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“Ralph,” a community mascot in Ocean Grove, N.J. sits at the edge of its oceanfront pier on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Magician Robert Francis performs a card trick on the boardwalk in Asbury Park N.J. on Friday, May 21, 2021.
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Alex Krisulas of Staten Island N.Y. eats a slice of pizza on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J. on Friday, May 21, 2021.
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BELMAR, N.J. The second summer of covid-19 at the Jersey Shore is likely to look much different than last year’s: Many virus restrictions have been lifted, nightclubs and dance floors will be packed again, and restaurants and bars can serve full crowds indoors.
Shore towns report brisk beach badge sales as they drop capacity limits, with Ocean City closing in on $1 million worth of beach badge sales by the end of.
Busier summer seen at Jersey Shore in Year 2 of COVID-19
WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press
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1of11Children play with beach towels on a windy day in Belmar N.J. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Businesses and residents alike expect this summer at the Jersey Shore to be busier than last year as more people get vaccinated and COVID19 restrictions are scaled back or eliminated.Wayne Parry/APShow MoreShow Less
2of11A woman walks with two children on the boardwalk in Asbury Park N.J. on Friday, May 21, 2021. Businesses and residents alike expect this summer at the Jersey Shore to be busier than last year as more people get vaccinated and COVID19 restrictions are scaled back or eliminated.Wayne Parry/APShow MoreShow Less
Jersey Shore towns look forward to a busier summer in second year of COVID-19
WAYNE PARRY
The Associated Press
BELMAR, N.J. The second summer of COVID-19 at the Jersey Shore is likely to look much different than last year s: Many virus restrictions have been lifted, nightclubs and dance floors will be packed again, and restaurants and bars can serve full crowds indoors.
Shore towns report brisk beach badge sales as they drop capacity limits they put in place last summer to keep people further apart on the sand. Ocean City was closing in on $1 million worth of beach badge sales by the end of April, the earliest they had ever reached that mark.