OCEAN CITY – The town of Ocean City, its Convention and Visitors Bureau and a private company have been named in a $500,000 civil suit filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court by a former Vermont high school student injured when an escalator in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center suddenly stopped and started… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Friday, May 29–One Dead, More Injured In Accidents
BERLIN – Several accidents involving motorcycles in the resort area over the extended Memorial Day holiday weekend left one dead, several other injured and one arrested for carrying a loaded handgun in his vehicle.The string of accidents and incidents involving motorcycles began shortly after 5 p.m. last Saturday when Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to… Read more »
Friday, May 29–Ocean City’s Play It Safe Campaign Celebrates 20 Years
OCEAN CITY – This weekend marks a great cause for celebration to the Ocean City Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Committee because it will mark the 20th anniversary of Play It Safe for high school graduates. This is a drug- and alcohol-free project with over 60 free events for the current year’s high school graduates… Read more »
Friday, May 29–County Votes 5-2 To Shifts Funds To Classroom Materials
SNOW HILL – Local schools will see another $500,000 for textbooks and classroom materials, although no funding has been added to the schools budget.The Worcester County Commissioners voted 5-2 to move $565,000 from instructional salaries, which includes teachers, counselors, and educational assistants, to the materials of instruction category.While the County Commissioners voted to approve the… Read more »
Friday, May 29–Cops Kept Busy With Weapons Cases
OCEAN CITY – Over the course of a few hours late Sunday night and early Monday morning, resort police dealt with two serious cases of suspects brandishing weapons at groups of people in the downtown area.The dicey stretch began around 10:40 p.m. on Sunday when Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Credit To Brave SoulsEditor:I was on the Boardwalk Saturday night and saw the most amazing thing.Some guy actually pushed a police officer and when the officer tried to arrest the guy more people got involved and in the way. Out of nowhere, these two guys came to the assistance of the police and were putting… Read more »
Taking The Good With The Bad
Regarding the Memorial Day weekend, there was some good news and some bad news.Starting with the good stuff, more than 270,000 people decided to mark the holiday weekend in the Ocean City area. Certainly, an ideal beach weather forecast was the main motivation. Additionally, there were some bargains to be had at the beach that… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
An Open Letter To High School GraduatesDear Graduates,Congratulations to you all. By now, you have walked across the stage, before your classmates, teachers, administrators and family, shook hands with a figure of authority and received your high school diploma.This much is certain – a major milestone in your life has been achieved and you should… Read more »
OC Weekend Sales Satisfy, Crowds Best In 16 Years
OCEAN CITY – Although demoflush numbers indicate that Ocean City has enjoyed three straight record weekends, other numbers are not quite as optimistic as the resort trots into the early June doldrums.Memorial Day weekend joined the previous Cruisin’ and Springfest weekends in the Ocean City record books, at least as far as demoflush numbers are… Read more »
Who’s Playing Where and When Musically Speaking
Angler Restaurant 410-289-7424 • Talbot St. & The Bay Saturday, May 20 & Sunday, May 31: Jon Fritz Every Sunday: Dock Party with DJ Mike C Buxy’s Salty Dog 410-289-0973 • 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, May 29: DJ Wood Saturday, May 30: Crowded Outhouse Every Sunday: Locals’ Party with DJ BK CaribBean bar… Read more »