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Boy Scouts to Collect Food During Halloween Parade

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily Ocean City Boy Scout Troop 32 is participating in the National “Scouting for Food” Program and will be collecting food during the Ocean City Halloween Parade for the Ocean City Community Food Cupboard. The Halloween Parade is on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. on Asbury Avenue from Sixth Street to 11th Street. Scouting for…

Little Shop of Horrors to Take Center Stage at Music Pier

By MediaWize, OCNJDailyThis fall, the Greater Ocean City Theatre Company (OCTC) is excited to present Little Shop of Horrors, which is perfect for the spooky Halloween season. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative force behind what has become one of the longest-running off-Broadway…

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…