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Around Ocean City: Banner Plane Lands On Route 52 Causeway

Plus: Video Shows Police Rescuing Stranded Jet Skier / Ocean City Councilman To Step Down / NJ Coastal Floods Will Get More Frequent By 2030

An 18-year-old pilot flying a banner plane made an emergency landing Monday on the Ninth Street Bridge in Ocean City due to engine trouble.
An 18-year-old pilot flying a banner plane made an emergency landing Monday on the Ninth Street Bridge in Ocean City due to engine trouble. (Ocean City's Public Information Officer)

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Patch reviews this week's top stories around Ocean City.


Pilot Makes Emergency Landing On Ocean City Bridge

OCEAN CITY, NJ — An 18-year-old pilot flying a banner plane landed safely on the Ninth Street Bridge in Ocean City on Monday after experiencing engine trouble...Read more.

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Ocean City Councilman To Step Down

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Ocean City Councilman Michael DeVlieger announced that he will step down from his position in August to focus on his family and career. DeVlieger said the Aug. 12 council meeting...Read more.

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Gov. Murphy Signs Bill Limiting Local Control Over Offshore Wind

TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Thursday that limits local government input over where cables for offshore wind energy projects can come ashore. According to the bill, the state Board of Public Utilities has the authority to...Read more.


NJ Coastal Floods Will Get More Frequent By 2030, Reports Say

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Surrounded by both ocean and bay waters, Ocean City is often subject to serious flooding during lunar high tides, heavy rainstorms and hurricanes...Read more.


VIDEO: Police Rescue Stranded Jet Skier In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — New Jersey State Police released a video Saturday that shows four troopers rescuing a stranded jet skier from a helicopter in an Ocean City marsh on June 26...Read more.


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