OCEAN CITY, NJ –Ocean City’s “Earlier than the Bird” event is your holiday wake- up call inviting one and all to come out and shop downtown for pre-holiday savings at all of your favorite shops. The morning of Saturday November 23^rd from 8am-Noon is when shoppers can find great deals at stores on Asbury Avenue from 6^th-11^th streets.

Congratulations to all of tonight’s award winners! The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce is honored to announce the recipients of the Chamber’s 2013 Citizen of the Year and Business Beautification Awards.  These awards will be presented at the Chamber’s dinner Thursday, November 14^th at The Ocean City Yacht Club.

Henry's Jewelers on the Ocean City Boardwalk was recently named one of the  top 50 design jewelers in the country by the JCK Design Center, publishers of JCK, a national trade magazine. 

OCEAN CITY, N.J.—Albert, a sprightly English Springer Spaniel, was crowned Ocean City’s “Dog of the Year” during a ceremony at the Port O’ Call in Ocean City on Sunday. The award goes to the canine that has raised the most money for the Cape May County Dog Park in Ocean City.

Photos of the contestants were featured for months on the boardwalk and downtown locations and the public was invited to show its support with money votes. Albert was sponsored by Boyars Market and Berger Realty and likes to swim in the Ocean regardless of the temperature. He has accumulated quite a fan club and frequents local spots like Boyars where he is treated to liverwurst, milk bones and lots of love.

Parents and Public Too! - QUIET FESTIVAL FEATURES A FREE PROGRAM FOR KIDS

OCEAN CITY, N.J. --- This year’s edition of Ocean City’s Quiet Festival will feature a free program that will entertain kids, their parents and the public.

Highlight of the three day event will be a quiet extravaganza that includes a Quiet Pet Contest, a Quiet Magician, a Quiet Artist who will draw a cartoon of your child’s favorite animal, the Quiet Turtle Singers with their giant tortoise Big Bart, an ethereal harpist and the Snore at the Shore, the world’s only quiet snoring contest.

What Obamacare Means to Your Small Business

WHO:  Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce

WHAT:  Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Business Summit. This year’s topic is the Affordable Health Care Act / Obamacare and what it means to small businesses.

Ocean City, NJ - The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce is honored to  announce the recipients of the Chamber’s 2013 Citizen of the Year Awards.  The awards will be presented at the Chamber’s dinner Thursday, November 14^th at The Ocean City Yacht Club.

Meet Local Businesses, City and Local Officials and Numerous Organizations at “Welcome Night”                                          

Ocean City, NJ- The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce is continuing their proud tradition of hosting “Welcome Night”.  This year, “Welcome Night” will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at its traditional venue at the Ocean City Music Pier.  Admission is free and all area residents are encouraged to attend.  Fabulous door prizes provided by local businesses will be given out throughout the evening.

The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce is honored to announce the recipients of the Chamber’s 2013 Citizen of the Year and Business Beautification Awards. These awards will be presented at the Chamber’s dinner Thursday, November 14^th at The Ocean City Yacht Club.

Sat. Oct. 19: The JUNIOR MISS Ocean City Pageant 7 p.m. at the Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace. Tickets are $10 at the Music Pier Box Office. Scholarship Pageant is for girls 12 to 15 years of age. Current Junior Miss Ocean City, Shannon Wallace, will preside. Call (609) 525-9304 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sun., Oct. 20: South Jersey Cruisers CLASSIC CAR RUN: Approximately 200 cars will arrive in Ocean City between 11: 45 a.m. and noon and park at the lot across from the Flanders Hotel, 11th and Ocean Ave. Included will be Street Rods, Classic Cars and cars from the 60s and 70s as well as contemporary Camaros and Mustangs. This year there will be a commemorative t-shirt offered at the staging area. Contact Ben Notaro (856) 692-8930.

For the first time in recent years, the Moorlyn Family Theatre will remain open through the fall and Christmas seasons and into First Night celebrations.  Because of the new management, distributors are willing to provide first-run releases on a trial basis, depending on local response.  Extensive parking is free in the municipal lots adjacent to Moorlyn Terrace and 8th Street.

The Cape May County American Legion Posts will conduct the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony on Friday, September 20, 2013 to ensure that those courageous Americans, who gave their lives to preserving and protecting our freedom, will never be forgotten. The Ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial located at the Ocean View Service Area on the Garden State Parkway (mile marker 18.3). All members of the community, especially veterans, are encouraged to attend.

Frankenstein, the world’s most famous monster, will visit Ocean City this October.

The appearance is made possible by actor-artist Ron MacCloskey who has gathered the most extensive collection of Frankenstein artwork ever shown at a single venue. It will feature some of the country’s most famous artists and illustrators.

The exhibit will be displayed the month of October in the atrium and adjacent area of the Ocean City Free Public Library, 17^th and Simpson Ave., and serve as its Halloween gift to the community.

The new Roy Gillian Welcome Center, located on the Route 52 Causeway, will hold a Grand Opening ceremony on Friday, September 20^th, 2013 at 11:30 A.M.

The building of the new Roy Gillian Welcome Center was part of the $396 million New Jersey Department of Transportation rebuilding of the Route 52 bridges and causeway project. It is a replica of the early 20^th –century Ocean City Yacht Club that was demolished in 1944.

Ocean City, NJ— Ocean City native Lance Miller returns to the town where he grew up to attend a special screening of THE QUEST documentary, an emotional story about the history of Corvette racing and his father’s dream. This event takes place following the Boardwalk Corvette Show on Sunday, September 22^nd at the Ocean City Music Pier on the Boardwalk. The historic 1960 #3 Corvette featured in the film will be on display at 5:00 p.m., followed by the screening at 6:00 p.m. and a Meet & Greet with the filmmakers at 7:45 p.m.

Earlier today city staff attended a meeting at the Cape May County Office of Emergency Management to review and discuss new “Preliminary Work Maps” developed by FEMA. FEMA considers these maps the best available flood hazard data and, once released, they will replace the Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) maps that were issued in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Ocean City High School student, Alec Helm, has won the Junior National Singles Shuffleboard Championship for the second consecutive year.  The 16 year old Ocean City resident copped the crown during the annual competition in Lakeside, Ohio.

Ocean City, NJ - The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership meeting on Thursday, September 5, 2013, 12:00 P.M., at Ocean City Yacht Club, 1 Bay Road, Ocean City, NJ.

On Thursday, August 22 at 5:30pm, join the Marine Mammal Stranding Center at the Ocean City Free Public Library for "Seals of New Jersey: An Overview" .  Come learn about the four species of seals that call New Jersey their winter home.

This FREE program is sponsored by Ocean City Home Bank.

Have you ever seen a 12 inch in diameter chocolate chip cookie chewed into a work of art? Tomorrow, Aug. 14th, is your big opportunity to delete this item from your Bucket List! Stop by the Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace, in Ocean City at 11 a.m. for " That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles"  and watch eager contestants from five and under to teens and adults create sweet artwork out of the huge pastry.