Reservations are recommended.
Fresh starts! New intentions! Such is the stuff of New Year’s celebrations, and why not embrace it? Beholden to no one group or sect, the holiday is a universal coming-together of souls as the calendar starts anew.
Revelers throughout Southern Ocean County can enjoy food and drink in festive settings at restaurants and bars, choosing to dine early and/or party late, as they share the countdown to midnight with loved ones, friends and countless strangers across the time zones.
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