OCEAN CITY – Several Boardwalk merchants were named as defendants in a multi-million civil suit filed on Monday in U.S. District Court by the maker of high-end luxury handbags for selling counterfeit merchandise earlier this summer.Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc. on Monday filed suits in U.S. District Court against a dozen individual Boardwalk stores… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Friday, Aug 13–Neighborhood Watch Program Started On Boards
OCEAN CITY – Borrowing a time-honored and effective community policing partnership concept, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) and Boardwalk business owners and residents this week officially introduced a Neighborhood Watch program for the famous promenade.For years, several of Ocean City’s residential areas have implemented a Neighborhood Watch program, a public-private partnership in which residents… Read more »
Friday, Aug 13–Md. Will Spend $32M To Buy Ocean Downs Slot Machines
BERLIN – The state’s Board of Public Works on Wednesday agreed to shell out $32.7 million for the first 750 slot machines for Ocean Downs, but not before a discussion about the contractors failing to meet the mandated 25-percent minority business participation and the overall distaste of one member with the concept of the state… Read more »
Friday, Aug 13–Four Injured in Bridge Crash
OCEAN CITY – Four individuals were hospitalized after an accident on the Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge last Thursday evening that wiped out a large section of fence and closed the bridge in both directions during a peak summer evening.Around 8:15 p.m. last Thursday, Ocean City police responded to a reported single-vehicle accident with injuries on… Read more »
Friday, Aug 13–Berlin To Acquire Land For Police Station, Community Center
BERLIN – A new Berlin police station and a community center will one day occupy land along Route 113, possibly within the next five years.For the last six months, the town of Berlin has been negotiating to buy 6.5 acres of land on the corner of Bay St. and the northbound side of Rt. 113,… Read more »
Fatherhood Adventures
Personal space is a foreign concept to me at this point. There’s basically no such thing and both my boys seem to enjoy reminding me of this fact at every turn. There are so many daily examples to illustrate the point, but a couple recent moments stand out today.— After a recent spell of sleepless… Read more »
Chase Ends In Arrest
BERLIN – A high-speed chase through northern Worcester County led to the arrest of a man who abandoned his vehicle and fled police on foot.Last Wednesday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy on routine patrol in the area of Racetrack Rd. and Route 113 attempted to stop a vehicle with a headlight out. The suspect attempted… Read more »
Voices From the Readers
OC Needs Focus On Current LawsEditor:In my opinion discussing a ban on beach smoking is a waste of time. Ocean City has many existing health and safety ordinances that it does a poor job in enforcing. Why would anyone think that the city would be able to enforce a ban on beach smoking? For example:1. No… Read more »
Boardwalk Smoking Ban Deserves Consideration
The possibility of banning smoking on the beach in Ocean City has grabbed headlines around region. The idea is quite divisive, and there’s passion on both sides of the argument.On one hand, it can be said smokers are now in the minority in this country, and that non-smokers should not have to deal with second-hand… Read more »
Thoughts From the Publisher’s Desk
The general consensus seems to be that this summer is treating most businesses in and around Ocean City much better than last season. Numbers obtained from the Worcester County Treasurer’s Office this week confirmed that much for the first month of the traditional summer season.For June, the latest available figures, room tax collections for Ocean… Read more »