Every 1st Friday:Star Charities Volunteers Meet10 a.m., Ocean Pines Library. For more information, 410-641-7667.Every Saturday:Weekly Farmers Market8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines. Year-round featuring locally grown vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, kettle corn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats and more. New vendors welcome. For more information, 410-641-7717.Every Saturday: Morning Worship10 a.m.,… Read more »
Jesse’s Paddle volunteer Bob Steffen was the high bidder for the kayak auction at the annual event that raised $23,000 for the Jesse Klump Suicide Awareness & Prevention Program and the Jesse Klump Memorial Scholarship. Pictured, from left, are Jesse Klump Memorial Fund President Kim Klump, Fund Secretary Ron Pilling, Steffen, and Barry Laws, proprietor… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Beachgoers in Ocean City got a close and personal glimpse of Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles on Monday when National Aquarium staffers released three of the rehabilitated creatures from the beach at 40th Street.The National Aquarium’s Marine Animal Rescue Program on Monday released three Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles from the beach in Ocean… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 2nd Annual Big Fish Classic last weekend certainly lived up to the hype with several huge fish in every category weighed on the historic docks on Talbot Street.Produced by Huk Performance Fishing and hosted by M.R. Ducks and the Angler, the Big Fish Classic is a unique tournament that features boats and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The resort will once again become the center of the sportfishing universe on Monday when hundreds of anglers and thousands of spectators gather in the resort for the 42nd Annual White Marlin Open.For over four decades, the White Marlin Open, deemed the largest billfish tournament in the world, has been one of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pittsburgh, Pa. man faces assault and other charges this week for allegedly biting two bar employees, including one in the face, and an Ocean City police officer in the leg before being tased.Around 2:05 a.m. last Saturday, OCPD officers were in the area of Seacrets on 49th Street to assist with… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A local man, serving a seven-year sentence for the death of a friend outside a downtown Ocean City bar in January 2013, is seeking a reduction in his sentence to two years, pointing out the semantic difference between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter.In August 2014, George Nottingham, now 50, of West Ocean City,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After a relatively quiet early summer season in terms of collisions involving pedestrians and vehicles in Ocean City, two separate incidents over the past week resulted in two victims being flown to Shock Trauma in critical condition.Around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Ocean City Police and EMS responded to the area of 21st… Read more »
The Alaska Stand was founded by Benjamin Givarz in 1933 on the Boardwalk at Wicomico Street. Not only did Mr. Givarz overcome economic problems associated with the Great Depression but also lost a prime week of the tourist season that year to the hurricane that created Ocean City’s Inlet. The Alaska Stand survived both to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested on robbery and assault charges on Saturday after snatching a purse from a female at a farmer’s market before being caught and detained by quick-thinking witnesses.Just before noon last Saturday, a veteran OCPD officer was conducting a traffic stop on the corner of Coastal Highway and… Read more »