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Best Of Ocean City 2022: Year In Review

Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff It was a great year for Ocean City as vacationers again flocked to the beaches after tourism struggled through the pandemic. New businesses opened and there were plenty of great stories that came out of Ocean City in 2022. Patch rounded up some of the best as we look forward to…

Ocean City Announces 2023 Calendar of Events

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Fresh off a big celebration for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, Ocean City is planning a full calendar of special events for 2023. On Tuesday, the city released a lineup of events for the new year. They follow. The Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony will kick things off and bring…

4 Things To Look Forward To In 2023 In Ocean City

Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff 2022 was a good year for Ocean City. We enjoyed new businesses (so many new restaurants!), watched as a local made history on “Jeopardy!” and of course, enjoyed endless sunny days relaxing on our favorite beaches. But as the year draws to an end, there’s plenty of fun and excitement to look forward to in…

Ocean City Awards New Contract for Jitney Service

By DONALD WITTKOWSKI Those lime green and white jitneys will be traveling along the streets of Ocean City again next summer, bringing cheap and convenient public transportation for passengers heading to the Boardwalk or downtown shopping district. City Council on Thursday approved a $67,825 contract with the Atlantic City Jitney Association to operate the shuttle…

State Renews Ocean City’s Island-wide Dredging Permit

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY State regulators have renewed a dredging permit for Ocean City’s bay waters, including both private and public areas, for another five years. The current permit will expire in April 2023, and the renewal will extend the permit until 2028. This unprecedented island-wide approach to dredging is a key element to Ocean City’s…

Holiday House Decorating Contest Winners Announced

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY This year’s Holiday House Decorating Contest in Ocean City included 39 entries, according to a city news release. The People’s Choice Award went to the Schatzman home at 2937 Bay Ave., which received more than 600 likes on Facebook. Winners and all entries are attached and available here: www.ocnj.us/HolidayHouseDecorating. The list gives everybody…