OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man passed away last week after some sort of medical event led to an accident in downtown Ocean City.On Jan. 23, at approximately 7 a.m. Ocean City Police and Paramedics responded to the area of Baltimore Avenue and 6th Street in reference to single-vehicle traffic collision.The driver was unconscious when… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2015
OC Indoor Soccer League Heading To Playoffs
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s Adult Indoor Soccer League closed out the regular season this week with two teams, the River Soccer Club and Kirby’s, tied atop.The regular season closed out with River and Kirby’s atop the standings with identical 11-1 marks. Sunsations finished with a 7-4-1 record, while Brazil came… Read more »
Judge Rules Ocean City Had Right To Respect Family Wishes To Not Release Drowning Victim’s Name
OCEAN CITY — A Worcester County Circuit Court judge this week opined the Ocean City Police Department met its burden under the Maryland Public Information Act to withhold the name of a 17-year-old drowning victim.In September, The Daily Times and its parent Gannett Company Inc. filed suit in Worcester County Circuit Court against the Ocean… Read more »
Hotel Marks 120 Years As Berlin’s Centerpiece; Friday Benefit To Honor Original Founders
BERLIN – Boarded up windows. Vacant storefronts. Empty sidewalks.Berlin in the 1970s could have been any struggling small town in America. Business was slow. Many buildings were run-down. And at the center of it all was the Atlantic Hotel. The 19th Century landmark appeared, like the rest of the town, to be headed for obscurity.In… Read more »
General’s Kitchen Finds New Home In Former Galaxy 66 Space
OCEAN CITY – General’s Kitchen tradition will stay alive in the former Galaxy 66 beneath the Skye BarGeneral’s Kitchen had been operating out of Beachmark Motel on 74th Street and Coastal Hwy. since the early 1980’s. In August, the property owner informed owner Robert Noll his lease, which expired on Dec. 31, was not going… Read more »
Iron Man Offers Advice During Surprise Pocomoke High School Visit
POCOMOKE — The Pocomoke High School student body got a rare mid-winter treat this week when former Baltimore Orioles great and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. surprised them with a visit on Wednesday afternoon.Last spring, Ripken made preliminary arrangements to address Pocomoke’s senior class at graduation, but as the date drew nearer, a schedule… Read more »
Dew Tour Head On Not Returning To OC: “It Is Just The Normal Course Of Action For An Event That Has Been In Existence As Long As The Dew Tour Has To Move On To Different Markets To Expose And Grow The Brand.”
OCEAN CITY – Dew Tour and Ocean City officials set the record straight Wednesday in response to false accusations blaming the resort for the event’s decision not to return in 2015.At the conclusion of Tuesday afternoon’s Mayor and City Council work session, Mayor Rick Meehan announced the Dew Tour will not be returning to Ocean… Read more »
Benefit Planned For Local Man’s Family To Help With Funeral Costs
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man passed away last week after some sort of medical event led to an accident in downtown Ocean City.On Jan. 23, at approximately 7 a.m. Ocean City Police and Paramedics responded to the area of Baltimore Avenue and 6th Street in reference to single-vehicle traffic collision.The driver was unconscious when… Read more »
30-Plus Vehicles Hit By Berlin Graffiti Spree; Victims Urged To Contact Police
BERLIN — Berlin Police on Monday are investigating a graffiti spree that occurred in the downtown area that included over 30 vehicles and at least three buildings.According to Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing, the department received the first phone call about the widespread vandalism in the Broad Street area downtown around 10 p.m. on Sunday… Read more »
Injured Bald Eagle Reportedly Recovers On Its Own
WEST OCEAN CITY – “There is something truly majestic when you get to see a bald eagle.”That’s what area resident Kristi Clarke was thinking when she turned around to get a better look at the eagle she saw standing in the median of Route 50 in West Ocean City. That’s when she saw it fly… Read more »