Current News and Events
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI
Ocean City is receiving a state grant of nearly $5 million to finance a series of improvements to its family-friendly Boardwalk.
The money comes from New Jersey’s $100 million Boardwalk Preservation Fund, a newly created program that will help shore communities to maintain and update what for many of them is their signature attraction during the busy summer tourism season.
By mvitale, OCNJDAILY
The jitney service in Ocean City is not only returning for the 2024 summer season, but it is also expanding to offer stops at several senior citizen housing complexes throughout town.
In a resolution that City Council is expected to approve during Thursday’s meeting, the contract will be awarded to the same company that has provided the jitney service over the past two summers. In addition, the service has provided riders a convenient and inexpensive way to head up to the Boardwalk.
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY
The 2024 Ocean City military beach tag features the 31Heroes logo in recognition of the nonprofit organization that raises money and awareness for veteran programs and runs the annual Memorial Beach Challenge in Ocean City.
Ocean City’s military beach tag designs have honored each branch of the military and also local veteran organizations. The city issues more than 5,000 free military beach tags each summer to veterans and active military members.
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY
The Ocean City Arts Center presents McDermott’s Handy in an early celebration for St. Patrick’s Day and recognizes a member of the duo, Kathy DeAngelo, as a recipient of the inaugural New Jersey Heritage Fellowship award.
The event is Saturday, March 2, at 3 p.m. in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall of the Ocean City Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave.
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY
Registration is open for a new Presidents Day Weekend race event that will bring families and local businesses together in Ocean City in the heart of winter.
The Winter Warrior Festival will be staged from Ocean City Civic Center on Saturday, Feb. 17, and provide fun and wintry challenges for adults, children and teams representing local businesses and groups.
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Ocean City Police Department will hold a Coffee with Cops event 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, in the atrium outside the Ocean City Free Public Library (at the Ocean City Community Center, 1735 Simpson Avenue). The public is invited to discuss any thoughts or questions on local policing…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company has announced its 2024 Summer Children Theatre Series. On Tuesdays, the Ocean City Music Pier will feature five fully staged family musicals at 10:30 a.m., beginning July 2 through July 30. All tickets are $11 in advance and $13 on the day of the show. Individual…
BY MVITALE, OCNJDAILY Seagulls should know the drill by now if they hang out in Ocean City. When spring comes, they had better be on their best behavior. That means no food snatching, no menacing the tourists and no loitering on the Boardwalk, in the downtown or any other busy area in town. The company…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the National Day of Service, Ocean City has launched a food drive to help supply the Ocean City Ecumenical Council Food Cupboard. The city will collect donations of non-perishable food items, paper and personal care items throughout the week of Jan. 15 to…
Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff Birders have been getting a thrill over the past several days, as a rarely-seen seabird has made its way to the Jersey Shore. The dovekie, also known as little auk, is an Arctic seabird that usually is found out in the ocean. But recent storms have blown them towards the beach,…
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