OCEAN CITY – In an attempt to ease the flow of traffic out of the resort, the Ocean City Police Department and the US Coast Guard are in discussions with the federal government to shift the timeframe the Route 50 drawbridge is closed to vessel traffic on 4th of July.During a Police Commission meeting this… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Despite some high-profile crimes during the month, key data from the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) reveals calls for service declined approximately 3 percent last month compared to last July.At Monday’s Police Commission meeting, it was reported July’s total calls for service, including traffic stops, business checks and assistance to citizens, were… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — State and local leaders are meeting on Friday for a workshop aimed at outlining potential business opportunities associated with the future wind farm off the coast of the resort.Earlier this year, the Maryland General Assembly passed Governor Martin O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Act of 2013 after several unsuccessful attempts at passing legislation allowing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The 40th Annual White Marlin Open last week lived up to the hype as usual with a flurry of big whites caught midweek, including the eventual winner, an 83-pounder caught by angler Tom Jones of the “Kingfisher” oddly on the “Odinspear”, and a massive big-eye tuna weighed late on the tournament’s last… Read more »
28th Street Pit and Pub 410-289-2020 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Aug. 16: Dale & The ZDubs Saturday, Aug. 17: Lawnchair Every Thursday: DJ Dance Party45th Street Taphouse 443-664-2201 • 45th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Aug. 9: Jimmy Charles From American Idol, 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Aug. 10: Elwood, 8 p.m.-midnight Every Sunday: Zion… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Next week marks 80 years since the epic storm of 1933 ravaged Ocean City, and while the deluge nearly erased the fledgling resort town, the cataclysmic changes left in its wake changed the course of history along the sleepy barrier island forever.Significant storms have hit the resort since, most notably the March… Read more »
BERLIN — Accused killer Matthew Burton, charged in Maryland with first-degree murder and first-degree rape in the death of a Delaware woman whose body was found on a roadside embankment in northern Worcester County in June 2012, will now be tried in Delaware where evidence suggests the crimes took place. On Monday, the Delaware State… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A significant spike in the number of dead and decomposing bottlenose dolphins turning up in the waters along the mid-Atlantic coast this summer, including seven in Maryland during the month of July alone, have scientists “alarmed” as they continue to seek answers for the sudden phenomenon. The seven deceased bottlenose dolphins found… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The first three days of the 40th Annual White Marlin Open produced no shortage of drama as a whirlwind couple of hours shook up the leaderboard in the signature white marlin division Wednesday, which saw a record three 77-pounders sharing the top spot before a crew on a borrowed boat rolled in… Read more »
SNOW HILL — At this week’s Worcester County Commission meeting, the process to replace the roofs on two library branches began, the use of the Langmaid Road Sand Pit for FBI usage was approved, an error that would have deprived an agency of $40,000 in funding was corrected and a potentially hazardous nuisance property was… Read more »