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Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Mike Quick and former Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Mark Howe will be part of the sixth annual Sports Memorabilia Show on Saturday, April 20 at the Ocean City Music Pier, and they will greet fans and lead Q&A sessions as part of the event. Vendors with merchandise and collector’s items representing a variety of sports and teams will be on display and for sale at the show. Admission is free, and hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More details follow on the Sports Memorabilia Show and other upcoming special events this spring in Ocean City.

Ocean City will be host to the 2024 Special Olympics’ New Jersey Area 8 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties) Track and Field Meet on Sunday, April 28 at Carey Stadium. The Recreation Department is seeking volunteers to staff the meet. Details follow on how to volunteer.

The Ocean City Police Department will hold a Coffee with Cops event 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday April 21, in the atrium outside the Ocean City Free Public Library (at the Ocean City Community Center, 1735 Simpson Avenue). The public is invited to discuss any thoughts or questions on local policing and other topics with the department’s Community Policing Unit.

Mayor Jay Gillian discusses Ocean City's newly adopted five-year capital plan that will bring an array of new projects to town. His latest Mayor's Message to the public follows in its entirety.

Cape May County Commissioner Will Morey announced Friday that the Departments of Health and Mosquito Control will be working together to distribute approximately 32,000 vaccine-laden baits throughout the mainland communities of Cape May County. Most of the bait will be distributed by helicopter and the remaining will be distributed by hand in raccoon habitats, such as storm drains and other areas considered inaccessible from the air. Weather permitting, distribution of bait will commence mid-April until completion.

Ocean City’s seasonal recreation programs will launch for the 2024 season starting with the opening of the Ocean City Municipal Golf Course on Monday, April 15. More details follow on the recreation programs, including how to register.

Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Mike Quick and former Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Mark Howe will be part of the sixth annual Sports Memorabilia Show on Saturday, April 20, at the Ocean City Music Pier. They will greet fans and lead Q&A sessions as part of the event. Vendors with merchandise and collector’s items representing a variety of sports and teams will be on display and for sale at the show. Admission is free, and hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

All organizations and families are encouraged to volunteer in an annual statewide event to help keep the beaches clean and safe and to protect the coastal environment.  Ocean City will be part of the Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Volunteers are sought to remove trash from the beaches and dunes.

Spirit Airlines announced it will close its crew base at Atlantic City International Airport in September, although its flights will continue. Spirit is the only scheduled airline flying out of the Atlantic City airport and its flights are popular with local travelers heading to vacation destinations in Florida.

Tickets for the season-opening Ocean City Pops concert featuring theater, television and film star Bernadette Peters will go on sale starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Peters will join the Pops at the Ocean City Music Pier to kick off the 2024 season at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30.