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The Ocean City Housing Authority will make its third attempt to choose a contractor to build a major affordable housing project in Ocean City. The authority received just one bid that it opened publicly Thursday for the proposed Pecks Beach Village project. The sole bid was from Gary F. Gardner Inc. of Medford, N.J., for $23.2 million. On two other occasions, the authority rejected construction bids that were too high.

Harper Juelg didn’t have to think too hard to decide what her favorite part of Ocean City’s Junior Firefighter Camp was on Wednesday. “Definitely the sprinkler is the best,” Harper, 10, of Ocean City, said with a smile while standing with her friends and fellow campers, Carolyn Stamm, 13, whose father is Ocean City Fire Captain Ryan Stamm, and 9-year-old Naomi Bickley. Each summer the program, which is in its 15th year at the Ocean City Fire Department headquarters at 550 Asbury Ave., provides a fun-filled four days for 30 children ages 9 to 12 years old.

The Philadelphia Flyers Community Caravan made a stop in Ocean City on Wednesday outside the Ocean City Civic Center, where children and adults enjoyed games, autograph signings from Flyers alumni and had tons of fun. One of the highlights for fans, of course, was getting to meet the lovable, very orange, googly-eyed Flyers mascot Gritty.

Ocean City takes health and wellness seriously. From the library to the schools to city officials, the focus, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, has been on programming, wellness centers and other initiatives to keep the overall well-being of a resident or visitor at the forefront. Jennifer Shirk, president of the Ocean City Free Public Library Board of Trustees, spoke about an idea she had during Monday’s board meeting. A webinar she watched in May focused on different mental health-centered initiatives and programming and Shirk said she would like for the library to expand its wellness programs.

Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards rescued a husband and wife and their dog from a boat grounded in Corson’s Inlet during a foggy Monday afternoon. Lifeguards responded to a 3:58 p.m. call and launched jet skis from both the 59th Street and 34th Street Ocean City Beach Patrol stations. While heading to the scene, they received an update that the boat was taking on water, officials said.

There was one easy way to cool off Saturday as temps climbed into the 90s along inland communities – just head to Ocean City. The beaches were packed with visitors who hit the sand and left the sticky, humid weather behind.

Who doesn’t love a parade, especially when there are three to choose from in one town? Yes, Ocean City showcased its patriotism with plenty of stars and stripes in the form of attire, decorations on bicycles, floats and vehicles for the Fourth of July festivities.

The Ocean City Aquatic & Fitness Center pool has been a favorite place in the community for avid swimmers, competitors and for swim lessons. But after 46 years of use, the six-lane, 25-meter, indoor pool is showing its age. The facility is in need of modernization, including repairs to a leaky drainage system and repairs to the pool walls, among other issues. Repairs are expected to start later this summer after the construction contract is awarded by the city.

The death of a carriage horse Thursday night in Cape May was likely caused by a blood clot or “acute cardia arrhythmia,” which is an irregular heartbeat, according to a necropsy report.

Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards are in the lifeguard stands and in the water every day by 10 a.m. But on Saturday, at 9:28 a.m., they had to kick it into high gear to make nine saves. A family of four, whose identities and hometown were not released by authorities, was walking along the jetty rocks at Ninth Street when they fell in. Five good Samaritans rushed to the jetty to try and help the parents and their two children, ages 9 and 12. Then, the rescuers needed to be saved, officials explained.