“Whenever I’m in Beach Haven, I never want to leave,”said a smiling, salt-washed Santa Claus, who explained his ultimate goal is to retire from his “other business” and live full time in Beach Haven. All right, perhaps the man in the suit is actually more like Santa’s helper, and his name is Capt. Frank Crescitelli.
Crescitelli may be best known for his television show “Fin Chasers,” which has aired on the Discovery Channel and can be found on Amazon Prime, Vimeo and YouTube.
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