Still Recovering, Jenkinson's Aquarium Welcomes Public Back

The Point Pleasant Beach fixture is one of several Jenkison's properties to reopen Friday.

A few feet past the welcome sign, the boardwalk, what’s left of it, is still cordoned off. In the opposite direction, in front of the rows of shops with their metal gates pulled down and locked, shielding the view of damaged insides, heavy machines rumbled along, redistributing sand along the beach.  Things are moving in the right direction.  They’ve got a responsibility, said Toby Wolf, Jenkinson's marketing director, standing in front of a shark tank at Jenkison’s Aquarium. Wolf said that as New Jersey’s shore towns make their recovery following Hurricane Sandy, the business community needs to be there to welcome the community back, let them know that, despite the destruction caused by the storm, the businesses are not going anywhere. On…

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