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Long Beach merchants plan to go on after fire

As the summer season opens in Long Beach, weekend visitors are expected to get off trains at the Long Island Rail Road station, filter through the city and head down to its famed oceanfront boardwalk.

But a few blocks north, on East Park Avenue, it's a different story.

There, owners of eight local businesses that should be starting their busiest season are instead picking up the pieces...

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