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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…

By Donald Wittkowski, OCNJDaily Think of clams and what usually comes to mind? Clams casino? Clam chowder? Linguini with clams, perhaps? While clams are normally associated with our culinary delights, a much lesser-known aspect of these squishy denizens of the bay is the critical role they play in the marine eco-system. In the science world,…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily This year will be the most unique election in recent memory, if only because it will primarily take place in New Jersey by a Vote-by-Mail process. This creates a lot of questions for some people who have never voted by mail. The Cape May County Clerk’s Office and the Cape May County…

By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff The dog days of summer are over, and now pooches around Ocean City can have their day. Dogs are now allowed on city beaches as of Thursday and can enjoy them through April 30. Dogs must be leashed at all times. Police have received several complaints in recent weeks about unleashed dogs,…

By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDaily Thriving, bustling, as if it were Fourth of July weekend, these are just some of the ways downtown and Boardwalk merchants are describing the start of the shoulder season in Ocean City. “Shoulder season this fall is identical to our summer peak season, possibly even more active. Asbury Avenue has been…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily The Ocean City Beach Patrol will continue to provide lifeguard protection at nine beaches through late September. Beaches will be guarded from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The list includes: St. Charles Place (guarded until 9/27) Brighton Place (guarded until 9/20) 8th Street (guarded until 9/27)…