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Minimal Hurricane Damage

The amount of damage inflicted by Hurricane Erin on the Jersey Shore beaches in late August was largely minor, according to a newly released report by New Jersey’s environmental agency. And according to Breaking AC of 81 beaches inspected for damage in the coastal counties of Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean, 72 had minor beach or dune erosion and only nine had moderate beach or dune erosion. No beaches suffered major beach or dune erosion, the state Department of Environmental Protection reported.

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