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Memorial Day in Ocean City over the years

by Fred Miller | May 22, 2025 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey

A Look BackMemorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was originally called, has been commemorated in Ocean City for 144 years. While the day signals the beginning of the summer in America’s Greatest Family Resort, residents and visitors have always remembered the...

Ocean City #2 in Country for “Best Summer Travel Destination”

by shorelocalnews | May 21, 2025 | Ocean City, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey

The voting has ended. The results are in. Ocean City can add another award to a list of many, landing the No. 2 spot in the country for “Best Summer Travel Destination” in a USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards announced today, Wednesday, May 21. An expert...

Joint statement on Memorial Day weekend law enforcement

by shorelocalnews | May 21, 2025 | Ocean City, Cape May County, Features, News, South Jersey

We’re looking forward to a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend, and we’re ready to welcome back all of our residents, homeowners and guests for another great summer season. But we want to send a clear and simple message: Don’t come if you don’t...

Ocean City Ready to ‘Unlock the Ocean’ and Take a Plunge

by shorelocalnews | May 19, 2025 | Ocean City, Cape May County, Events & Happenings, Features, South Jersey

After a long winter and chilly spring, city officials will finally turn a ceremonial wooden key to “unlock the ocean” for the season at noon Friday, May 23. The free public event provides an early start to Memorial Day Weekend and welcomes a...

SaltWorks Studio Ribbon Cutting

by shorelocalnews | May 19, 2025 | Ocean City, Business, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey

Kristin and Chad Gallagher, of SaltWorks Studio, and artist and picture framer Larry Woulfe, the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce, dignitaries and members of the business community, joined Friday, May 16 for a ribbon cutting to officially celebrate the grand...

Amid major funding cuts nationwide, Warhol and Frankenthaler Foundations Fund OC Arts Center

by shorelocalnews | May 19, 2025 | Ocean City, Art, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey, Wahoo

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation will contribute $10,000 to save an Ocean City Arts Center art exhibit. The two major visual arts foundations announced a joint commitment of $800,000 to provide immediate...