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The season is here when we'll watch clips of neoprened New Jersey surfers pulling into serious barrels? But when did the Garden State become barrel central? ....
Cohen’s Fashion Optical relocates to new digs on Route 58 The new location for Cohen’s Fashion Optical in Riverhead. (Credit: Tara Smith) One day, as a teenager working at a clothing store at the Smith Haven Mall, Charlotte Smilovich marched next door to the Pearle Vision counter, ready to complain about the incessant sound of a ringing telephone. “I was really frustrated by it and said, ‘Can you guys please do me a favor and answer your phones, or hire me and I’ll do it.’ ” Ms. Smilovich meant it as a joke, but just one month later she found herself doing much more than answering phones, quickly rising through the ranks to lead the store in sales. ....