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🌱 How badly did the nor’easter damage dunes and businesses on LBI?

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  • How badly did the nor'easter damage dunes and businesses on LBI?

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📰 News we're reading

• Nor'easter leaves behind flooded homes, businesses, and badly damaged dunes along Long Beach Island (news12.com) — A recent nor'easter left parts of Long Beach Island, including areas bordering Long Beach Township, underwater and badly eroded many of the newly built protective dunes. Homes and beloved local restaurants took on floodwater, but owners are already cleaning up and working to reopen, even as officials continue assessing how much dune protection was lost along the island.
   

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