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What’s the Deal With All the Flags on the Jersey Shore?

One journalist, a resident of the beach town Avalon, N.J., wanted to find out.

By Michelle Gustafson for The New York Times

Alito, Martha-Ann Alito, Samuel A Jr Avalon (NJ) Flags, Emblems and Insignia Second Homes and Non-Primary Residences

On the Jersey Shore, There’s a Flag for Everything

A Supreme Court justice’s political flag shined a light on a longstanding shore tradition of flying flags — so many flags — to celebrate colleges, sports teams and more.

By Jen A. Miller and Michelle Gustafson