The Jersey Shore boardwalks in Seaside Heights and Point Pleasant Beach have been closed for the last seven months.
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Friday morning the area finally reopened, just in time for the Memorial Day weekend.
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Wesley Oliver
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The ribbon cutting ceremony was filmed for NBC's "Today" show and hundreds people from the community came to watch.
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Wesley Oliver
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Vinny and DJ Pauly D from The Jersey Shore , of course, stopped by.
Wesley Oliver
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New Jersey suffered $37 billion worth of damage from Hurricane Sandy, with 360,000 houses and apartment units affected.
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Not all of the area is back up and running, however, areas like Casino Pier are still being restored.
Friday morning's ceremony ended with a Fun. concert. Fun.'s guitarist Jack Antonoff is originally from New Jersey.
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And then the whole event ended in a legendary moment for New Jersey history:
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BONUS PHOTO: DJ Pauly D djing on the boardwalk.
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