OCEAN CITY- Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley arrived in Ocean City today for the first of several events connected to the annual Maryland Municipal League (MML) Convention in what will be a two-day stay in the resort area.Although certainly no stranger to Ocean City and the resort area, O’Malley’s two-day stop in Ocean City is the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2007
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Be prepared to face some challenges stirred up by an envious colleague. Your best defense is the Arian’s innate honesty. Stick with the truth, and you’ll come out ahead.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Your sensitivity to the needs of others is admirable. But be careful to avoid those… Read more »
Monday, June 25 – Missing Man’s Body Possibly Found In Assateague Surf
by Steven Green
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND – Authorities suspect the body found Sunday evening off Assateague Island is that of the missing teenager who lost his life in Ocean City one week ago.It was Sunday, June 17 when Lijpaul Headly, 19, was swimming in the ocean off 31st Street with his cousin and brother. The three non-swimmers were reportedly… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Lessons Learned From OC TragedyEditor:Sunday, June 17 was a beautiful day that turned into a nightmare for a few families and a major buzz kill and gruesome reality of life that took place on 33rd Street for all those who witnessed the drowning and search effort for the boy that lost his life this past… Read more »
Organizers Hope To Continue Powerboat Races In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Boat enthusiasts and spectators gathered this past weekend for another exciting year of good weather, fast boats, and intense racing as the OPA Offshore Power Boat Races came to town. The races occurred on Sunday afternoon, with crowds gathering all along the beach to watch the boats race around the course from… Read more »
County Passes Bill Limiting Sex Shops To Industrial Areas
SNOW HILL – Lap dancing and X-rated movie theaters will not be coming to a commercial corridor near you after the County Commissioners passed a bill this week restricting sexually oriented businesses to industrial areas, a back-up measure for the moratorium already in place. The commissioners passed the bill six to one, an unusual vote breakdown… Read more »
OC Comfort Station Proposal Sparks Concerns
OCEAN CITY – A proposal for an additional Boardwalk comfort station before the City Council on Monday created discussion and yielded immediate opposition from Boardwalk home and business owners.Boardwalk Development Association (BDA) President Bob Givarz and City Engineer Terry McGean came before the council at Monday evening’s meeting to present their idea for an additional… Read more »
City Planners Tackle Changes To Bayside Projects
OCEAN CITY – The regulations for bayside development that are aiming to bring better and more diversified buildings to the area faced further changes and discussion this week as the Planning and Zoning Commission considered further changes.The Planning and Zoning Commission met with Jesse Houston, director of Planning and Community Development, this week to discuss… Read more »
Md. Family Continues To Mourn Teen’s Death
OCEAN CITY – One year after an Elkton high school graduate in Ocean City for Senior Week was first reported missing and later found floating in the Cape May, N.J. harbor, and one week after what would have been his 19th birthday, the memories of the tragedy still linger in the resort and his family… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
by Steven Green
Although it’s unfair criticism by my estimation, the Ocean City Shark Tournament found itself in recent weeks in the crosshairs of the Humane Society of the United States. Director Mark Sampson posted this letter on the tournament’s website in response to what has been said about the tournament. “I’d like to take this opportunity to… Read more »