:45 a.m. bus outof Toms River took the photo of the incident about 8a.m., showing the bus stopped in traffic waiting to enterthe exclusive bus lane to the Lincoln Tunnel. She tweet-ed the photo to NJ Transit and the Delayed on NJ Tran-sit commuter group.

Bus drivers

caught reading

at the wheelNJ Transit disciplines pair of

employees for violating policy

A commuter snapped this photo Tuesday of a bus driverusing an electronic reader while at the wheel of his NJTransit bus. PHOTO FROM THE DELAYED ON NJ TRANSIT TWITTER FEED

By Larry Higgs @APPLarry

SeeREADING, Page A13

Tired and hungry. There is a reason why these twoconditions seem to go together so easily.

Medical research suggests young children and in-fants who do not get enough sleep are likely to developobesity and a host of devastating related health con-ditions before they enter their teen years.

And by then, reversing the obesity is almost impos-sible, health experts say.

A study published in May in the journal Pediatricshypothesizes that children sleeping less in early child-

hood developed obesity by age 7.But the findings from researchers at Massachusetts

General Hospital for Children are hardly shocking, saylocal physicians.

The studys other conclusion confirms what doctorsalready know: that obese children who suffer from ob-structive sleep apnea also experience a variety ofhealth issues, according to Dr. Ignacio Tapia, a pediat-ric pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist at theSleep Center at The Childrens Hospital of Philadel-

SLEEP-CON 2014

Sleep-deprived children face obesity riskBy Carol Gorga Williams @APPCarol

SeeSLEEP, Page A6

The Gov and The Rock apparently dont mix wellon screen.

Hours after Gov. Chris Christie posted a Hollywood-style YouTube video that included the actor whosereal name is Dwayne Johnson but is nicknamed TheRock and is known for his chiseled body and profession-al wrestling history the video was pulled from thegovernors account.

And then it popped back up again three secondsand one bulging actor shorter.

It isnt clear why The Rock was cut from the clip, butChristies Twitter feed had this on Wednesday, alongwith a link to the new version of the trailer-style video:Unfortunately The Rock is on high demand & wont be

The Rock smacksdown govs videoBy Dustin Racioppi @dracioppi

SeeTHE ROCK,Page A13