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Long Branch

Cute! / Borrrring!

It depends on which side of the point-and-shoot you're on.

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Girl Talk

On a bench on the promenade at Pier Village in Long Branch, a mother and daughter had a heart-to-heart while the menfolk did what menfolk do, at least if you ask the women.

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The Palms of Pier Village

As seasonal as the weekenders who bask beneath them, palm trees on the Jersey Shore have to be replanted each summer, just ahead of the snowbirds who follow them north.

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Say "Cheese Sandwich!"

My stroll up the Long Branch boardwalk next brought me to a bench where a young woman in a funny hat was taking pictures of her husband and twin boys as they munched on floppy white bread sandwiches. Clouds had covered the sun, but their radiance was undimmed.

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Two Thumbs Up

As I passed the refreshment stand (see yesterday's Plain Sight) and continued my stroll up the Long Branch boardwalk, a boy ran after me, waving a white piece of paper...

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Pretzel Logic

Justine Pecora, a sophomore at Caldwell College, has spent the summer selling soft pretzels and ice cream and drinks and candy to people on the Long Branch boardwalk. It's a hard job, but there are compensations...

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Bench Warmed

Sleep on a park bench, even at high noon, and a cop is likely to tap you on the shoulder and tell you to move on.

Do the same thing on the boardwalk and you are left to your sweet dreams...

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Keeper of the Kiosk

You feel you will mess with the dude's vibe if you ask him to okay your beach badge.

Skateboarders get in free if they can grind the handrail alongside the stairs to the beach.

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Brooding on the Boardwalk

While this fellow took the measure of the waves, two young women stood on the boardwalk, lost in thought.

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Jump For Joy!

Sunday on the boardwalk at Pier Village in Long Branch...

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Weekend Picks: High Summer!

It’s high summer, those hot days in mid-July, halfway between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Jersey Shore is, of course, full of activity.

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Grownup Pleasures

Cape May and Long Beach Island cater to those who appreciate fine dining, luxurious quarters, sailing, birding, and good old peace and quiet. more

Shore Points

No matter your age, your shape, your interests or your hometown (out-of-staters also welcome), the Shore makes summer super. more

Bright Lights, Small City

If all the world’s a stage, towns with local theaters are important players on it. more

Foy Story

The Write Stuff

Survival of the Richest

Cask 591

McLoone's Pier House

Sirena

Shore Lore: Hail to the Beach

Sirena

Cheap Eats

The Little Kraut

Making Waves

Fries Poll: Windmill Rules

The Little Kraut

Both Sides Now

After years of bringing joy to the needy with his band, Holiday Express, multitalented good-guy Tim McLoone faces a medical crisis at home. more