Ocean City’s Pesky Seagulls Fleeing in Fear
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI, OCNJ Daily Ocean City’s aggressive seagulls were back to their old tricks again earlier this summer – brazenly swooping down to steal a quick meal of French fries, pizza or funnel cakes from unsuspecting tourists. But that was before the “police” arrived to chase away the pesky birds from the Boardwalk and…
List of Guarded Beaches for September
By MediaWize, OCNJDaily The Ocean City Beach Patrol will continue to provide lifeguard protection at nine beaches through late September. Beaches will be guarded from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The list includes: St. Charles Place (guarded until 9/27) Brighton Place (guarded until 9/20) 8th Street (guarded until 9/27)…
Ocean City Extends Season For Beach Patrol, Farmers Market
By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff OCEAN CITY, NJ — Summer isn’t quite over yet in Ocean City. The weekly farmers market will run for another month, and several beaches will remain guarded through much of September. Here’s the Ocean City Beach Patrol’s schedule for the remainder of the season: Guarded through Labor Day weekend: Seaspray Road Surf…
Labor Day Doesn’t Mean Fun Ends in O.C.
By mvitale, OCNJDaily Biking, lounging on the beach, sipping cool drinks, or just strolling the Boardwalk, Labor Day with its spectacular weather, brought flocks of vacationers to savor the waning days of summer. But with the COVID-19 pandemic changing the landscape where students start either hybrid or virtual learning, and some parents are working from…
Beachgoers Enjoy Replenished Shoreline
By TIM KELLY If life’s a beach, as the saying goes, it helps to have one. On Sunday at Park Place beach, folks were soaking up the sun, sand and surf. Especially the sand. Just last week, what passed for the same beach amounted to a narrow strip of sand ranging between 10 and 50…
Ocean City Named Among Best Beach Towns To Live In, Visit
Ocean City made two lists: the top 16 East Coast beaches to visit and 2020’s best beach towns to live in. By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff Ocean City has won plenty of titles — some to be more proud of than others, depending on your perspective. In the past few years, various publications have labeled Ocean…
Ocean City Library To Offer Curbside Pickup Service
By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff The Ocean City Free Public Library will begin offering curbside pickup service starting Monday. The service allows patrons to borrow library materials without entering the building. Library buildings have been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus. But state officials will allow them to operate curbside service beginning Monday. Pickup times…
Ocean City Moving To Twice-Weekly Trash Pickup
By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff Ocean City will begin twice-weekly trash and recycling pickup Monday. Here’s the summer schedule for collection: Longport Bridge to the north end of 9th Street: Monday and Thursday (yard waste Thursday) south side of 9th Street to the north side of 28th Street: Tuesday and Friday (yard waste Tuesday) south side…
Ocean City Lifeguards To Staff More Beaches This Weekend
By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff Although this weekend might not have the best beach weather, more of Ocean City’s beaches will have lifeguards. The Ocean City Beach Patrol will guard the following beaches beginning Saturday: Seaspray Road North Street Stenton Place St. Charles Place Brighton Place 5th Street Surfing Beach 8th Street 9th Street 10th Street…