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Students Take Center Stage in the Musical Pippin Saturday Night
The Ocean City Theatre Company’s Junior Company will present, “PIPPIN” on July 28th and 29th at the Ocean City Music Pier. Show time is 7:30 PM. This fully staged production will feature a cast of select High School students from across the Delaware Valley and is under the Direction of Billy D. Hart and Erin Whitcomb.
With an infectiously unforgettable score from the four-time Grammy winner, three time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant. Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell, Children of Eden), Pippin has been successfully produced on stages ranging from High School to Broadway. Sweeping the New York Awards circuit (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle) in 2013, Pippin continues to captivate and appeal to the young at heart throughout the world...
Mayor’s Update: July 28th
Dear Friends,
I want to clarify some misinformation that has been circulating this week.
The local Fairness in Taxes group ran ads that appeared in the Sentinel and Gazette. The ads compare per-square-foot construction costs for new public safety buildings in other towns to Ocean City’s – with the apparent intent of suggesting that we are being wasteful. There’s just one problem: Ocean City has no comparable construction costs. The building does not exist. It’s just a line item on a long-term budget plan...
City of Ocean City, NJ – Office of Emergency Management Special...
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch in effect for Ocean City from 2 p.m. Friday (July 28) through Saturday afternoon.
Because of its low elevation, Ocean City does not experience flash floods, but if the heaviest rain coincides with high tide, street flooding could occur. The latest forecast calls for 2 to 4 inches of rain to fall between Friday and Saturday afternoons with higher amounts possible. High tide on the bay side of Ocean City (at the Ninth Street Bridge) will come at 1:12 a.m. Saturday...
Retired Cold Case Homicide Detective and Author of Cold Case Christianity...
Warner Wallace, retired cold case homicide detective and Adjunct Professor of Apologetics at Biola University will be speaking at 8:30 am and 10:30 am morning services at the Ocean City Tabernacle this Sunday, Aug 6th.
Wallace, a police veteran for over 25 years, was a passionate atheist until the age of 35. From his work as a detective, he developed a healthy respect for the role of evidence in discerning truth. He decided one day to examine the evidence for the Christian Worldview, ultimately determining that Christianity was true...
OCBP Takes Second At The Ocean City Women’s Invitational – Video...
On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, Ocean City hosted the annual OCBP Women's Invitational Races. On a cool but pleasant and sunny evening on the 34th Street beach, 16 beach patrols from Harvey Cedars to Cape May competed in five race events. Races included combinations of rowing, swimming, paddle board and surf dash techniques...
CMS Awards Five-Stars to United Methodist Communities
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded Five-Stars in overall quality to all four of United Methodist Communities’ full-service campuses. These include United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen (Newton), Collingswood, Pitman and The Shores (Ocean City). The CMS also gives separate ratings for health inspections, staffing and quality measures (QMs)...
Fun Runs Return to the Track for 25th Year
With their sneakers tied tight, racing bibs pinned, and games faces on Tuesday’s Fun Run Competitors took their lanes at Carey Stadium for another exciting afternoon on the track. The Fun Runs have been a staple summertime recreation tradition in Ocean City for a quarter century now. The weekly races were unable to utilize the track for the previous two years while the facility was renovated, but now the runners have a brand new facility to race on...
OCBP Women’s Lifeguard Invitational Races Set for 34th Street on Wednesday
The Ocean City Beach Patrol Women’s Lifeguard Invitational Races scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Wednesday (July 26) will be held at 12th Street Beach...
Ocean City American Legion Auxiliary Plans Fall Fashion Show
The members of Ocean City’s American Legion Auxiliary Fashion Show Committee are counting down the days until their October 15th event featuring clothing by Chico’s and Tommy Bahama. This annual fall show and luncheon will be held at The Flanders Hotel to benefit the Legion’s Building Fund. Tickets are $40 per person. Doors open at 11 am.
The group recently held a planning meeting to discuss the event and begin accepting donations of new or never used items for the auction wagon, such as cookware and home décor furnishings...
OCPD Weekly Activity Report July 16 – 22
Calls for Service: 1454 & Daily Average: 207