Tabernacle opens season Sunday, May 27

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 10:45 Written by Staff Reports Monday, 21 May 2012 00:00

Summer worship services resume at Ocean City Tabernacle Sunday morning, May 27 with Leonard Sweet at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. with a 7 p.m. concert by pianist and worship leader Richard Allen Farmer.

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Wall of Honor receives updates for Memorial Day ceremony

Written by Staff Reports Sunday, 20 May 2012 00:00

Information and plaques on the Wall of Honor at Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street and Wesley Avenue, will be updated during the Memorial Day services 11 a.m. Monday, May 28.

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Thousands take to the boards for Heart Association walk

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 May 2012 12:22 Written by Claire Lowe Saturday, 19 May 2012 11:44

American Heart Association Heart Walk in Ocean City Saturday, May 19 OCEAN CITY — More than 4,000 walkers came out for the American Heart Association Heart Walk in Ocean City Saturday, May 19; the crowd set off from the Civic Center at Sixth Street to raise money and awareness to fight heart disease and stroke.

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Tony Mart is ‘Rockin’ the Ocean City Music Pier’

Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, 15 May 2012 00:00

SOMERS POINT — It’s been 30 years since the well-known rock ’n’ roll nightclub of Somers Point, Tony Mart’s, closed its doors on Bay Avenue. This summer, for the first time in 30 years, Tony Mart’s will bring this legacy back to the Ocean City beach and boardwalk with a series of live Saturday night concerts recalling those wild summer nights.

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Ocean City Events, Edition of May 16, 2012

Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, 15 May 2012 00:00

Andrea Sheridan 5K

The third annual Andrea Sheridan 5K race and Family Fun Walk for Melanoma, a 5K run and fitness walk in Ocean City will be 10 a.m. May 19 at the 34th Street beach. Registration begins at 9 a.m. For more information see www.blackoutmelanoma.com.

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Ocean City Community News, Edition of May 16, 2012

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 13:21 Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, 15 May 2012 00:00

Italian Cultural Institute meeting with Longport mayor

The Italian Cultural Institute of South Jersey will meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 at St. Frances Cabrini’s Culliney Hall, Second Street and Atlantic Avenue in Ocean City. Guest speaker will be Mayor Russo of Longport, who will discuss Italian myths and legends. All are welcome. Call Marie Condo at 748-0619.

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Preparations underway for After Prom

Last Updated on Monday, 14 May 2012 12:32 Written by Staff Reports Monday, 14 May 2012 11:47

It takes a village to pull off this year’s ‘Around the World’ event

OCEAN CITY -- Volunteers and sponsors are hard at work putting the finishing touches on the Ocean City High School 2012 After Prom party scheduled Saturday, May 19 at Ocean City High School. The event offers attendees a safe, fun-filled evening free of alcohol and drugs.

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NJ DOT to address chamber on causeway project

Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, 08 May 2012 00:00

The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership meeting noon Thursday, May 10 at Ocean City Yacht Club.

Representatives from the New Jersey Department of Transportation, the engineering firm M. Baker Corp., and the construction company Rt. 52 Constructors will be on hand to provide an update on the Route 52 Causeway and Bridge project as well as answer any questions the public may have.

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Ocean City Community News, Edition of May 9, 2012

Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, 08 May 2012 00:00

Card party

The Richard Somers Chapter of Questers will host a card game and mahjong party 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9 at St. Frances Cabrini Church, Second Street and Atlantic Avenue in Ocean City. Tickets are $16. The event is catered by Yianni’s Café and benefits historic preservation and restoration. Call Carol at 927-1224.

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Ocean City Events, Edition of May 9, 2012

Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, 08 May 2012 00:00

15th annual Mother’s Day concert on Music Pier

The West Chester Senior Strings Orchestra, under the direction of Charles de Pasquale, returns to present its 15th Mother’s Day concert 4 p.m. Sunday, May 13 at the Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk. The program includes classical and contemporary music arranged for orchestra, ensemble, and solo string performance. This national award-winning orchestra is composed of advanced string music students from three high schools in West Chester, Pa. Charles de Pasquale, their teacher and conductor, is a cellist with the Ocean City Pops Orchestra. The Ocean City Arts Center’s Friends of Music is sponsoring this annual event, started by Esther C. Weil in 1998. The Mother’s Day concert is dedicated to her memory. For more information, contact Judy Perkins at 391-1208.

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