OCEAN CITY – Approval of a new half marathon and 5K proposed to come to Ocean City next year was postponed this week once the city learned it’s a for-profit event that is requesting the town spend thousands of dollars in labor. Dean Reinke, representative of the USRA Half Marathon Series, requested approval of the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
There is nothing official about online petitions through the website change.org, but there’s no question they can be an adequate barometer to gauge public sentiments on a particular issue. In Ocean City, specifically, the recent past has shown these petitions do have an impact on public policy. Over the last couple years, several petitions have… Read more »
OC Beach Crowd Watches Crews Fight Boat Fire; Vessel Sank And Recovery Efforts Continue
OCEAN CITY — A potential deadly situation was averted last Saturday when a Good Samaritan arrived and took two people off a burning 46-foot sport fishing vessel that ultimately sank just a quarter mile offshore in front of a big beach crowd.Around 3 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Communications received a call for a boat… Read more »
Council Stands Firm On Repealing Parking Law, Rejects Former Councilman’s Request To Hold Referendum
OCEAN CITY – The City Council’s decision to repeal a recently enacted parking law became final this week, but not before a challenge from a petitioner to allow the public the chance to weigh in on the matter at the ballot box.On June 3, the City Council voted 5-2 to approve Ordinance 2013-10 that enacted… Read more »
Murder-Suicide Rattles Salisbury University Students
SALISBURY — Shock and sadness pervade the Salisbury University community and the city this week after an off-campus murder-suicide claimed the lives of two victims and left a female student clinging to life at Shock Trauma in Baltimore. Around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, law enforcement officers from the Salisbury Police Department, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s… Read more »
Is Council Disconnected Or Being Responsible?
Good or bad, one thing that can be said about the current Ocean City Mayor and Council is it’s not stubborn when it comes to decisions. That is in stark contrast to the previous council majority’s way of conducting business, which was more of a take it or leave it mentality, but the two bodies… Read more »
Promoter Says Tall Ship Attracted 14,000 While In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – The tall ship El Galeon departed Ocean City this week, leaving many good memories behind in its wake.The El Galeon arrived in Ocean City on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and before it made its departure early Tuesday morning, city officials presented the tall ship’s crew with a Key to the City. The Galeon’s… Read more »
Public Outcry Leads Council To Pull Plug On Beach Vehicle Access Plans; Officials Maintain No Final Decision Was Made, Despite Motion Clearly Stating Intention
OCEAN CITY – The opposing public was heard loud and clear over the last week, leading resort officials to put an immediate halt to the possibility of allowing vehicles drive on the beach in the offseason.Last Tuesday afternoon the Mayor and City Council discussed the possibility of having a one-year trial to allow vehicles to… Read more »
Spanish Tall Ship Ends Ocean City Stay; Crew Headed South To Puerto Rico After Busy Stop In Resort
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Assateague Horse Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Labor Day
ASSATEAGUE – An otherwise perfect Labor Day on Assateague on the symbolic end of the summer season ended on a sad note on Monday night when one of the wild ponies that inhabit the island was struck and killed by a vehicle near the approach to the Verrazano Bridge.Around 8 p.m. on Monday, a wild… Read more »