Ocean City

Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian says his family’s legendary amusement pier will not go up for auction because he has secured financing to help settle large debts.  Gillian told NBC10 News that the pier will be open for the summer season, and the pier will not go up for sheriff’s …

Trench work and detours will continue for one more week on Bay Avenue in Ocean City.  Mayor Jay Gillian announced that the 800 block of Bay Avenue opened to all traffic on Friday.  Pipeline work will be done on 14th Street this upcoming week.

Ocean City Police are asking for the public’s help with catching a man wanted for luring.  Police announced on their social media page that the man committed this act of luring with his vehicle back on September 5th, 2020 and they have released a photo of the man, and of …

The Ocean City School District is hopeful to return to full time in classroom instruction by February 1st.  Mayor Jay Gillian made the announcement via email on Friday.  Gillian also announced his city is receiving a $2 million grant for affordable housing.

12 residents and one nurse have died as a result of a coronavirus outbreak at the The Shores senior living facility in Ocean City.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that the outbreak occurred in November.  The nurse who died has been identified as 64 year old Bonnie Ciafre.

The Ocean City Public School District is reporting 31 positive cases of Covid-19.  In a posting on the front page of the District’s website dated November 23rd, the District has also had over 200 staff and students placed in quarantine.  The report cites statistics as of November 20th.

Ocean City will still hold its town hall meeting on flooding on December 5th, but now it will be held virtually.  The city also announced that its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ceremony will be held virtually as well.

A 12 year old boy has been charged with arson in connection with a fire at the Acme Supermarket in Ocean City Sunday that has closed the store for the time being.  NJ.com reports that the juvenile was arrested and charged on Monday.  The child has been released to the …

A fire inside the parking garage at the Ocean City Acme supermarket has closed the store until further notice.  The Press of Atlantic city reports that the fire started Sunday afternoon, and the store was evacuated.  It took firemen 20 minutes to put out the blaze.  The cause of the …

Ocean City is moving forward with a new public safety building.  Mayor Jay Gillian announced that city council approved the first reading of the bond ordinance last week.  Gillian says the new building will house police, fire, EMT’s dispatch, and emergency management operations.