Ocean City News

A new petition calling for a public vote on allowing "Bring Your Own Bottle" restaurants in the dry town of Ocean City started circulating on Friday .

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center of Brigantine on Friday morning is monitoring a common dolphin that has been swimming in a lagoon on the bayside of Ocean City for more than 24 hours.

With City Council poised to cast the final votes to eliminate Ocean City's Ethics Board, Mayor Jay Gillian interrupted the council meeting on Thursday night.

The worldwide Business Networking International Galloway Chapter meets at Gourmet Italian Cuisine every Wednesday morning at 11:30, and has done so for the last four years.

City Council convenes at 7 p.m. tonight in a public meeting at City Hall . But citizens who can't attend will later be able to watch video of the meeting on the city's website at ocnj.us . In an effort at transparent government, Ocean City has long filmed its City Council meetings and aired them on the local public-access television channel.

The ACH Casino Resort is a seven-mile drive from the north end of Ocean City, and the casino announced a new name and a new mission on Tuesday.

A full night of comedy Friday at the Flanders Hotel will benefit a scholarship fund for local students.

City Council will consider a resolution Thursday to apply for a $1.2 million state grant to preserve beachfront property at 19th Street.

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When Patch launched in Ocean City in December 2010, editors and contributors collected information on local businesses for our directory.

Ocean City will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Ocean City Civic Center A at Sixth Street and the Boardwalk.

This week we saw residents honor a marine, watched a city council candidate announce his race, announced when Mayor Gillian will meet with some of the city's residents and more.

Ocean City is still working to book contemporary artists for a summer concert series on the Ocean City Music Pier.

Fairness in Taxes President Michael Hinchman was optimistic about the future of the city's downtown at the latest FIT meeting, including the rebranding effort recently started by some downtown merchants.

This week's "Then and Now" features the Scarborough Inn B&B A atA 720 Ocean Avenue.

Promising a return to ABCs , Ed Price announced his candidacy for the Fourth Ward seat on City Council in a news conference Friday morning at the Ocean City Free Public Library .

Bryn Davis said it couldn't be done - at least not in his practically trademarked healthy way, anyhow.

The grand marshal of Ocean City's Doo Dah Parade was announced on Tuesday. Chuck McCann, a comedian who has made a name during a long career in children's shows, feature films and TV comedies, will lead the annual Doo Dah Parade, which is scheduled for April 14 this year.

January's relatively mild weather was a welcome relief to many who suffered through last winter's snowstorms, but the warm conditions appear also to have been a boon to construction crews working on the Route 52 causeway replacement project.

The Friends of the Bridgeton Library this month invites patrons to purchase a paper heart for $1 to be displayed at the library, 150 E. Commerce St.