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With the lifting of capacity limits at performance venues in New Jersey, live entertainment returns to Ocean City for summer 2021. Details follow for summer concerts at the Music Pier, the Ocean City Pops and the Ocean City Theatre Company Summer Children's Series.

The Key Clubs of Ocean City High School and Mainland Regional High School, the Northfield-Linwood Kiwanis Foundation and Club, Stockton Circle-K and the local Aktion Club joined forces for the inaugural Key Club Scholarship Walk. The multi-Kiwanis Family walkathon on May 22 was a fundraiser for the Northfield-Linwood Kiwanis Foundation. The purpose was to award scholarships to Key Club members at Ocean City and Mainland Regional High Schools, promote the education and independent living of young people and adults with disabilities, and fund other charitable causes to help meet the needs of the community, according to a news release.

The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Warning in effect for Ocean City from 9 p.m. Saturday through 5 a.m. Sunday. Steady northeast winds gusting up to 45 mph and heavy rain will coincide with an exceptionally high tide to produce “moderate” flooding conditions. Expect widespread street flooding.

As Ocean City continues to recover from the pandemic, Mayor Jay Gillian is predicting an exceptionally strong summer tourism season with the arrival of the Memorial Day weekend. "After a long year, everybody deserves to have some extra fun this summer, and I think it’s going to be a blockbuster season. Enjoy every minute of it, and remember to take care of all the local shops, restaurants and businesses that make Ocean City so special," he said Friday in his weekly message to the public His entire message follows.

The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory in effect for Ocean City from 9 p.m. Friday through 3 a.m. Saturday. A near-full-moon tide, easterly winds gusting up to 35 mph and heavy rain are expected to contribute to flooding conditions.

The Ocean City Tabernacle opens its summer season with bestselling author and radio host Eric Metaxas speaking on Sunday, May 30, at the 8:30 a.m. traditional service and 10:30 a.m. contemporary service. Metaxas is the New York Times No. 1 bestselling author of “Martin Luther,” “If You Can Keep It,” “Bonhoeffer,” “Miracles,” “Seven Women,” “Seven Men,” and “Amazing Grace.”

The Ocean City boys lacrosse team defeated visiting rival Mainland 17-4 while celebrating the senior class in front of a hometown crowd. The win raised the Red Raiders record to 10-5, with a perfect 6-0 conference slate. Mainland dropped to 7-7 (7-5 in conference). Ocean City senior Jake Schneider had an extra special senior night, scoring both his 100th career goal and 100th career assist, finishing the night with three goals and five assists to lead all scorers. 

The Ocean City Beach Patrol will be guarding the beaches for the Memorial Day weekend. Beaches are guarded from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends and holidays and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The list of guarded beaches follows.

Ocean City High School’s girls lacrosse team closed out its regular season with a thrilling 11-10 victory over the visiting Mainland Mustangs on Senior Day. The win upped the Red Raiders record to 10-3 (9-0 conference), while Mainland dropped to 10-4 (10-2 conference).  Ocean City honored its six seniors pre-game for their dedication to the program the past four years.

The summer trash and recycling collection schedule starts on Monday, June 14 and continues through Sept. 11. The schedule includes twice-weekly pickup. Details follow.