Last Saturday, Tuckers Tavern in Beach Haven capped off a full day of holiday festivity with its eighth annual tree lighting celebration, designed to support and give back to the community. The event is always well attended, but this year, folks flooded in early, cheeks flushed by the chill in the air and Christmas cheer, following the Ship Bottom parade and an afternoon of gift shopping. Plenty arrived with a toy in hand to benefit Toys for Tots.
“It starts at 5, but people started moseying in at about 4:15, so we had to move fast,” said General Manager Lisa Mack.
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