Beach Badge #8

The Boss storms the beaches of Asbury Park while the Keansburg Boardwalk quietly summons the Spirit of ’76. Blaze Starr validates a neglected young girl in AC, where trust finds itself on the auction block. The DIY spirit prevails in the fire-hall punk scene of Southern Ocean County, as three young boys seek safe harbor on the shores of Tuckerton. A 19th-century painting provides a portal between the Shrewsbury River’s past and present, while Island Beach State Park spells the end of the line for unspoiled beauty. From first love to last rites, Beach Badge No. 8 takes readers on another rip-roaring, real-life ride through the beach towns, back bays, and barrens of the New Jersey Shore.

Introduction | William Patrick Tandy
Tony’s Baltimore Grill | Louis Greenstein
Nicotine Girls | Alise Versella
Happy Father’s Tray | Mike Fenn
REVIEW: The Beach Cure | #BeachBadgeReads
View of the Shrewsbury River | Kerri Sullivan
The Grace of God | Bill Grant
Don’t Miss a Single Crashing Wave | Joseph O’Sullivan and Michael McCarthy
Coastal | Ron Gaskill
REVIEW: Mourning Papers | #BeachBadgeReads
Glory Days: They’ll Never Pass Me By | John W. Barry
Ten Years, 100 Miles, and an Angry Sea | Paul Radziszewski
Seaside 1979 | Richard Unger
Lobsternacht | Philip Skiba
The Empty Box | Mark Josephs
September in Atlantic City | Davida G. Breier
REVIEW: Bayshore Summer | #BeachBadgeReads
December Walk | Ron Gaskill
Asphalt Superstardom in Southern Ocean County | Joseph O’Sullivan
Then and Now and Then Again | Davida G. Breier

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