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The 48th annual Ocean City Flower Show is seeking photographs of home gardens and flower arrangements for this year’s virtual event. Kimberlee Bongard, Patch Staff OCEAN CITY, NJ — The 48th annual Ocean City Flower Show will continue virtually this year by showcasing photos of local garden displays online. The Ocean City Flower Show Committee decided…

By BILL BARLOW, OCNJDaily On a sunny spring weekday morning, strollers slowed to a stop in front of a stretch of plexiglass to watch crews working to restore the entrance to Playland’s Castaway Cove. Fire destroyed the main entrance at 1020 Boardwalk in January in a Saturday morning blaze that drew national attention. Almost before…

By TIM KELLY Toward the end of one of the busiest off-seasons in Ocean City history and just ahead of the annual arrival of seasonal visitors, the city’s fox population has been making its presence known. “Denning” season is currently in full swing, wildlife experts said – the time when the reddish bushy-tailed creatures reproduce…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily   Dear Friends, I’m happy to report that the city now owns the entire city block where the car dealership was located next to the Community Center. The final cost is still to be determined by the court, and there are issues still to be resolved. But the property is ours. I…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily The Ocean City School District announced Tuesday that starting on April 12, doors will open for all students to attend in-person instruction. The news comes just after the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic school shutdown. Schools Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Taylor explained in a letter Tuesday that the district leaders, members of…

By Kimberlee Bongard, Patch Staff OCEAN CITY, NJ — The Ocean City Intermediate School’s online book fair will be live Monday through March 21st. The school will receive 25 percent of each dollar spent at the online book fair. All orders can be shipped home and free shipping is available on book-only orders over $25….

By BILL BARLOW For The Press OCEAN CITY — Years of work and tens of millions of dollars have built a wide beach in front of the Ocean City Boardwalk, protecting properties from storms and adding plenty of space for beach blankets each summer. But for the members of the Ocean City Fishing Club, the…

By Kimberlee Bongard, Patch Staff The Ocean City Public Library has expanded their operating hours. Beginning March 1, the new schedule is as follows: Monday – Friday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday: Closed Curbside pick-up hours will remain the same and the computer center will still close 30…

BILL BARLOW For The Press OCEAN CITY — For a little more than a century, an eagle-topped granite monument has stood watch in the center of Veteran’s Memorial Park, a city block-sized swath of green between 5th and 6th streets across Wesley Avenue from the Ocean City Tabernacle. A light patina covers the bronze plaque…

By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDaily A giant excavator sitting atop a barge is using its claw to scoop out black muck from lagoons and channels in Ocean City’s Snug Harbor. Dredging of Ocean City’s channels and lagoons has remained a top priority for the city administration. The city has been spending millions of dollars in the…