The “World Largest Swimming Lesson” happened in South Jersey today. Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags Great Adventure hosted the 16th annual event — with approximately 150 participants — on Thursday, June 26th, partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal + Northern NJ. Read on for more about this swimming event that happened in Jackson, New Jersey today, and how BBBSCNNJ is working to expand access to aquatics education in partnership with the amusement park.
About the Event
Hurricane Harbor, the waterpark at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, hosted the 16th annual “World Largest Swimming Lesson” on the morning of Thursday, June 26th. The event kicked off at 9:30AM at Blue Lagoon in Hurricane Harbor, per a press release.
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The Hurricane Harbor staff was joined by approximately 150 participants from waterparks, aquatic centers and swim schools across the country for the event, including those from local non-profit and event partner Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal + Northern NJ. Children and their families were invited to enjoy a day at Six Flags and its 50+ attractions after the event. As a partner for the event, BBBSCNNJ is looking to expand access to aquatics education and grow the park’s charitable program.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal + Northern New Jersey
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal + Northern New Jersey (BBBSCNNJ) has been established in the Garden State for over 50 years. The organization provides professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships with adult volunteers, and empowers youth to reach their full potential — helping them develop into confident, competent, and compassionate individuals. BBBSCNNJ serves 10 counties across New Jersey, including Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren.
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New Jersey Governor Primary Election: 2025 Results
The New Jersey Primary Election was today, June 10th, and residents around the Jersey Shore and beyond voted for the Governor nominees. The gubernatorial election for New Jersey's next Governor will take place in November, and there is one candidate from the Jersey Shore on the Primary Election ballot. The Jersey Shore Girl is updating this post with the results as they come in. Read on to see the 2025 results for the New Jersey Governor Primary Election.
Please note: We are updating this article as results come in. You can see the latest election results here for Monmouth County, here for Ocean County, here for Atlantic County, and here for Cape May County.
About the Election
A total of 18 candidates are running in the 2025 New Jersey Governor Primary election.
The Republican candidates include: Justin Barbera, Jon Bramnick, Jack Ciattarelli, Bill Spadea, and Mario Kranjac.
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The Democrat candidates include Ras Baraka, Steven Fulop, Josh Gottheimer, Mikie Sherrill, Sean Spiller, and Steve Sweeney.
The write-in candidates include Roger Bacon (Republican), Monica Brinson (Republican), Robert Canfield (Republican) from Brick, Hans Herberg (Republican), Stephen Zielinski (independent), Gerardo Cendrone (independent), and Karen Zaletel (independent).
More information about each candidate can be found in our previous reporting here.
Early voting took place from June 3rd through June 8th, and the polls are open today through 8PM. The gubernatorial election for New Jersey Governor will be held on November 4th, 2025.
New Jersey Governor Primary Election Results
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As of 9PM on Tuesday, June 10th, the AP has called the Republican primary for candidate Jack Citarelli. Though only 28% of votes had been counted at that time, the AP shared its reasoning as such: "When the AP declared Ciattarelli the winner, he had a nearly 45-point lead over his closest competitor. Ciattarelli led in all 10 of the counties that had released at least some vote, by margins ranging from 13 to 70 points. Those margins were large enough that the other four candidates -- none of whom had more than 15% -- could plausibly make up the gap in the votes left to be counted."
As of 9PM on Tuesday June 10th, the AP has called the Democratic primary for candidate Mickie Sherrill. At the time the AP called the race, 42% of votes had been counted. The AP shared its reasoning as such: "At the time AP called the race, Sherrill had established a sizable lead over all challengers, thanks in part to her strong performance in votes cast prior to Election Day. The other five candidates were clustered between 10 and 20%. With the second-place candidate not leading in a single county -- and even losing his home county to Sherrill -- there was no path for anyone to overtake her."
For up-to-the-minute results from Monmouth County’s website, click here.
For up-to-the-minute results from Ocean County’s website, click here.
For up-to-the-minute results from Atlantic County’s website, click here.
For up-to-the-minute results from Cape May County’s website, click here.
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