Thank You, Ocean City Patch Readers!

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Ocean City Patch turns 8 years old this fall, and we have something we'd like to say to all our readers: Thank You. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Ocean City Patch recorded 93,638 visitors. For an island of about 11,340 people, that's not too shabby! Of course, Ocean City is America's Favorite Family Resort, so our readers come from all over. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are the 10 most-read articles on Ocean City Patch in August 2018:

Al Pacino Grabs A Slice At Manco And Manco In Ocean City

Princess Grace Kelly Once Summered On This Ocean City Site

Ocean City Addresses A New Beach Ban Idea: Thongs

Skin Irritations Reported At Ocean City Beach Last Week

Man Seriously Injured When Car Overturns In Ocean City: Police

Car Explodes After Lightning Hits Pole, Wires Fall In Ocean City

Man Drowns In Ocean City After Dozens Try To Save Him, And Pray

Coast Guard Rescues 3 Off Ocean City Coast

Ocean City Moves Toward $9 Million Purchase Of Car Dealership Lot

Video Shows Cape May County Man Catching Alleged Sex Predator

Got a news tip? I'm Anthony Bellano, your local editor. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at Anthony.Bellano@patch.com or oceancity@patch.com.

Our readers also love our events calendar — over 2,000 visits were made to our calendar in August.

If you would like to post on Ocean City Patch, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch"are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

Awesome like Patch contributors Steve Witkowksi, who posts on multiple Patches, and manages to keep Ocean City readers up to date on some of the latest happenings on the island. Or Eugenia Kramvis, who also keeps readers updated on local happenings in the Ocean City area.

So how can you as a reader keep up with all the news? You can do it if you subscribe to our newsletter. And if you don't, what are you waiting for? Click here and we'll hook you up. We've already had 1,107 new subscribers this year alone. You can also keep up with the news on our Facebook page — over 15,000 people already do.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Ocean City Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Ocean City Patch is part of a broad network, with Patches all across New Jersey and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Ocean City Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Patch file photo by Doug Bergen