OCEAN CITY – This week’s 36th Annual White Marlin Open has lived up to all the hype and then some with a whopping 93.5-pound white caught on Tuesday still sitting atop the leader board as of late yesterday with a local challenger, who has been white-hot all summer, sitting in second, not to mention a… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Friday, August 7–Swimmer Thankful For Guard’s Quick Response
OCEAN CITY – A Western Maryland man had high praise this week for an Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) surf rescue technician who pulled him from the ocean last Friday and literally “saved his life” after he was pounded by back-to-back large waves in the heavy surf.Mike Simms, 46, is back home in New Market,… Read more »
Friday, August 7–Resort To Get Crime Analyst
OCEAN CITY – When it came down to it, the City Council couldn’t justify passing up immediate grant money, even with a more potential long-term solution unfolding literally just down the road.A crime analyst has been sought after by the Ocean City Police Department for several years, and when the Office of Crime Control and… Read more »
Friday, August 7–Parent’s Letter Details Severity Of Salvia Use
OCEAN CITY – As expected, Mayor Rick Meehan signed on the dotted line while Councilman Joe Hall stood his ground in opposition on Monday night, and by Tuesday morning, salvia was illegal in Ocean City.After City Council voted for an emergency ordinance to be drawn up by City Solicitor Guy Ayres that would ban the… Read more »
Friday, August 7–OC Arts Advisory Board To Form
OCEAN CITY – Before the performing arts center has even received the final approval on its so-called birth, local residents are coming together to help ensure it a bright future.A who’s who of savvy business-folk, entrepreneurs and local big wigs have stepped forward and formed the new Ocean City Cultural Arts Advisory Board, which City… Read more »
Police Not Enforcing OC New Salvia Law
OCEAN CITY – The City Council learned this week it can’t always get what it wants after enforcement of the town’s new emergency salvia ban lacked the sharp teeth that they so outspokenly promised it would.On Tuesday morning Salvia was deemed an illegal substance to sell or possess in Ocean City by way of the… Read more »
Faces in Places
A Spotlight on the Local and Regional Bar and Restaurant Scene
Fatherhood Adventures
Approaching the 15-month-old mark in a few days, Beckett seems to have found the joy in being alone. That’s how it seems at least with a new hobby he has developed.One of his favorite new objects to explore is a door, and he is fascinated by how it can open and close, most specifically how… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Charles Winston Shock, Sr.OCEAN PINES – Charles Winston (Winnie) Shock, Sr., 57, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord on Friday, July 24, 2009 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the husband of Kathy Anne (Halterman) Shock. He is also survived by his children, Shawn R. Stauch of Bastrop, Texas and his… Read more »
Wednesday, Aug. 5-OC Stores Caught Selling Salvia
OCEAN CITY – A few hours after a ban on salvia and related paraphernalia went into effect, Ocean City police discovered several resort businesses openly violating the law by continuing to sell the so-called hallucinogen.Yesterday, at approximately 1 p.m., the Ocean City Police Department began inspecting businesses located within the corporate limits of Ocean City… Read more »