A weekend nor’easter put a damper on some of the biggest local events of the season. The Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show was rained out for the first time in its 42 years and the first annual Tuckerton Porchfest, which was scheduled to happen concurrently, was forced to postpone before getting a new tradition underway.

Organized by Amy McLain, Chris Rockwell and Amanda Stewart, Tuckerton Porchfest is a walkable music festival for which neighbors offer up their front porches as DIY concert…