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Hurricane Sandy
Fire on the Seaside Heights Boardwalk
First there was Sandy. Now this: http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/static/flash/embeddedPlayer/swf/otvEmLoader.swf?version=fw1000&station=wpvi§ion=&mediaId=9246601&parentId=9245840&cdnRoot=http://cdn.abclocal.go.com&webRoot=http://abclocal.go.com&configPath=/util/&site= My childhood vacation destination can’t seem to catch a break. The fire started at Kohr’s, my favorite custard stand on the boardwalk (and in the world). So sad....
Barnacle Bill’s is Back!
More Brian Donohue on the Jersey Shore. Good to see the giant is back and watching over Ortley Beach. I can’t wait to play the new course! http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1...
This Guy Understands the Jersey Shore
Brian Donohue of the Newark Star-Ledger. http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1...
Documenting Hurricane Sandy
I just learned that the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), along with Historypin, Google, the New York Library Council, and the Society of American Archivists are working on an online project to document Hurricane Sandy. Learn more...
The Last Summer at Seaside Heights? or “Place Is Not Meant to Be Eulogized”
This New York Times op-ed really hit me hard. Carmen Petaccio knows Seaside Heights, New Jersey. His grandfather was the long-time owner of one of my favorite Seaside boardwalk arcades–Sonny & Rickey’s. I played a lot of skee ball in...
The Today Show is Coming to Seaside Heights, NJ
On May 24. Chris Christie will co-host the 8am hour....
Hurricane Sandy at the Jersey Shore: An Update
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The Jersey Shore: Six Months After Sandy
Joe Scarborough devoted some time on “Morning Joe” to the Jersey Shore. (They are positioned in front of the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park). Six months ago Hurricane Sandy ripped through this area. This video reports on the slow-moving recovery...