Kim Johnson looks over the destruction near her seaside apartment in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday. The storm, which made landfall Monday evening, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Huckleberries reader Jim Faucher writes of conditions in Hoboken, NY, where his nephew lives:

My nephew and his wife live in Hoboken and here is what their life has been like the past two days. Their home does have power and is not underwater, so last night they had dinner for 40 people and their place became a "charging station" for laptops and cell phones. My nephew John's wife, Amy, went to go get some groceries this morning in a town north of Hoboken. She went into a store which then lost its power and everyone had to leave. She did get groceries in another store and when was stopped at a checkpoint when she went back into Hoboken and had to provide ID to show she lived there--right now there is only one way to get in or out of town." More below.

Question: Have you heard from friends or loved ones living in areas hit by Hurricane Sandy? Any stories to share?

 During the day today they made coffee for over 200 people passing by and asked for donations; they got $375 which they are going to give to the Boys & Girls Club. They are having 30 people for dinner tonight. John works in New York City, just across the Hudson and could take the ferry in, but once in the city, there is no way to get to his work. Their children don't have school. One family they know very well were taken out by boat this morning.

A lot of people who do have power are running extension cords out of their houses so people can charge up their phones and laptops.

So, that's just one story. It is hard to fathom all of the devastation back there and hopefully there are many, many others out there providing a helping hand.