Severe Storm Wreaks Havoc On Summer Afternoon

OCEAN CITY – A band of severe thunderstorms, complete with torrential downpours that dumped an estimated four inches of rain on the resort, rolled through the area on Monday afternoon, flooding streets, stranding motorists, sending beachgoers scrambling for cover and even disabling a large head boat full of passengers two miles offshore.Storms complete with lightning,… Read more »

Voices From The Readers

Voices From The Readers

Step Up Highway Safety In Wake Of TragedyEditor:Our daughter Kristen was killed on June 23 on Costal Highway and 33rd Street. Our grief, as you can imagine, is beyond belief. We are very concerned about the safety of your area and continue to wonder why the safety measures have not been stepped up in accordance… Read more »

Numbers Cloud Air Show’s Importance

Numbers Cloud Air Show’s Importance

Although they cannot be dismissed entirely, the financial numbers unveiled this week behind last month’s OC Air Show do not tell the entire story.At this week’s Mayor and Council meeting, all the available financial information on the second annual event was presented, and it was not exactly a pretty picture. The fact is the air… Read more »

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

For whatever reason, surely it was petty politics, the state legislature did not see fit to endorse Delegate Jim Mathias’ legislation earlier this year seeking to make the sale of salvia illegal. Until the state legislature, specifically the Senate, comes to its senses and outlaws this dangerous substance, which the federal Drug Enforcement Agency has… Read more »

Fatherhood Adventures

We threw out our first book, and the pieces that were left of it, this week. It wasn’t something we wanted to do, but Beckett left us no other choice.It was one of those flap books. You know, the kind with the pull down, yank or tear, flaps that reveal a photo of some sort. We have… Read more »

Mounted Officer Nabs Robber

Mounted Officer Nabs Robber

OCEAN CITY – A Baltimore man was arrested on armed robbery and assault charges last week after getting chased down by an OCPD mounted officer following an alleged knife assault.Shortly after 2 a.m. last Friday, OCPD officers responded to the area of 2nd Street and Baltimore Ave. for a reported assault involving a knife. As… Read more »