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Ocean City, New Jersey is located in Cape May County. Zip codes in Ocean City, NJ include 08226. The median home price in Ocean City is $519,900 which is roughly $330/per square foot. More Ocean City information.

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10 hrs ago | MyFoxPhilly

Comeback Down The Shore: Ocean City

From the relaxing beaches to the famous boardwalk, Ocean City is safe, clean and has some of the best food down at the shore.

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16 hrs ago | Patch.com

Letter From Mayor: Ocean City Ready for Summer

In his weekly letter to citizens posted on the Ocean City website , Mayor Jay Gillian takes note of Memorial Day Weekend celebrations and commemorations.

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Yesterday | Patch.com

Boardwalk Theater Gives Community a Preview

On the eve of its revival, the Moorlyn Family Theatre on Thursday gave members of the community a preview of the movies and live entertainment planned for the summer.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Asbury Park Press

NJ-based Coast Guard evacuates man from tanker off Md.

The Coast Guard rescued an oil tanker crewman after he suffered a head injury about 60 miles east of Ocean City.

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Patch.com

Help Show World We're 'Stronger Than the Storm'

In a statewide show of solidarity on Friday , shore communities throughout New Jersey will participate in simultaneous ribbon-cutting ceremonies to mark the opening of the summer season.

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Patch.com

OCHS Media Program Wins Student TV Award

Ocean City High School's television/media program recently won the Jerry Trently Prize, a $1,000 award given to the high school in the Mid-Atlantic region for excellence in a newscast.

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NBC Philadelphia

Drink Spots Learn Fate for Faking Premium Liquor

Acting on customer complaints, the New Jersey Attorney General's Division of Alcohol Beverage Control set up a year-long sting called "Operation Swill." More than 100 investigators participated in the operation -- speaking to informants and using new technology to test liquor quality of drinks ordered at restaurants holding liquor licenses, ... (more)

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Tue May 21, 2013

Patch.com

Comcast: 144 Miles of New Infrastructure Since Sandy

Comcast has said it has rebuilt 144 miles worth of cable infrastructure since Superstorm Sandy struck the Shore area and has hired extra staff for coastal area offices as an influx of seasonal customers is anticipated.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Ocean City Hopes Little Lots Carry Little Price Tags

Take the space occupied by a typical Ocean City duplex and create two small single-family homes.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

No News From Feds on Sand for South End

Ocean City still does not know if the federal government will help fund an Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment project for the southern end of the island.

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Patch.com

Comcast: 144 Miles of New Infrastructure Since Sandy

Comcast has said it has rebuilt 144 miles worth of cable infrastructure since Superstorm Sandy struck the Shore area and has hired extra staff for coastal area offices as an influx of seasonal customers is anticipated.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Philly.com

Insider's Guide: Ocean City

THE SAND IS FINE and the post-Sandy attitude is, too, on the seven-mile-long island that long ago proclaimed itself "America's Greatest Family Resort." Families in Ocean City are typically of the very traditional variety, as was intended by the foursome of Methodist ministers who established a Christian retreat there in 1879.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Patch.com

Council OKs Budget With 1 Percent Tax Levy Increase

City Council on Thursday gave final approval to a $71 million municipal budget that taxes property owners by 1 percent more in 2013 than in 2012.

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Patch.com

Wawa Celebrates 35th Birthday on 34th Street

Wawa customers dashing into the 34th Street store for a quick hoagie or cup of coffee were greeted by a spectacle on Thursday afternoon: loud music, line dancing at the deli, costumed characters, photographers, and customers and employees sashed like beauty queens.

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Patch.com

Ocean City Announces Summer Concert Series Schedule

Rock concerts return to the Ocean City Music Pier on Monday nights this summer with a lineup that includes: Get the Led Out Jay and the Americans Dave Mason Jars of Clay Hot Tuna Electric Leon Russell Rusted Root Working in partnership with Bob Rose Entertainment, the City of Ocean City announced the schedule this week.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Patch.com

Letter to Editor: Give Boardwalk Musicians a Break

To the Editor, I am deeply disappointed that Ocean City Council will consider having musicians buy a license in order to perform on the Boardwalk.

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The Jersey Journal

Scotch Plains resident to compete for title of Miss New Jersey

Here, she shows the list of contestant numbers in the upcoming Miss New Jersey Pageant for Miss America in June.

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Patch.com

Ocean City to Vote on $71 Million City Budget

City Council will hold a public hearing on its proposed $71 million 2013 muncipal budget before voting to adopt it.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Lower Township Gazette

Upper Township church group visits Haiti on mission

Before she left for Haiti, Amy Holmes knew her trip to the poor Caribbean nation would be unlike any she ever had taken.

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Patch.com

Super Wawa in Somers Point Opens on May 22

A new "Super Wawa" opens 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, at 16 MacArthur Blvd. in Somers Point.

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