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Owen Hoffman likes diamondback terrapins. So much so that the 8-year-old second grader from Ocean City makes it his duty to rescue them when they get stuck in places that could be dangerous to them. “I rescued 11 baby turtles yesterday,” the Merion Park child exclaimed Tuesday. “I found them right by my house.”

Renovations are in the future for Ocean City’s public safety building. A resolution is expected to be approved by City Council on Thursday night for an architect to draw up plans to update the antiquated police station, a key step for transforming it into a state-of-the-art facility.

The cuteness factor was high at the Easter Stroll at the Ocean City Music Pier. The event harkens back to the days when people dressed up for all occasions, from walking on the boards to dining. The fashion stroll showcased some pretty adorable attire on kids and some snazzy and interesting apparel on the adults.

Families filled the Ocean City Boardwalk on Saturday with children carrying Easter baskets, some even wearing bunny ears, to pick plastic eggs from big baskets that held candies, toys and other surprises at dozens of stores and restaurants. Kacie Craig, of Sayreville, N.J., brought her daughters, Maddie, 3, and 5-year-old Chelsea, down for the Great Egg Hunt. Now in its third year, the event has become a major attraction for families with children up to age 7 to search for eggs from an array of Boardwalk businesses.

Ocean City entrepreneur Jake Brown, owner of the WoodLuck clothing line, is offering major discounts for Easter weekend to repeat and new customers. The sale is on all WoodLuck’s items ordered online at woodluckapparel.com. WoodLuck also has a retail store located in Stainton’s By The Sea, at 12th Street and the Boardwalk.

The Ocean City Fire Department answers 4,000 calls for service each year. When it comes to saving lives and property, efficiency is vital. That is why officials are making some changes to streamline the department. One such change is creating the rank of battalion chief, which would replace the deputy chief as tour commander.

When the norm seems to be knocking down old homes in shore communities, there are some developers who not only choose to go the route of renovation, but pride themselves in restoring the old with the goal of bringing it back to its original grandeur. Raymond Gaiser, managing member of SLP Ventures, is one of those developers. He purchased a circa 1916 home, which features an American Foursquare architectural style, located at 341 Central Avenue in Ocean City in August for $610,000 and plans to restore it.

Enjoy a party on the water with Pau Hana Tiki Tours. How about hosting a bachelorette party on a floating Tiki? Or taking a romantic two-hour sunset cruise along the back bays while sipping cool drinks? How does waking up to a morning cruise with coffee in hand sound? These are just some of the packages offered at the Tiki tour boat business, Pau Hana Tiki, owned by husband and wife, Brian and Jennifer Toner.

Ocean City Schools Superintendent Matthew Friedman has accepted a position in another district. That leaves the Ocean City Board of Education in the same position as 2021 -- in search of a new leader. The first step in the process to find qualified candidates will be at a special board meeting on Tuesday, April 18.

The message was clear: Halt all work on wind farm projects up and down the coast until the answer to the recent spate of whale and dolphin deaths can be determined. Protect Our Coast NJ, an independent grassroots organization opposed to offshore wind energy farms, held a rally Thursday at the Trenton State House Annex to demand that Gov. Phil Murphy halt the projects.