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By MADDY VITALE Crowds of tourists and residents took to the beaches, Boardwalk and the ocean in Ocean City to cool off and escape the heat wave on Tuesday. Families decided to take in the ocean breezes and forego the air-conditioned indoors to enjoy a day of amusements, surf and sun. Whether on weeklong vacations,…

People will have a chance to bid on 115 used bicycles that the Ocean City police found to be abandoned or unclaimed on Wednesday, July 14. Kimberlee Bongard, Patch Staff Ocean City will hold its annual bicycle auction at the Shelter Road Recycling Center on Wednesday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to noon. People will…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily Fireworks will cap off Ocean City’s Fourth of July festivities at 9 p.m. Sunday, July 4. The city is ready to celebrate the return of summer, and the display promises to be spectacular. The fireworks will be launched from a barge in the ocean near the Music Pier and will be best…

The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company and Ocean City Pops announced the return of their Summer Broadway Series on four dates in August. Kimberlee Bongard, Patch Staff The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company and Ocean City Pops announced the return of their Summer Broadway Series with the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This fully-staged…

What to do and where to eat in the family friendly resort town. by Tommy Rowan and Lauren McCutcheon, For The Inquirer Summer visitors still take Ocean City’s marketing slogan to heart: “America’s Greatest Family Resort;” the town is full of families from June through August. Some come for the day or weekend, many others stay for a…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily Car lovers can watch more than 300 vintage vehicles parade down the Ocean City Boardwalk at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 26. The procession will cap off the 66th annual Dave Blyler and Herb Godfrey Memorial Antique and Classic Auto Show and Parade. Before the parade, the antique cars – all at least…

By MADDY VITALE In 2010, they got to the state championship. In 2016, the same. In both games, they did not take home the title. That all changed Sunday when the Ocean City Red Raiders baseball team defeated Pascack Valley’s Indians in a nail-biter at Bob DeMeo Memorial Field in Mercer County’s Veterans Park. Ocean…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily As part of a festive Fourth of July weekend, the Ocean City Pops will perform a free outdoor concert at 7:30 p.m. on July 3 at Carey Stadium. The legendary local orchestra will perform patriotic classics and audience favorites in honor of the nation’s birthday. The concert at Carey Stadium is a…

By Kimberlee Bongard, Patch Staff The weekly farmers market will return to the Ocean City Tabernacle grounds every Wednesday starting June 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local growers will sell fresh produce and crafters will be on hand this summer. After the farmers market was successfully extended through September last year, the weekly…