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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Tommy Rowan

Pandemic's impact on the boardwalks' free-sample tradition at the Jersey Shore

PHILADELPHIA — For more than 20 years, Tom Curyto’s voice beckoned to vacationers traversing boardwalks in New Jersey's Wildwood and Ocean City.

“Come on up and get a free sample of Polish Water Ice,” the Buffalo-tinged accent bellowed, “we’ve got some great flavors: mango, cherry, blue raspberry, chocolate and a lot more.”

His voice has mostly gone silent.

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