OCEAN CITY- For the third straight year, the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department won the town’s employee softball league title, downing the Ocean City Beach Patrol 2 team, 16-6, in the championship game.Each summer, employees from the various town departments compete in a summer-long softball league with the winner owning bragging rights for the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Dramatic End to Mid-Atlantic 500
OCEAN CITY- In what has become a three-year trend in the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 tournament, an Ocean City-base boat swept in on the last day with a big white marlin to steal the thunder, and a large chunk of change, from their New Jersey brethren.With Hurricane Bill churning toward the mid-Atlantic coast late last week, just… Read more »
Marlin Club’s Labor Day Tourney on Tap
OCEAN CITY- While it may lack the glamour and high payouts of the White Marlin Open, the Ocean City Marlin Clubs 51st Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament, which gets underway next weekend, trumps all other in terms of history and prestige.Called the “granddaddy” of the resort area fishing tournaments, the annual Labor Day White… Read more »
Varsity Golf Teams Square Off in First Ever Battle of Berlin
The Stephen Decatur and Worcester Prep varsity golf teams, pictured above, last week squared off for the Inaugural “Battle of Berlin Challenge Cup.” Using a modified Ryder Cup format, the two teams battled it out at the Ocean City Golf Club and Eagle’s Landing Golf Course. According to the coaches, the three-day friendly competition between the… Read more »
2009 Live Meet Concludes at Downs
BERLIN- The 62nd annual summer-long live racing meet at historic Ocean Downs concluded with a bang last Sunday with champions named in several categories including Horse of the Year, Driver of the Year and Trainer of the Year among others.The 2009 live meet, which began back in late June and concluded last Sunday, was highly… Read more »
Who’s Playing When and Where Musically Speaking
Angler Restaurant410-289-7424 • Talbot St. & The BaySunday, Aug. 30: Last Social Party with DJ Mike CBuxy’s Salty Dog 410-289-0973 • 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Every Friday: DJ WoodSaturday, Aug. 29: Steeler Tailgate PartyEvery Sunday: Locals’ Party with DJ BKCaribBean bar & grill410-289-0837 • Just off the Boards on 2nd St.Friday, Aug. 28: Dave… Read more »
OC Surfer Saves Trio Caught In Rip
OCEAN CITY – A local surfer quickly was given the title of local hero after saving three young children from a rip current that was rapidly pulling them out to sea last Sunday night in uptown Ocean City.Twenty-six-year-old Nick Wilson merely wanted to catch a few waves left over from Hurricane Bill as he had… Read more »
Assault On Girlfriend
OCEAN CITY – A Pottstown, Pa. man was arrested on assault charges last weekend after allegedly attacking his girlfriend and fracturing one of the vertebrae in her neck.Around 4:30 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City police responded to the Seascape Motel on 15th Street for an unknown disturbance. The investigation revealed a couple staying at the… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Competition May Ease Health Insurance CostsEditor:I’m writing this letter because my health insurance premium increased 12 1/2 percent last week. My husband and I have been responsible citizens for the last 50 years. We raised and educated our children; we didn’t expect the government to take care of us. We did it ourselves. I have voted… Read more »
Compromise Best Hopes In Land Dispute?
Despite the Ocean City Mayor and Council formalizing plans to condemn and seize his property, local businessman Rick Laws is proceeding with his intention to develop the land into a bayfront hotel.Laws came before the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission last week to seek approval of his site plans for a five-story, 104-unit hotel,… Read more »