I know it seems as if most summerites have flown the Island coop, but I’ll dare to say it’s an iffy departure. Dollars to donuts, there will be a bounce-back effect, an odd homage to pandemic times – and a downer to those who expect a return to off-season normalcy with the toll of the Labor Day bell.
As to more emphatic summer details, it’ll take a couple/few weeks before the official summer 2022 numbers come in, as towns tally beach badge sales and offer anecdotal estimates on the overall…
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