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I didn’t plan to enter an amateur shucking contest at the Yarmouth Clam Festival. But when the call went out for volunteers and the crowd stood silent, I stepped forward. I didn’t win any prizes. In ...

When Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce’s director of operations Barbara Ransome shouted “Go,” four contestants dug into clams and pried open shells as if they were digging for pearls during the clam ...