OCEAN CITY — If you are looking for fireworks with a view, then you want to celebrate your Fourth of July holiday in Ocean City.With your family and friends, beach chairs and blankets, watch the fireworks sparkle over the beautiful water in one of two great locations offering concerts and fireworks displays for free.At Northside… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A sandy spit in the Isle of Wight Bay became an unlikely site of spontaneous patriotism on Sunday afternoon when a determined Selbyville man, with the help of new friends, raised an American flag on the recently restored island.On Sunday afternoon, Captain Glen Smith of Selbyville waded from his boat onto the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A West Virginia man fell a fifth-floor window at a downtown Ocean City hotel on Sunday night after an alleged unprovoked attack on female pushing a stroller in a hallway two floors down.Around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Ocean City Police responded to the Plim Plaza hotel at 2nd Street for a report… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – With the full support of Mayor Rick Meehan, the City Council voted this week to seek an independent opinion regarding the legal implications of a successful petition to reduce the property tax rate to the 2009 rate.Last month the Ocean City taxpayers for Social Justice (OCTSJ) submitted a petition to lower Ocean… Read more »
28th Street Pit and Pub410-289-2020 • 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.Friday, June 26: Higher EducationEvery Thursday: Locals’ Night With DJ BKEvery Monday: DJ WaxAdolfo’s410-289-4001 • 13th St. & The Boardwalk,In The Beach Plaza HotelEvery Friday & Saturday: Apple & BrittEvery Monday: Bryan RussoEvery Thursday: Billie Carlin’s Blues BandAtlantic Hotel410-641-3589 • 2 North Main St., BerlinFriday,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It’s no secret sharks, sometimes big sharks, frequent the waters off the coast of Ocean City, but several sightings over a period of a couple days this week created a stir in the resort area.Early Monday morning, an estimated 10-foot hammerhead was caught in the surf at 143rd Street and birthed 20… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A Pay and Classification Study for Town of Ocean City employees recommended bringing about a quarter of the full-time work force up to the market minimum.On Tuesday afternoon, Management Advisory Group, Inc. (MAG) President Don Long came before the Mayor and City Council to present the results of a citywide Pay and… Read more »
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) awarded a $5,000 Community Needs Grant to the I.P.P.S. (Involved Parents Productive Students) Mentoring Program to support a mentoring project at both Wicomico County Detention Center and Poplar Hill Pre-Release Center. Pictured, from left, are Ron Pagano, Vice President, I.P.P.S. Mentoring Program, Inc.; Robert Williams, President, I.P.P.S…. Read more »
BERLIN — A routine speeding stop on Route 90 this week resulted in an arrest after a loaded handgun was found under the vehicle’s passenger seat.Around 1:55 a.m. on Monday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a vehicle on Route 90 near Berlin for speeding. During the stop, the deputy observed certain indicators of suspicious… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 33rd Annual Canyon Kick-off tournament gets underway next week with the first of three official fishing days.With tuna practically jumping in the boat for most of the resort area’s sportfishing fleet for the last week or so, and billfish and dolphin turning up in good numbers offshore, there… Read more »