OCEAN CITY — One of the earliest casualties during Hurricane Sandy occurred Sunday night and into early Monday morning when huge waves demolished much of the seaward end of the iconic Ocean City Fishing Pier.While no official report on the destruction has been released, pictures clearly show much of the historic pier has been washed… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — Assateague Island was slowly coming back to life, at least from a human standpoint, yesterday after Hurricane Sandy made her presence felt early this week, but the barrier island, like most coastal areas, took a good beating.Two days after the last vestiges of Sandy cleared out of the area, the Assateague Island State… Read more »
Union Ad Appalling Editor:I am proud to call myself a resident of Ocean City. We are a small and incredibly tightly knit community, responding without hesitation to the needs of our neighbors. During Hurricane Sandy there were hundreds of examples of neighbor helping neighbor. We watch out for one another. It’s what we do.This brings… Read more »
There has been robust debate about what Tuesday’s municipal election in Ocean City is all about.The council majority members up for re-election, Jim Hall and Joe Hall, say it’s the money and keeping the direction of the city on a “conservative” track. While acknowledging the importance of fiscal responsibility, the non-majority incumbent members, specifically Doug… Read more »
There were lots of memorable and forgettable times during the inside imprisonment that was Hurricane Sandy.The idea of basically being holed up in the house for two straight days because of the weather is never enjoyable to me, but add two kids, ages 4 and 2, to the picture and it can enter the realm… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — Assateague Island was slowly coming back to life, at least from a human standpoint, yesterday after Hurricane Sandy made her presence felt early this week, but the barrier island, like most coastal areas, took a good beating.Two days after the last vestiges of Sandy cleared out of the area, the Assateague Island State… Read more »
BERLIN — With flooding and lengthy blackouts popping up around the Eastern Shore in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Berlin was able to escape relatively unscathed.“Things went extremely well considering the severity of the storm,” said Mayor Gee Williams, crediting the hard work of town employees and a little bit of good luck.Rain and wind… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It’s always a tragic event when a property owner has to resort to gunfire to defend his or her home. Luckily, this time the threat came in the form of an unmanned boat propelled by storm surge.During Hurricane Sandy on Monday, Eden Roc Hotel owner Bill Salvatore found himself faced with an… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Baltimore Philharmonia Orchestra (BPO) will be performing a concert of diverse works on Saturday, Nov. 24, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at 10301 Coastal Highway.This is the first time the orchestra will be performing in Ocean City. The concert will feature guest vocalist Kate Jackman, and BPO Concertmaster Rafael Javadov. Special… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City is in the process of assessing damaged done by Hurricane Sandy as Ocean City returns to business one step at a time.“I think we are very fortunate,” Mayor Rick Meehan said at this morning’s press conference. “We have our team out there right now doing a damage assessment. We have… Read more »