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By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The inbound lanes of the Route 52 Causeway, entering Ocean City at Ninth Street, will be closed on Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the Trail of Two Cities 5-kilometer run-walk. Drivers may leave Ocean City during that time period using the outbound lanes of the Route 52 Causeway, but…

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The intersection of Ninth Street and West Avenue will be closed for at least two weeks starting on Friday, Oct. 27, to allow a New Jersey American Water contractor to begin the repair of a sewer line failure from Ninth Street to 16th Street. Detours will direct vehicles to use Eighth Street…

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Ocean City will continue a new service that allows residents to drop off trash and recycling at the Shelter Road Recycling Center on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The pilot program had been scheduled to end after the Fall Block Party, but because it was such a success, it will…

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Ocean City Beach Patrol will mark its 125th anniversary with four days of events and activities starting on Thursday, Aug. 10. As Ocean City began to grow in popularity as a summer vacation destination, the city hired its first three lifeguards – Joseph Krauss, George Lee and William Scull – in…

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow to Ocean City Theatre Company’s unique telling of “The Wizard of Oz,” featuring the sounds of the Ocean City Pops Orchestra. The production runs through Aug. 11 at the Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing Arts Center in Ocean City. The production features a cast…

Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff Take a deep breath in and enjoy the smell of salt air, freshly-made funnel cakes or any other scents you find synonymous with Ocean City. Just know that while you’re doing so, you’re breathing in some of the cleanest air in New Jersey. A new study by MyBioSource examined air quality in popular…

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Ocean City announced that it has been awarded $25,000 as part of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center Direct Effect Quality of Life Grants Program. The grant helped add more than 100 mats to create access paths across the soft sand on Ocean City beaches. “It’s an honor…

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY USA Today announced Friday that Ocean City, N.J., is the winner of its Readers’ Choice 2023 contest as the “Best Beach in the Northeast.” The public chose Ocean City over beaches on Long Island in New York, Cape Ann in Massachusetts, and others from Maryland to Maine. The contest was decided by…

By MADDY VITALE Soon, shoppers may have no need to drive to Philadelphia or Cherry Hill to buy upscale apparel, skin care, specialty foods, and home decor. In fact, this Friday, Ocean City’s landmark former Crown Bank building at 801 Asbury Ave. will open to patrons who long for some extra special, one-of-a-kind, and higher-end…