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Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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.
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