SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Hurricane Sandy, using Governor Chris Christie and the cast of MTV’s ‘‘Jersey Shore’’ to tell a national audience the state is ready for summer fun.
In fact, they even hired fun. — the rock band whose anthem ‘‘We Are Young’’ captures the spirit of this blue-collar oceanfront playground that was devastated by the Oct. 29 storm. The band played a free concert on the beach.
‘‘This is known as a happy place,’’ said Paul ‘‘Pauly D’’ Del Vecchio, one of the cast members of ‘‘Jersey Shore,’’ which was filmed here until wrapping up last year. ‘‘Right after the storm, it was the exact opposite: dead, silent.’’