OCEAN CITY – Ocean City will not enjoy the annual excitement of the OC Fly-In this year, after the City Council voted unanimously Monday to support the recommendation to cancel the event. “Unfortunately I am here tonight to recommend that we cancel the OC Fly-In,” said Ocean City Special Events Director John Sullivan in his… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Movies On The Beach Proposed For Ocean City
OCEAN CITY –Imagine sitting on the beach after a warm, summer sunset, snuggled up with your friends and family on a beach blanket enjoying the latest hit movie on a 54 foot movie screen. Although the idea of movies on the beach is far from being approved in Ocean City, the idea is floating on… Read more »
City Police Commission Scaled Back To Advisory Role
OCEAN CITY – The City Council voted 6 to 1 at Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting to make the necessary charter amendments that will adjust the powers and duties of the mayor, allowing for the change of the Police Commission from an supervisory to advisory board. The Police Commission is currently a supervisory board, with… Read more »
City Briefed On Talks Between Developers, Neighbors
OCEAN CITY – Developers of the Rivendell project were expected to request the Mayor and Council to lift the stop work order at Monday evenings meeting, but instead presented the Mayor and Council with an update on the on-going negotiations between the developers and the neighbors of the Rivendell condominiums. A stop work order was… Read more »
One Twisted Tale Of Deceit Leads From Arizona To Worcester
BERLIN – A former local resident who allegedly absconded with over $200,000 in embezzled funds nearly a decade ago before heading out west and assuming a new name and a new life is on his way back to Worcester County this week to face a 24-count, six-year-old warrant charging him with theft, forgery and illegal… Read more »
“Tuna Bite” Team Takes Top Honors in 14th Poor Girl’s Open
Shawn J. SoperSports EditorOCEAN CITY- The threat of less than perfect weather and unpredictable seas kept the number of boats participating in the 14th Annual Captain Steve Harman Poor Girls Open down somewhat last weekend, but the event was another huge success with over $62,000 in prize money doled out and over $38,000 raised for… Read more »
Mid-Atlantic $500,000
Scenes like this one on the docks at Sunset Marina in West Ocean City were common during the first three days of the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 with a handful of near-misses in the white marlin category brought to the scales. With the weather expected to take a turn for the better today, the action in the… Read more »
Rough Seas, Dreary Weather Conspire Against MA 500 Early
OCEAN CITY- Rough seas and cloudy, dreary weather conspired to keep the action at the Mid-Atlantic $500,000, a big regional tournament based in both Cape May, N.J. and Ocean City, fairly calm for the first three days of the event, but with the conditions expected to take a turn for the better yesterday and today,… Read more »
Greene Turtle Takes OC Soccer Title
OCEAN CITY- The Greene Turtle captured the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s adult summer soccer league title earlier this month, routing regular season champion Rommel’s Ace Hardware in the championship game.The Turtle, which finished the regular season in second place with a 7-2-2 record, took care of business in the title game against Rommel’s,… Read more »
14th OC Lax Classic One For Books
OCEAN CITY- The 14th Annual Ocean City Lacrosse Classic, held in the resort area over four days last weekend, was one of the best ever with 63 total teams competing including some of the best lacrosse players in the country.The event has grown by leaps and bounds since inception in 1993 when just a handful… Read more »