He said the Department of Public Works had lowered the level of the borough’s two coastal lakes, Sylvan Bay and Fletcher, ahead of the storm so there was no flooding from either lake. He said there ...

As a Navy veteran, Tom Ellis had seen more impressive waves on the open seas — but not on the ocean in the popular barrier island town of Ocean City, N.J., that he and his wife, Pat, call home.

Flooding was reported in New Jersey Aug. 21 as Hurricane Erin made its closest pass to the region. See scenes from around the ...