A public meeting will be held about dredging projects in Ocean City. Mayor Jay Gillian announced that the meeting would take place this Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center at 1735 Simpson Ave. The purpose of the meeting is to exchange information about current and pending circumstances concerning the issues…
Ocean City Police are searching for a man who attempted to rob the local Superfresh supermarket on Friday afternoon. Police say the man threatened to pull a gun on a store employee while demanding prescription drugs. The store clerk was slow to respond and the suspect gave up and left the store without any medications. …
Next week is pageant week in Ocean City. The Miss New Jersey Pageant kicks off on Wednesday evening, June 10th with the annual parade of contestants on the Ocean City Boardwalk. 28 contestants will be part of the pageant this year, which concludes on June 13th at the Ocean City Music Pier. The winner represents…
The Ocean City beach fill has reached roughly 40 percent completion. The south end project is still on target for completion by mid-July. The work is nearing 51st St. and will continue north to tie in at 48th St. The contractor will then flip the pipe and complete 55th and 59th St. Construction of dune…
On Thursday Ocean City Council approved the spending of $116,416 for body and car cameras for their police department. The resolution authorized the funding for 15 in-car cameras and 19 body cameras that are expected to be installed by August. The resolution passed unanimously and without comment, as Ocean City joins other shore communities who are…
A federal award of almost $16 million is going towards Sandy relief grants in the area. Ocean City is among the communities who are getting a significant award. The money is going towards funding the Ocean City North Pump Station Project. Those improvements will help the existing drainage system located between 1st and 8th Sts.,…
If you have ever tried to make a left hand turn onto Ninth Street from Bay Avenue southbound in Ocean City, you know you are in for a ride. That left turn may be wiped out at a freeholder meeting this week. The freeholders are expected to consider a request by Ocean City Police to…
The fire that gutted a surf shop on the Ocean City Boardwalk last weekend was electrical in nature. Authorities say an electrical device caused a fire at the 7th Street Surf Shop that destroyed the shop on Saturday night. Several fire crews battled the smoke and flames for about an hour Saturday night; there were…
Ocean City will be redoing more of its boardwalk. Council approved the next phase of work for the boardwalk totaling almost $1.9 million. This project will completely rebuild the boardwalk between Plaza Place (where the last phase ended) and 8th Street. The project will also reconfigure the street end ramps to provide ADA access along…
Fire struck the Ocean City Boardwalk on Saturday night. Fire crews responded to the 7th Street Surf Shop Saturday evening when a fire that produced thick gray smoke struck the store. The 600 block of the boardwalk was evacuated during the fire call as a precaution. The fire started around 8pm Saturday and was under…