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What to do and where to eat in the family friendly resort town. by Tommy Rowan and Lauren McCutcheon, For The Inquirer Summer visitors still take Ocean City’s marketing slogan to heart: “America’s Greatest Family Resort;” the town is full of families from June through August. Some come for the day or weekend, many others stay for a…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily Car lovers can watch more than 300 vintage vehicles parade down the Ocean City Boardwalk at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 26. The procession will cap off the 66th annual Dave Blyler and Herb Godfrey Memorial Antique and Classic Auto Show and Parade. Before the parade, the antique cars – all at least…

By MADDY VITALE In 2010, they got to the state championship. In 2016, the same. In both games, they did not take home the title. That all changed Sunday when the Ocean City Red Raiders baseball team defeated Pascack Valley’s Indians in a nail-biter at Bob DeMeo Memorial Field in Mercer County’s Veterans Park. Ocean…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily As part of a festive Fourth of July weekend, the Ocean City Pops will perform a free outdoor concert at 7:30 p.m. on July 3 at Carey Stadium. The legendary local orchestra will perform patriotic classics and audience favorites in honor of the nation’s birthday. The concert at Carey Stadium is a…

By Kimberlee Bongard, Patch Staff The weekly farmers market will return to the Ocean City Tabernacle grounds every Wednesday starting June 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local growers will sell fresh produce and crafters will be on hand this summer. After the farmers market was successfully extended through September last year, the weekly…

By MediaWize, OCNJDaily Night in Venice will return to Ocean City for the 66th time at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 24. Registration is now open to all boat and bayfront home owners who want to participate in this year’s celebration. The optional theme will be “Honoring Our Heroes,” a salute to all those who helped…

By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDaily Ocean City Council President Bob Barr posed in front of his late father Jerry Barr’s military banner on Memorial Day. He took a picture to capture a memory he would surely never forget. His father’s banner for military service in Vietnam can be seen on a lamp post on the Boardwalk near…

Kimberlee Bongard, Patch Staff Four new shows have been added to the summer concert series at the Ocean City Music Pier. Ticket sales open June 3 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. A pre-sale (use code BRE) will be held 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 2 on Ticketmaster. A limited number of tickets for all shows…

By MADDY VITALE The names of the fallen service men and women were called out by American Legion Post Commander Bob Marzulli. As Marzulli read the names into a microphone at Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean City Monday, VFW Post 6650 member Joe Waters rang a bell. There was silence from the hundreds of audience…