BERLIN – Breast cancer sufferers will get a night of support in Berlin this October when a local breast cancer support group holds a candlelight vigil downtown to commemorate loved ones who have battled the disease.Local breast cancer support group Women Supporting Women (WSW), which also has chapters in Salisbury and Crisfield, will hold a… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Accident Causes WOC Power Outage
WEST OCEAN CITY – Power was knocked out for a vast area of West Ocean City early Thursday morning when a driver swerved to miss a deer on Route 611 and collided with an electrical transformer box.Around 1:30 a.m. yesterday, a vehicle traveling northbound on Route 611 at its intersection with Route 376 near Sharkey’s… Read more »
Ocean City, Assateague Beaches Earn High Marks
BERLIN – Ocean City and Assateague beaches were rated high in a swimming beach water quality report, but more attention needs to be paid to the current conditions of the Coastal Bays water, local activists say.The two Maryland beaches rated in the Natural Resource Defense Council’s (NEDC) “Testing the Waters” report, released this week, received… Read more »
OC Roller Coaster Remains Closed After Accident
OCEAN CITY – The Tidal Wave roller coaster in the Trimper’s Amusement Park at the foot of the Boardwalk remained dark this week, as state and private sector inspectors continued to sort out what caused an accident that injured three children last Thursday.Around 9:30 p.m. last Thursday, Ocean City Police and Fire Department units were… Read more »
LCB Fires Back, Lobs Accusations At Wholesalers
SNOW HILL — Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) officials lashed out against the state’s wholesalers this week, saying that wholesalers are as much to blame as the licensees for the current campaign to get them abolished.“It’s ironic that in every case where we are getting accused of doing something wrong or illegal, we… Read more »
City Council Gets Tough On Laser Pointers
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Council plans to lay down the law on Monday night in hopes of getting laser pointers out of the hands of children.Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino estimated that more than 30,000 green laser pointers have been sold in the resort this year and their proliferation has spiked a… Read more »
Charity Tax Mistake Likely Cost Resort Thousands
OCEAN CITY — An interpretation of a state law by an unknown county official almost six years ago could have cost the town of Ocean City upwards of a million dollars in room and food and beverage tax collections.In closed session at City Hall on Tuesday, the City Council voted to write a letter to… Read more »
Friday, July 30–Man Throws Woman On Coastal Highway
OCEAN CITY – A Westminster man faces first-degree assault and other charges this week after allegedly scooping up a woman walking on 49th Street and running with her at a full sprint before tossing her onto a crowded Coastal Highway.At around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer observed a man,… Read more »
Friday, July 30–Crew Sets World Pub Crawl Record In OC
OCEAN CITY – With a last beer at the last stop of a grueling 16-plus hour tour of Ocean City’s famous and not-so-famous watering holes, a weary group of nine friends from all over the country early last Friday morning successfully completed a trek into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most pubs… Read more »
Friday, July 30–Canine Courtesy Questioned In Berlin
BERLIN – Dog owners need to pick up after their dogs, Berlin elected officials said this week, citing piles of canine poop in the town’s parks.Berlin Councilman Dean Burrell raised the issue at Monday night’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting, saying that dog owners are not following the law in town parks.“When you walk your… Read more »