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By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff OCEAN CITY, NJ — Summer isn’t quite over yet in Ocean City. The weekly farmers market will run for another month, and several beaches will remain guarded through much of September. Here’s the Ocean City Beach Patrol’s schedule for the remainder of the season: Guarded through Labor Day weekend: Seaspray Road Surf…

By TIM KELLY If life’s a beach, as the saying goes, it helps to have one. On Sunday at Park Place beach, folks were soaking up the sun, sand and surf. Especially the sand. Just last week, what passed for the same beach amounted to a narrow strip of sand ranging between 10 and 50…

Ocean City made two lists: the top 16 East Coast beaches to visit and 2020’s best beach towns to live in. By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff Ocean City has won plenty of titles — some to be more proud of than others, depending on your perspective. In the past few years, various publications have labeled Ocean…

By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff The Ocean City Free Public Library will begin offering curbside pickup service starting Monday. The service allows patrons to borrow library materials without entering the building. Library buildings have been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus. But state officials will allow them to operate curbside service beginning Monday. Pickup times…

By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff Ocean City will begin twice-weekly trash and recycling pickup Monday. Here’s the summer schedule for collection: Longport Bridge to the north end of 9th Street: Monday and Thursday (yard waste Thursday) south side of 9th Street to the north side of 28th Street: Tuesday and Friday (yard waste Tuesday) south side…

By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff Although this weekend might not have the best beach weather, more of Ocean City’s beaches will have lifeguards. The Ocean City Beach Patrol will guard the following beaches beginning Saturday: Seaspray Road North Street Stenton Place St. Charles Place Brighton Place 5th Street Surfing Beach 8th Street 9th Street 10th Street…

By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff OCEAN CITY, NJ — Ocean City High School’s graduation ceremony is on. The school will hold a ceremony the morning of July 7 at Carey Stadium. Governor Phil Murphy announced Monday he would allow outdoor graduation ceremonies starting July 6. They must “comply with social distancing — ensuring the health and…

By MediaWize,OCNJDaily The Department of Fire and Rescue Services announced Tuesday that the Ocean City Beach Patrol will be guarding the beaches for Memorial Day Weekend. Beaches are guarded from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends and holidays and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Beginning Saturday, May 23, the following beaches will…

By Josh Bakan, Patch Staff Ocean City might be a sleepy town right now, but soon it will have an easy way to get to and from the city that never sleeps. Park Avenue Limousine’s Shore Shuttle service will return this year, offering shuttles that typically run Thursday through Monday during the summer. Shore Shuttle connects…

By mvitale, OCNJDaily Ocean City’s 2020 summer season will feature a couple of new reasons why people seem to faithfully come back to the resort for vacations year after year. From a beach replenishment program that is continuing to widen beaches along with the resort to longer mobility mats that provide easier travels across the…