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Downtown and Boardwalk merchants are looking forward to outdoor table sales throughout the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25. They will display their merchandise on tables set up outside their storefronts and offer discounts and specials. They will set up again for the weekend of May 1 and 2, when they also will hold a Virtual Spring Block Party with online deals. Also this weekend, vendors with merchandise and collector’s items representing a variety of sports and teams will be at the Ocean City Music Pier on Saturday, April 24 for the annual Sports Memorabilia Show.

Mayor Jay Gillian said Tuesday that the city is handling allegations of sexual misconduct made against the Ocean City Beach Patrol with the "utmost urgency." Effective immediately, he has appointed his aide Michael Allegretto to oversee operations of the beach patrol and undertake a number of steps, the mayor announced in a statement. His entire statement follows.

AARP will host a virtual discussion on Friday, April 30, at noon on “Why Drive This Summer When You Can Use Fare Free Transportation?” The guest speaker will be Wendy Galway-Glenz, the scheduler for Fare Free Transportation in Cape May County.

The mayor’s office and police department have been working together to address issues related to large groups of young teenagers causing problems in Ocean City, according to a joint statement from Mayor Jay Gillian and Police Chief Jay Prettyman. Towns throughout the state have been dealing with the same concerns, they said. “As always, public safety will be the No. 1 priority for the entire city team,” Gillian said. The statement, which follows, details how the city intends to crack down on the problem.

The Ocean City Free Public Library will offer American Sign Language starting this month. These Beginner ASL classes will be held virtually on Zoom. Details follow.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach Realtors recently honored Kevin Decosta, a sales associate in the company’s 34th Street office in Ocean City, with a Chairman’s Circle Platinum Award for his excellent sales performance for 2020, placing him in the top 1 percent of more than 50,000 BHHS agents nationwide. Decosta has also received the Elite Circle Award, a prestigious honor given to the top 100+ sales professionals in the company for their exemplary sales performance in 2020.

Join the Classy Chef for free virtual cooking demos hosted by the Ocean City Free Public Library. Demos will be held on the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. on Zoom. Details follow.

Ocean City Schools Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Taylor said in a letter Friday that she will retire from the district on Aug. 1, after 15 years at the helm. Her letter follows in its entirety.

Mayor Jay Gillian said Friday that the city was made aware this week of an Instagram account that describes predatory and sexually harassing behavior among members of the Ocean City Beach Patrol. The account includes anonymous posts about unnamed individuals inside and outside the workplace. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has begun to investigate the allegations that have been posted there, the mayor said in his weekly message to the public. His entire message follows.

Ocean City will hold its semi-annual Paper Shredding Day on May 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Shelter Road Recycling Center off Tennessee Avenue. Details follow.