May 2, 2025 Dear Friends,I’m happy to report that our city mascot, Martin Z. Mollusk, saw his shadow this morning, in our local version of Groundhog Day. The event is always fun, and it signals another early summer. But it also means we have to be r…

Registration for Ocean City’s popular summer recreation programs for people of all ages opens at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 3. Information on all 2025 programs and a printable brochure are available now at ocnj.us/summer-recreation-programs. Many of the p…

Ocean City will be host to the 2025 Special Olympics’ New Jersey Area 8 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties) Track and Field Meet on Sunday, May 11, at Carey Stadium. More than 90 athletes will compete in this meet in hopes of qualifying for…

Installation of a new floor at the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center (1735 Simpson Avenue) is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 28, and extend through Friday, May 9. During the project, all Senior Center programs will move to the Ocean City Civic C…

The Cape May County Bridge Commission is transitioning to cashless all-electronic tolling beginning May 10, 2025.Tolls will be charged via an E-ZPass tag or Toll-by-Plate. Toll-by Plate allows all motorists to travel over the bridges and through the…

The Ocean City Police Department on Thursday (March 27) announced a new program to help police identify the characteristics and behaviors of persons with autism. Police will help distribute blue envelopes that can be kept in the vehicles of persons …

The Regular City Council Meetings scheduled for the following dates below will now be held at 6:00 p.m. rather than 10:00 a.m. in Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall, 861 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, NJ 08226.  April 24, 2025May 22, 2025June 26, …

Ocean City's free military beach tags are now available for pickup. Remember to have proper military identification to receive your free tag(s). Veterans receive free tags (veteran only). Active military members, spouses and immediate children up to…