Dear Friends,
I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Please take the time to enjoy the holiday with your family, neighbors and friends. We always have much to be thankful for in Ocean City, a place so many people hold so dear to their hearts.
Our Christmas in the Downtown celebration takes place on Friday after Thanksgiving. Downtown businesses are open all day and Asbury Avenue is decorated for the holidays. Entertainment begins at 2 p.m. with a special visit from Santa Claus himself at 5 p.m. He will be escorted off the roof of City Hall by the Ocean City Fire Department! I hope you can join us to welcome Santa and officially light the Christmas tree. I ask everyone to shop locally this holiday season and support our special downtown. Many shops will be open until 8 p.m.
Our online beach tag store is now open at
www.ocnj.us/beachtags/. Seasonal beach tags can make great stocking stuffers, and they’ll be available at a discounted $20 through May 31. You also can purchase them at City Hall, the Route 52 Welcome Center, the Knight Building at 12
thand Haven or at the Aquatics and Fitness Center.
First Night is not far away, and if you have not purchased admission buttons for your family, there is still time to take advantage of a $5 discount. Through Dec. 14, you can order your buttons for $15 online at
www.FirstNightOCNJ.com or by calling 1-800-BEACH-NJ. Buttons also can be purchased in person at the City Hall Welcome Center and the Route 52 Welcome Center. The price goes up to $20 on Dec. 15.
One final reminder, if your trash and recycling pickup is scheduled for Thursday or Friday this week, it will be pushed back by one day, due to the holiday. The schedule returns to normal next week.
Warm regards,
Jay A. Gillian
Mayor
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