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Get your sneakers ready because on March 14 at 9 a.m. there will be a Pi Day Run. The race is being organized by Ocean City Primary School teachers Carrie Merritt and Erin Porter and is open to students, families and community members. Post-race Pi Day activities include entertainment, snacks and awards. Overall winners and age group awards will be presented. The first 314 pre-registered participants will receive the school district’s exclusive Pi Day T-shirt.

Sturdy Savings Bank recently presented the Bayshore Center at Bivalve with a sponsorship check to support an environmental educational program. The program is organized and run by the Bayshore Center at Bivalve for fourth and fifth grade students at the Concerned Citizens of Whitesboro’s Homework Club in Middle Township.

The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, with support from offshore wind developer Orsted, will host an Ocean Wind Jobs Forum to share information on jobs and supply chain opportunities related to Orsted’s Ocean Wind offshore wind project on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Flanders Hotel in Ocean City. Ocean Wind, New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, is a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind farm that will be located 15 miles off the coast of Atlantic City.

The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority is replacing and rehabilitating the force mains that carry wastewater to the treatment plant on the bay at 45th Street. The work will be done on 31st Street from Haven Avenue to Bay Avenue and Bay Avenue from 31st Street to Eighth Street. Details follow on construction work scheduled for the week of Feb. 24-28.

Fire broke out Friday afternoon at a duplex at 5840 Central Ave. in the south end of town, but Ocean City firefighters prevented it from spreading to other homes. “Everyone did a good job,” Fire Chief Jim Smith said. No one was injured, but renters who were staying on the second floor were forced to leave because of the smoke. The 2:30 p.m. blaze damaged the first floor, which was unoccupied at the time, Smith said.

Mayor Jay Gillian announced Friday that his administration is putting the final touches on the proposed 2020 municipal budget and he will present the spending plan to City Council at its Feb. 27 meeting. At the same meeting, he plans to deliver his annual State of the City address. "We continue to invest in citywide infrastructure improvements while delivering responsible budgets to our taxpayers. These investments – particularly in roads, flood mitigation and drainage – will help us prepare for the future," the mayor said.

Entries are open for contestants in the Mr. Mature America Pageant on April 18. Mr. Mature celebrates the achievements of men 55 years and older. The pageant, now in its seventh year, mixes talent, good looks and self-deprecating humor. The Ocean City Music Pier crowd is raucous and appreciative as the contestants ham it up on stage, competing in talent, poise and interview segments.

The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce announced its 100th Anniversary Celebration, which will be held on Friday, May 8, at the Ocean City Yacht Club. Members of the Chamber are busy planning the event. Committee members include former Mayor Roy Gillian.

The Ocean City Primary School will be hosting a preschool information session and open house on Thursday, March 12 at 4:30 p.m. The Open House will provide parents and guardians with the opportunity to learn more about the preschool program, as well as tour the facility, meet members of the staff, and complete an application.

Under the Bridge Rowing Club will hold a “CrewZaPalooza” Beef & Beer Bash fundraiser at DiOrio’s Circle Café in Somers Point on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and include Caesar salad, wings and tenders, pasta and broccoli in white sauce, meatballs, wine and beer, as well as soft drinks. All proceeds will go toward purchasing equipment for the club and a new boathouse. Under the Bridge Rowing Club, located under the 34th Street Bridge connecting Marmora and Ocean City, is the only non-profit community rowing club in Cape May County.