OCEAN CITY — Three of the four suspects arrested in July following a melee on the beach in Ocean City with police were found guilty this week of assault and other charges and received jail time for their roles during the incident while a fourth was fined and placed on probation.Trials resumed on Wednesday for… Read more »
SALISBURY — Registration is open for the 11th Annual Tim Kennard 10-Mile River Run and 5K Walk, scheduled 9 a.m. Sunday, March 2. New this year is a 10-mile team relay.Presented by Comcast, the run starts and finishes at Salisbury University’s Maggs Physical Activities Center. Free parking is available in the SU garage on Wayne… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A preliminary meeting with the newly formed Skate Park Committee this week revealed usage data at the Ocean Bowl Skate Park in advance of this spring’s budget discussions.“Last year, the council looked at possibly closing the skate park during the week as a cost reduction for budgetary concerns. It was met with… Read more »
BERLIN — A push to allow private liquor retail sales in the town of Berlin is facing an uphill battle now that the Worcester County Commission has officially come out in opposition to the measure. The effort may not be dead in the water, however, as it has been endorsed by the Berlin Mayor and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Three of the four suspects arrested in July following a melee on the beach in Ocean City with police were found guilty this week of assault and other charges and received jail time for their roles during the incident while a fourth was fined and placed on probation.Trials resumed on Wednesday for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A preliminary meeting with the newly formed Skate Park Committee this week revealed usage data at the Ocean Bowl Skate Park in advance of this spring’s budget discussions.“Last year, the council looked at possibly closing the skate park during the week as a cost reduction for budgetary concerns. It was met with… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Representatives of the Ocean City taxi cab industry publicly outlined this week their reasons for wanting to increase the per-mile rate charged to customers.A last-minute request came before the Police Commission Monday morning by Nite Club Taxi Manager John Donohue, who was joined by Charles Stooksbury of American Veterans Taxi, to have… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Seaside Boat Show returns to the Roland E. Powell Convention Center this weekend, and despite a little less space than usual due to the ongoing construction of the Performing Arts Center in the facility, the annual harbinger of warmer days to come promises to be one of the best ever.For the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The love of oysters will be shared at this weekend’s Oyster Garden event at Fager’s Island for all to attend.For 20 years, Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) has been a facilitator and implementer of all major oyster restoration activities for Maryland and has become the leading non-profit in restoring oysters in the bay.ORP restoration… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — There were more questions than answers late yesterday about what caused the ground to shake and buildings to rattle in the Ocean City area shortly before noon on Thursday, but Maryland Geological Survey officials have confirmed the data collected at various seismic stations in the area is not consistent with an earthquake.Just… Read more »