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By DONALD WITTKOWSKI A veritable army of bulldozers, excavators, temporary buildings, and workers wearing hard hats has taken over a stretch of Ocean City’s south-end beaches normally deserted in December. If you think that’s strange, there’s also a towering, three-legged contraption known as a “CRAB” that looks like something straight out of an alien invasion…
By MADDY VITALE The Ocean City Community Center featured plenty of festive spirit and loads of activities for families to enjoy on Sunday during its annual Holiday Festival. There was a very jolly Santa, a happy Mrs. Claus, elves, an animated stilt walker, carolers dressed in Victorian-era clothing, crafts, a singer who serenaded guests who…
By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDAILY Rain couldn’t keep Santa from making an early appearance in Ocean City Friday night at the city’s annual Christmas Parade. Santa waved at children as he rode in a horse-drawn carriage. Spectators lined Asbury Avenue for the festivities, which stretched from Sixth Street to 11th Street. There were floats, fire engines,…
By mvitale, OCNJDAILY There’s one sure way to get into the spirit of the holiday – decorate the exterior of your home. Just dive in, untangle those lights and display your style, and shine a bright light on your residence, while enjoying some friendly competition. Yes, registration is now open for Ocean City’s annual Holiday…
Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff Visits and pictures with Santa are treasured traditions for many Ocean City families. For them, there’s nothing quite like seeing jolly old St. Nick live and in person. In Ocean City, kids have several chances: Ocean City’s Christmas parade is on Dec. 1. The Ocean City Community Center hosts its annual…
By mvitale, OCNJDAILY Get ready to be wowed by school choirs from Cape and Atlantic Counties in the “Christmas Chorale,” which begins airing on Saturday. The show will feature 11 local school choirs singing holiday favorites. All performances from the show will be available on YouTube to enjoy throughout the holiday season. They can also…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Ocean City’s annual Christmas Parade travels down Asbury Avenue at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Lights, garlands, wreaths, and bows adorn “The Avenue” for the season, and the parade will bring a variety of bands, floats, and other entries to add a little warmth to the winter. The event gives spectators time…
By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDAILY Ocean City has an ambitious dredging program for the back bays and lagoons to maintain the waterways so that sediment-choked channels remain a thing of the past. Under the city administration’s multiyear, multimillion-dollar dredging program, waterways are cleared of silt and mud when needed, so that boaters, swimmers, and homeowners alike…
By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDAILY Ocean City’s version of Black Friday, called “Our Miracle on Asbury Avenue,” transformed the town into a scene reminiscent of a Christmas movie set, complete with a Santa’s Mailbox on the corner, elves and Santa in Mark Soifer Park and plenty of holiday cheer. The holiday shopping event spanned Sixth Street…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Ocean City Arts Center will host the annual OCAC Pottery and Mosaic Student and Teacher exhibit Nov. 29 through Dec. 16. The show will feature hundreds of pottery and mosaic pieces created by over 30 of the Arts Center’s students and teachers. Many of these participants have created art for several…
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