Ocean City News

You pace the boardwalk's wooden planks, your steps in time with crashing waves, and the rest of the world is washed away by the spectacle of it all.

Ocean City, NJ, June 26, 2009: A June 25, 2009, marks a dark day in the history of New Jerseya s economic outlook.

CASA announced the graduation of its Spring 2009 class of 21 volunteer advocate trainees, who finished their 30 hours of training on Tuesday, June 16.

OCEAN CITY Solar panels installed on various building in Ocean City last winter have already started to pay dividends, city officials said.

WHAT: Rock of Ages: A Modern Rock Showcase WHEN: 5 p.m. Friday WHERE: Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace, Ocean City DETAILS: Showcase of modern rock music for all ages, hosted by South Jersey-based band Bound by Nothing with performances by Comic Book Heroes, Jealousy Curve and Spin.

The city will top off its Fourth of July celebration with a fireworks display at 9 p.m. shot from a barge off the Ninth Street Beach.

First District GOP nominee Mike Donohue announced today his strong support for Ocean City resident John McCann to fill the vacancy on GOP Assembly ticket created by the withdrawal of Frank Conrad.

FUNday at Playland Playland will host Community Quest Inc.'s FUNday benefit on Wednesday, June 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. The event goes to help provide innovative housing and employment services to low-income individuals and families in South Jersey.

Each year on the boardwalk, thousands of french fries are consumed by beachgoers, snatched by seagulls or tossed in the trash at the end of the day.

Ocean City The South Ocean City Improvement Association will hold its annual Independence Day Bike Parade on Saturday, July 4. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the ride starts at 10 a.m. Registration and staging areas will be at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church's parking lot, 40th Street and Asbury Avenue.

Visitors to Ocean City, New Jersey competed to create the best sculpture out of french fries.

OCEAN CITY a ' During the week of June 15-21, Ocean City Police made the following arrests: On 6/15/09, Derek J. Tiers, age 19, of Norristown, Pa., was arrested for Driving while Intoxicated.

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A Monmouth County woman has been crowned Miss New Jersey. Ashley Shaffer of Millstone Township won the title Saturday night at the Ocean City Music Pier, beating out 24 other contestants.

ROCKPORT : Derek O'Brien of Rockport was 22 years old when a diving accident changed his life forever.

Brandon M. Knowles, 18, Ocean City, N.J., is charged with endangering safety by reckless use of a firearm, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and second-degree reckless endangerment.

OCEAN CITY POLICE PRESS RELEASE: OCEAN CITY a ' During the week of June 8 a ' 14, Ocean City police made the following arrests: On 6/8/09, Malkova Nina, age 18, of Ocean City was arrested for Shoplifting.

OCEAN CITY a ' On June 12 at approximately 4 p.m., Det. Stephen Sullivan was investigating a reported suspicious motor vehicle in the vicinity of the 300 block West Avenue.

Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Nelson T. Albano and Matthew W. Milam to help preserve farmland and open space throughout the 1st District has been approved by an Assembly panel.

Miss N.J. Parade set in Ocean City Posted by South Jersey News Online GC News , The Gloucester County Times June 13, 2009 10:30AM The Miss New Jersey Parade kicks off Pageant week in Ocean City.