By MADDY VITALE Jamie McKinney bundled up in her heavy coat and mittens Sunday and stood at the end of the loggia of the Ocean City Music Pier and watched the waves. The chilly winds whipped with air temps hovering…
By MADDY VITALE Nearly 10 years ago, the flood-prone Merion Park neighborhood began serving as a model for the way Ocean City would protect the rest of the town, from floodwater, for the future. It was the first neighborhood to…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Get ready for some good reads at really great prices with the Spring Book Sale at the Ocean City Free Public Library. Sponsored by the Friends and Volunteers of the OCFPL, the sale will be held in…
By MADDY VITALE Ocean City’s boat ramp at the bay end of Tennessee Avenue is an amenity that gives boaters and other watercraft enthusiasts a convenient location to enjoy the water. The public boat ramp is the only one in…
By MADDY VITALE Get ready to lose again, seagulls. The company East Coast Falcons and its gull-chasing raptors are coming back to Ocean City in just a few months to continue their winning streak of ridding the Boardwalk, beaches, and…
By MADDY VITALE When 39-degree temps and gloomy clouds bring on the winter blues, there is something to smile about — wide sandy beaches in Ocean City come summer — thanks to an ongoing beach replenishment project. The project began…
BY MADDY VITALE, OCNJDAILY There was a time when the lagoons and channels in Ocean City were so choked with sediment that it was difficult to navigate a boat. That all changed several years ago under the city administration’s ambitious…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Ocean City Department of Fire and Rescue Services recently achieved a boost to the rating score that insurance companies use to help set premiums for homeowners. The Insurance Services Office (ISO) approved a change to Ocean…
Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff It was a great year for Ocean City as vacationers again flocked to the beaches after tourism struggled through the pandemic. New businesses opened and there were plenty of great stories that came out of Ocean…
Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff 2022 was a good year for Ocean City. We enjoyed new businesses (so many new restaurants!), watched as a local made history on “Jeopardy!” and of course, enjoyed endless sunny days relaxing on our favorite beaches. But as the year…