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4 Things To Do In Ocean City This Week: Oct. 21-27

By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff Here are four potential activities this week in Ocean City. Welcome Night 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Ocean City Sports and Civic Center The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce invites the community to meet Ocean City groups, businesses, and organizations and learn more about their products, services, and missions. Welcome Night is…

Stellar Shoulder Season in Ocean City

By mvitale, OCNJDaily When it comes to Ocean City, there is no real offseason – even the offseason is jumping. Such is the case of this year’s shoulder season and the many that preceded it. But for this not-so-sleepy resort town, a combination of near-perfect shore weather, a filled calendar of family-friendly attractions and popular eateries…

Raptors Returning to Ocean City in 2020

By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDaily Looking over the Ocean City Boardwalk – one thing was perfectly clear – there were still plenty of visitors Sunday taking in the last bit of Columbus Day weekend. But the unwanted kind was nowhere in sight. Seagulls that swooped down early in the summer to snatch pizza, fries and ice…

Ocean City Block Party Still On, Fireworks Canceled

By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff Saturday night’s Indian Summer fireworks have been canceled due to a forecast for rough seas. Ocean City’s fall block party and all other weekend events will continue as scheduled. The National Weather Service placed Ocean City under a moderate coastal flooding advisory through 1 a.m. Saturday. But the weekend forecast calls…

Rule Change On Trash And Recycling In Ocean City

By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff OCEAN CITY, NJ — Shredded paper and rigid plastics will no longer be accepted with curbside recycling in Ocean City. Shredded paper and bulky mixed rigid plastic (non-bottle items larger than 2.5 gallons) should go in the trash. Cape May County’s new rule took effect Tuesday, Oct. 1. The following should…

Fresh Sand to Replenish Ocean City Beaches

By MediaWize, OCNJ Daily The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $32.5 million contract for beach replenishment projects in Ocean City and two other towns in Cape May County. The contract with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., of Oak Brook, Illinois, calls for dredging more than 2.4 million cubic yards of sand and…

Fox Open Houses, Saturday, September 28th

Fox Open Houses happening this Saturday, September 28th. Stop by for more information. We would love to visit with you! 830 St. Charles Place – Awesome 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, custom-built single-family home by Gavranich Brothers on a 50 x100 lot, and happens to be on the best street in the northend!! Too many amenities…

City Council Awards Contracts for Dredging Projects

By DONALD WITTKOWSKI, OCNJDaily In the past three years, Ocean City has been spending millions of dollars to methodically clear out channels and lagoons clogged with mud and silt. The ambitious program will resume this fall following City Council’s approval Thursday night of two dredging contracts for a series of shallow lagoons along the back…