Business

NJ bar closes _ again _ victimized twice by Sandy

By Wayne Parry
Published April 1, 2014 10:00am ET
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NJ bar closes _ again _ victimized twice by Sandy
In this March 31, 2014 photo, Gigi Liaguno-Dorr polishes the beer taps at Jakeabob's, the Union Beach N.J. restaurant she used to operate until having to close it the previous weekend. The original Jakeabob's was destroyed in Supoerstorm Sandy, and she moved the business a few blocks inland for 2013. But a continuing inability to get timely rebuilding aid forced her to close the restaurant for good on March 28. The reopening of Jakeabob 's was seen as an inspiration to the still-struggling Raritan Bay community. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) | Wayne Parry

UNION BEACH, N.J. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy trashed Jakeabob’s Bay, a thriving bar and restaurant where locals and vacationers took in gorgeous sunsets over the Raritan Bay.

When owner Gigi Liaguno-Dorr moved the business to rented space a few blocks inland for the summer of 2013, the move was hailed as an inspirational symbol of a plucky blue-collar town’s determination to rise above the deadly storm.

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