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CHRIS KELLY staff Coast Guard rescue swimmer Brian Tricarico helps Ari Tepper, 5, of Manalapan, ride a body board during the Best Day Foundation's "Best Day at the Beach" event of surfing and body boarding at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch on June 14. The Best Day New Jersey events are free for youngsters with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, blindness, cancer, spinal cord injuries and other physical and developmental challenges.