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By Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff A new jitney service and pickleball court upgrades were announced at a recent Ocean City Council meeting. The jitney service will transport people to the Boardwalk and downtown, Mayor Jay Gillian said at the meeting. There will be an application where riders can pay a small fee to ride and…

Bicycle riding on the Ocean City Boardwalk is generally permitted all day in the off-season. It is restricted to the hours between 5 am and noon between June 16 and September 4.  See the complete list below for exceptions to this schedule. The following is a list of the current Boardwalk Bicycle restrictions for 2022:…

By DONALD WITTKOWSKI How much sand can $24 million buy? Next year, Ocean City will find out exactly how much. The city has been approved for a major beach replenishment project that will restore eroded sections of the shoreline with huge amounts of fresh sand. City Business Administrator George Savastano said the project is expected…

By mvitale, OCNJDaily On Saturday, April 16, rain or shine, the Ocean City Gardens Civic Association will host an Easter Egg Hunt for children 10 and under. The egg hunt will start at 10 a.m. at the North Street Park. Children will be divided into groups and different sections of the park according to age…

By DONALD WITTKOWSKI, OCNJDAILY Ocean City has been approved for a $17 million beach replenishment project that could begin as early as the fall of 2022, according to the federal agency that will oversee the work. The money comes from the newly approved $1.5 trillion federal spending bill. Avalon and Stone Harbor are two other…

By mvitale, OCNJDaily Memorial Day weekend is just a little over two months away and Ocean City is continuing to make projects to improve accessibility to the beaches a high priority. In the last couple of years, the city has installed ADA-compliant (Americans With Disabilities Act) beach ramps in areas that did not have them….

By MADDY VITALE The Ocean City Free Public Library (OCFPL) offers a multitude of traditional books, digital books, CDs, movies and more to a lineup of virtual and in-person seminars and activities that could fill a calendar. And a much-anticipated renovation project to the more than 30-year-old building is going to be underway in the…

The Ocean City Beach Patrol announces that the following beaches will remain guarded through September 26, 2021. Beaches will be guarded from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends and holidays, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. St. Charles Place 8th Street  9th Street                    …

  The Department of Fire and Rescue Services announces that the Ocean City Beach Patrol will guard the following beaches as of Monday, August 16, 2021. Beaches will be guarded from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends and holidays, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. There will be extended hours with lifeguard…