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By COURTNEY McCANN At the Shore, 609 272-7219

Published: Jul 17, 2008

It's six o'clock. The sun has started its lazy decent into the west and the beaches of Surf City are slowly emptying.

But all is not quiet at the 5th Street beach, where a crowd has started to gather.

Lifeguard pickup trucks bearing the insignias of the towns they guard pull up onto the beach towing rowboats and other equipment. Lifeguards fresh off their stands stumble out. Some are dressed as spectators in sweatshirts and t-shirts, while others don bathing caps and have numbers inked on their forearms.

They are gathering for a lifeguard race, one of many that take place every summer at the southern New Jersey shore. More

Jul 10, 2008

• Splash & Slide Cool off, relax, even get a massage at area's wet-and-wild waterparks

Sure, the beach is great, but if you want a real escape from the sticky sand and the hot sun, a waterpark is the place to go. The southern New Jersey shore has a great selection of waterparks to maximize your summer fun. Every year it seems area waterparks are getting bigger and better.

Jul 03, 2008

• New Chills Thrills Amusement parks offer new rides for summer fun

With the onset of summer undoubtedly comes thrill-seekers - those who want to be jostled, hurled, shaken around or sent down a slippery slide. The shore has a wide variety of boardwalk-side amusement parks to please every taste, thrill level and locale.

Jun 26, 2008

• Reggae Renaissance Island music nights part of summer tradition

When people think of summer in southern New Jersey, live reggae comes to mind as fast as sand, sunshine, surfing and the shore.