Ocean City Wins New Jersey’s Favorite Beach Contest
For the 12th consecutive year, beachgoers chose Ocean City as “New Jersey’s Favorite Beach” in a statewide poll. Representatives of the N.J. Sea Grant Consortium announced the winners of the annual contest in a presentation on the Ocean City Music...
Night in Venice welcomes Flyers mascot Gritty
The Philadelphia Flyers’ madman mascot Gritty will join Ocean City’s Night in Venice boat parade this year. The theme of this year’s event is “70 Years of Champions,” and the Philadelphia mascot will be ready to rev up the thousands of bayfront spectators for the 70th...
Results of the 2025 Ocean City Masters Swim
The Ocean City Beach Patrol held its 45th annual T. John Carey Masters Swim on Sunday, July 13, 2025. More than 180 swimmers completed the one-mile ocean swim from 12th Street to 20th Street. Jacob Texter, a 20-year-old OCBP lifeguard, was the overall winner in 19:37....
What’s happening in Ocean City: Bernie Parent and Vince Papale among Night in Venice grand marshals
Philadelphia sports legends Bernie Parent and Vince Papale will be among the grand marshals for the 70th annual Night in Venice boat parade on July 26 in Ocean City. The theme of this year’s event is “70 Years of Champions.” It’s a chance to celebrate this year’s...
Majority of Ocean City, N.J. residents oppose high-rise Boardwalk hotel, according to new independent Rutgers University research
78% of residents prefer family-friendly attractions and entertainment over large-scale hotel development A newly released independent census of Ocean City, New Jersey residents conducted by the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling (ECPIP) at Rutgers...
