Ocean City Police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a store on Asbury Avenue, but was chased out by the store owner with a baseball bat. City Police released a sketch of the suspect on Thursday. The man entered the store in the 1000 block of Asbury Avenue on July 29th. The…
The Wildwoods are not the only beach communities who must deal with after-hours swimmers in distress. People visiting many shore towns continue to enter the water after lifeguards are gone for the day. A member of the Ocean City Beach Patrol claims that the Ninth Street beach has crowds like noon on the Fourth of…
The new turf field at Ocean City High School’s Carey Stadium is expected to be completed by August 19th, just in time for the 2016 football season. Ocean City officials reported that the new turf surface has been laid down, with a cork infill rather than the controversial recycled rubber infill. The city installed the…
The entrance to Ocean City at Ninth Street will be getting a makeover to replace the three abandoned gas stations along the roadway. The Press of Atlantic City reports that two of the sites will be purchased by the city and turned into open space. The former Exxon station at Bay Avenue will be transformed…
Ocean City has attained a Class 5 rating in the Community Rating System. This means Ocean City is doing a better job managing coastal flooding, and all property owners in the city will receive a 25% discount on flood insurance premiums. This will save more than $2.8 million in flood insurance premiums citywide.
On Thursday the public will get a preview of next month’s Walk for the Wounded being held in Ocean City. Event organizers will gather at Veterans Memorial Park to discuss the details of the walk, with several speakers from local government and service organizations. This year’s eighth annual walk will support Operation First Response, a…
Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian has announced that he will hold a neighborhood meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 30, at the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center. At the meeting, Michael Baker International Company will discuss a proposal for road and drainage improvements in the area from 26th Street to 34th Street between West Avenue and Bay…
A former Ocean City resident who was the Chief Financial Officer of a bank was killed in a car crash earlier this month, and the suspect in the accident has been arrested. Authorities announced that 34 year old Jack Kennedy Jr. was arrested on Friday for causing an accident in Toms River that killed 60…
The Ocean City Council meets Thursday night and is expected to consider a large bond ordinance, and could award a project connected to a dredging initiative. Council will consider a bond ordinance totaling nearly $19 million that will finance various road and infrastructure improvements throughout the city. Council may also award a contract that will…
If you want a deal on a used bike, the place to be is Ocean City on Monday. The city will hold its annual bicycle auction from 10am until Noon at the Shelter Road Recycling Center. The city will sell off bikes that have been abandoned or unclaimed and are sold in as-is condition.