This week, as thousands upon thousands of residents of and visitors to Long Beach Island and its mainland environs settle into local Fourth of July celebrations, cruising out on the bay at dusk with some friends and a cooler or two of responsibly quaffed adult beverages, radios tuned to Lee Greenwood or Kate Smith or, better yet, the Boston Pops playing Sousa marches, kids eating ice cream cones and watermelon, chasing fireflies, one cause brings them all together, one celebration recognizing a…
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