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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…

Replenishment Project to Restore Ocean City Beaches

By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDaily While Ocean City is already acclaimed for its award-winning beaches, it will soon be getting hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of fresh sand to make its shoreline even more inviting to residents and visitors. The project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers includes pumping in the sand, repairing dunes…

Ocean City Fire Dept. Fundraiser With Beer, Football

Beer, football, and supporting the local fire department. The Ocean City Firefighters Foundation Inc. will hold a fundraiser from 7-11 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 at the Somers Point Brewery (705 West New York Ave., Somers Point). The fundraiser takes place when the Eagles face the Packers for Thursday Night Football. The game kicks off at…

Ocean City PD To Host Coffee With Cops

The Ocean City Police Department will host a”Coffee with Cops” event. You can join members of the OCPD in a casual setting to ask questions, express concerns or just chill. “Coffee with Cops” takes place 8-10 a.m. Monday at Drip N Scoop (10th and Asbury Avenue). “Coffee with a Cop” began in Hawthorne, California, in…

Ocean City To Get Aging Wastewater Lines Replaced

New Jersey American Water will replace about 5,000 feet of old wastewater lines in Ocean City this fall. Some of the wastewater lines were installed as far back as the 1930s. The project will replace lines along these streets: 11th Street from West Avenue to Boardwalk Ocean Avenue from 13th Street to midway between Eighth…

‘Vettes, Cyclists Roll Into Town This Weekend

More than 350 Corvettes will take over the Ocean City Boardwalk on Sunday, Sept. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The annual Corvette Show includes a range of models dating back to Corvette’s first in 1953 and extending to the present. The show is one of the largest on the East Coast, and the line of…

O.C. Happenings: Air Show, MS City to Shore Ride

All eyes will turn to the sky for Ocean City’s Air Show Weekend on Sept. 14 and 15. All events are free to attend. The celebration starts with the Ocean City Airport Festival on Saturday (Sept. 14) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival features a ground display of unusual airplanes ranging from World War II…