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Visitors Experience First Taste of Shore After Sandy [SERIES]

Ilya Hemlin — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:01:52 +0000

This is the fourth story in a five-day series titled, Revisiting the Jersey Shore After Sandy. In this part we talk with the first wave of visitors to the Shore about what brought them out, about their memories and their expectations.

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Lavallette Set to Open New Boardwalk [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:43 +0000

After taking a beating from Superstorm Sandy, another shore town is happy to report its boardwalk is completely rebuilt.
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Boardwalks Gear Up For Memorial Day Weekend [POLL/AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:50:27 +0000

With Memorial Day Weekend only a few weeks away, Sandy-battered shore towns are putting on the finishing touches to their boardwalks.
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Belmar Gears Up For Post-Sandy Summer [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:32:36 +0000

With a brand-new boardwalk almost complete and a full booking of summer rentals, Belmar has high expectations for the first tourist season after Sandy.
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Jersey Shore Tourism Season Remains On Track [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:53:01 +0000

Mayors of several of Ocean County's Northern Barrier Island communities are in a race against time to get their beaches and tourism hot spots ready for this summer season, but is it realistic given the devastation of Sandy?
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NJ Residents Are Going To The Shore, Despite Sandy [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:21:48 +0000

Superstorm Sandy is not going to stop shore loving New Jerseyans.
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Other States Not Targeting NJ Tourists [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:45:27 +0000

New Jersey is doing everything it can to retain visitors the year after Super Storm Sandy hit, and while many officials fear other states "poaching" tourism, several summer destination location say the onus will be on the Garden State to welcome back visitors.
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Will The New Seaside Heights Boardwalk Be The Same? [POLL/AUDIO]

Jason Allentoff — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:43:35 +0000

It took Superstorm Sandy a couple of hours to totally wipe out the Seaside Heights Boardwalk. Now, Borough officials have started the rebuilding process.
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Seaside Heights Celebrates Beginning of Boardwalk Construction [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:45:26 +0000

Contractors begin construction of a new and sturdier Seaside Heights boardwalk this Friday.
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Sandy Grant Money Heading To New Jersey [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:08:40 +0000

Governor Christie meets with the Federal Housing and Urban Development Department Secretary today to discuss how the Garden State will spend 1.8 billion dollars in Community Development Block Grant money that's been allocated by Congress.
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