OCEAN CITY — An unidentified 22-year-old Washington, D.C. man is reportedly in stable condition this week after getting stabbed repeatedly during a large fight on the Boardwalk early Sunday morning.Around 3:35 a.m. on Sunday, Ocean City Police and paramedics responded to the Stowaway Grand on the Boardwalk at 21st Street for a reported stabbing incident…. Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Council Moves Ahead With Paid Parking Areas; Mayor’s Compromise Rejected
OCEAN CITY – Despite a compromise proposed by Mayor Rick Meehan and concerns from residents and two other elected officials, the City Council majority have approved new paid parking areas for this summer.An ordinance authorizing additional paid parking in certain areas came before the Mayor and City Council this week for its final passage. New… Read more »
Suspect Still On Loose After Berlin Chase, Manhunt
BERLIN — The Berlin Police Department has enlisted the help of a fugitive task force in its effort to locate the wanted man who eluded authorities after assaulting a police officer during a traffic stop on Wednesday.Despite several hours of searching by foot and air, local law enforcement agencies have been unable to apprehend the… Read more »
Samir Ramadan Held On $15M Bond; Youngest Brother Aims To Clear His Name
OCEAN CITY — One of two local residents, indicted by a New York grand jury in May for allegedly being the “enterprise treasurer” for a vast money laundering operation with possible links to terrorism, was ordered held on a $15 million bond this week, while his alleged “ringleader” brother remains in custody without a bail… Read more »
Feds Hoping To Extend Whale Protection Rules
OCEAN CITY — The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) this week announced a proposal to make permanent rules the agency implemented five years ago to protect highly endangered right whales that migrate through and birth young in the waters off the mid-Atlantic coast.On Wednesday, NMFS officials announced the 60-day public comment period is now open… Read more »
Rocket Launched At Wallops Island
WALLOPS ISLAND — Shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, the latest rocket launch from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility arched its way across the Lower Shore sky, providing residents and visitors throughout the mid-Atlantic region with what has become a more common light show of sorts.After the initial launched planned for Tuesday was scrubbed because… Read more »
Pilot Shares ‘Gift Of Flight’ With Reporter
OCEAN CITY – Lt. Colonel John Klatt and the Air National Guard are in Ocean City this weekend performing in the OC Air Show, exemplifying the many benefits the Air National Guard has to offer, as well as finding the time to give this reporter an experience of a lifetime.On Thursday morning, I woke up… Read more »
New Details Emerge As Missing Woman Search Continues
BERLIN — New details emerged this week in the search for an elderly Berlin woman with dementia and short-term memory loss last seen at her residence near South Point on Memorial Day.Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, May 28, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office received a missing persons report on Helen Stephanie David, 77, from her… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Non-Profit Helping Overcome Cuts Editor:The article by Shawn Soper on sequester impacts on Assateague Island National Seashore and your editorial comments were well put but don’t tell the whole story.Over the past two decades, budget cuts by Congress have also affected all national parks so the financial situation for “American’s greatest idea” is much more… Read more »
Open Letter To High School Graduates
Dear Graduates,Congratulations to you all. By now, you have walked across the stage, before your classmates, teachers, administrators and family, shook hands with a figure of authority and received your high school diploma.This much is certain – a major milestone in your life has been achieved and you should be proud of the accomplishment and… Read more »