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🌱 Patch AM: Could a lawsuit stop a seven-story hotel on Wonderland Pier’s site?
And on the Ocean City Patch calendar - 10,000 Maniacs @ Ocean City Music Pier
Hi there, Ocean City! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Could a lawsuit stop a seven-story hotel on Wonderland Pier's site?
- How Ocean City's beach rebuild is affecting your favorite summer spots
- Meet the Ocean City guards just named the best of the year
Also on today's calendar: 10,000 Maniacs @ Ocean City Music Pier.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 78, low: 71.
- Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Lawsuit challenges Wonderland Pier rehabilitation designation in Ocean City, NJ (6abc.com) — Ocean City's former Gillian's Wonderland Pier site is now at the center of a lawsuit challenging City Council's decision to label the property "in need of rehabilitation." Community groups fear the June designation could open the door to rezoning that would allow developer Icona Resorts to pursue a seven-story luxury hotel on the Boardwalk. 
2. Beach replenishment project disrupts summer, hurts small businesses in Ocean City, New Jersey (cbsnews.com) — Beach replenishment work in Ocean City is reshaping the shoreline but also disrupting summer routines, with noisy equipment, closed access points, and complaints from beachgoers and boardwalk businesses. The Army Corps of Engineers is restoring storm-damaged beaches in stages from 1st Street to Seaview Road, while the city posts daily updates online as completion is targeted for September.
3. OCBP names EMT, lifeguard of year, Chief's Award winner ‣ Ocean City Sentinel (ocnjsentinel.com) — Ocean City Beach Patrol has honored EMT Michael Castro, rookie lifeguard Steven Salarski, and longtime leader Frank Christy for standout service during this summer's busy beach season. The awards, presented at the Ocean City Music Pier during the Junior Miss Ocean City Pageant, spotlight the dedication, calm leadership, and lifesaving focus behind the guards watching local beaches.
4. 'Surfin' OCNJ' opens at city's museum ‣ Ocean City Sentinel (ocnjsentinel.com) — Ocean City's Historical Museum has launched a new "Surfin' OCNJ" exhibit celebrating the town's deep surfing roots, from Duke Kahanamoku's early influence to local legends and surf shops. Packed with vintage boards, memorabilia, and research on Ocean City's surf culture, the growing display aims to preserve stories before longtime surfers and lifeguards are no longer around to share them.
5. PETA stages protest against Ocean City hermit crab contests (ocnjdaily.com) — Ocean City's long-running Miss Crustacean hermit crab pageant went on as planned, but this year's event drew a small PETA protest on the Boardwalk and only one contest entry. Activists urged Mayor Jay Gillian to replace live crabs with robotic versions, while city representatives emphasized the family-friendly tradition and signaled the quirky beachside competition is likely to continue.
📸 Around Ocean City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ocean City
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- 10,000 Maniacs @ Ocean City Music Pier →
Ocean City Music Pier, 825 Boardwalk, Ocean City
7:00 pm - Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons →
Resorts Casino Hotel, 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City
8:30 am - Candlelight: Queen vs. The Beatles →
Resorts Casino Hotel, 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City
6:15 pm
Monday August 24
Saturday September 5
📣 Ocean City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tech Tuesdays & Thursdays →
Marjorie & Lewis Katz JCC, 501 N Jerome Ave, Margate City
11:00 am - Atlantic City Boys →
Tropicana Atlantic City - A Caesars Rewards Destination, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City
3:30 pm - Teen Night — Sea Isle City Tourism →
Excursion Park, 2 41st St, Sea Isle City
8:00 pm - Ventnor City Farmers Market
Ventnor City 6201 Atlantic Ave, , NJ 08406
8:30 am - STEM With Mr. Gary...Bubble Palooza!
Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
10:30 am - Goudy Lifeguard Races
Ventnor City Beach Events 6202 Atlantic Ave, Ventnor City, NJ 08406
6:30 pm - SJ Lion Dance!
Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
11:00 am - Bee Gees Gold →
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City
3:00 pm - Summer Beach Jam Concerts
Ventnor City Beach Events Newport Avenue Beach
5:30 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
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💬 Chatter
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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