NJ.com
Families in this Jersey Shore town can’t afford beach badges, so neighbors are buying them
Sand in your toes, an ocean mist, and the feeling of salt water drying tightly on your skin as the sun beams down: this has been a simple fantasy and traditional summer day of many Jersey Shore locals and tourists alike for decades. Yet, this luxury no longer comes cheap.
In almost every Shore town, you need to pay to get on the beach. And in Asbury Park some families who live just blocks from the ocean can’t afford it. One local woman there is trying to fix that.
