The Town of Ocean City has announced that Jeff Heiser and Peter Buas have won their bids for two vacant Ocean City council seats. 

Ocean City’s upcoming special election has become a broader test of how town government functions during one of the busiest stretches of the year. After Councilman Larry Yates resigned due to health concerns, town officials rescheduled the special election from April 21 to Friday, May 8, and expanded it from a race for one open seat to a race for two.

A special election in Ocean City originally scheduled for later this month has been rescheduled to May after another councilman's resignation has left two seats vacant.

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Ocean City officials say they are working with police to curb unauthorized rideshare activity around major festivals, citing safety concerns after reports of off-app pickups in crowded areas.