OCEAN CITY – A free gas giveaway promotion and a golf advertising co-op were approved this week in one fell swoop through a compromise made among City Council members.Councilman Brent Ashley began the discussion by proposing to have an assessment completed on Ocean City’s summer seasons to examine data collected on its visitors. For example… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Area Officials Stress Planning As Hurricane Season Begins
OCEAN CITY — Wednesday marked the beginning of this year’s hurricane season, and Ocean City officials are warning area residents to start preparing now.“The public is part of the emergency management service,” said Joe Theobald, Ocean City Emergency Services Director, at a press conference held Wednesday. “We’re trying to stress preparation.”According to information distributed by… Read more »
Necropsy Confirms Minke Whale Died Of Natural Causes
FENWICK ISLAND, Del. — Delaware Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation (MERR) Institute officials have concluded the 25-foot minke whale that washed up on the beach in Fenwick Island likely died of natural causes and was later buried not far from where it came ashore.Shortly after 9 a.m. last Thursday, the minke whale, estimated weight of… Read more »
Ocean City Seeking To Identify Free Fishing Areas
OCEAN CITY – A list of suggested free salt water fishing areas has been sent to Sen. Jim Mathias to present to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).According to Mayor Rick Meehan, there has been some confusion in the last year over salt water fishing licenses and free fishing areas in Ocean City. He said… Read more »
Body Recovered In Pond After Accident
SALISBURY — A search for a Fruitland man who capsized his kayak in a pond in Delmar late last Thursday afternoon ended in tragedy when his body was recovered the next morning.Around 4 p.m. last Thursday, James Edward Cain, Jr., 42, of Fruitland, was kayaking in Leonard’s Mill Pond in Delmar when his vessel capsized,… Read more »
Commissioners Suggest Efficiency Study For Schools
SNOW HILL — Worries over finances next year have Worcester County Commissioners already looking to the fiscal year 2013 budget, despite the fiscal year 2012 budget still being worked on.One possible suggestion from the commission to help weather the expected trouble next year is for the Board of Education to establish an “efficiency committee,” a… Read more »
Season Starting With A Bang Good News For All
by Steven Green
Was it the hot, hazy and humid weather? Was it a sign the economy is recovering some and discretionary income is being restored? Was it a result of the town’s expanded advertising and marketing? Whatever the case, the local tourism market’s prime season has gotten off to a splendid start, thanks to another strong Cruisin’… Read more »
Between The Lines
by Steven Green
Ocean City Councilman Doug Cymek caused a stir this week with a plan he devised to merge two marketing plans — one on fuel and another on golf — together into a single discussion, surprising some of his colleagues at City Hall. Consequently, I called him yesterday morning to get a little insight into why… Read more »
Authorities Do Their Job
Editor:Generally, I do not take time to respond to other letters posted in your paper but the comments in this letter, “Laws Need Enforcing,” just begged for a response.First, as to the statement “please start enforcing the laws and ordinances”, I’m not sure if the writer has ever been out on the streets of Ocean… Read more »
15th Annual Mako Mania Underway
OCEAN CITY- The 15th Annual Mako Mania shark tournament got underway this morning with dozens of boats and teams of anglers competing in the first significant offshore tournament of the summer-long series of events in Ocean City.With warm water starting to show up in the canyons off the coast of the resort, the early offshore… Read more »