OCEAN CITY – Heavy rains and gusty winds could put a damper on some of the 41st Annual Sunfest celebration this weekend at the Ocean City Inlet.Town officials and event organizers were preaching the message of “cautious optimism”, as the forecast from the National Weather Service projects that Saturday and Sunday could turn into a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office continues to investigate another fire last Thursday evening in the same general area where three other blazes have occurred this year, raising suspicion something more than mere coincidence could be afoot.Last Friday, two downtown residents were displaced after an early morning residential fire at St. Louis… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Thirty years ago this weekend, Ocean City Councilman Dennis Dare was a young city engineer for the town of Ocean City.The year was 1985, and Dare and other town officials got word that a Cape Verde-hurricane called Gloria had taken a sharp turn in the Atlantic Ocean and was churning with increasing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two Ocean City restaurant workers put the “hospital” in hospitality last weekend when they were each first on the scene and helped save lives at two different serious motorcycle accidents on the same night about 100 blocks apart.Shortly before 7 p.m. last Friday, local resident, firefighter, paramedic, rescue swimmer and Uber driver… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With Bike Week in the books and a handful of vehicle-related special events yet to come, Ocean City officials this week passed an ordinance requiring businesses to install signs warning revelers of the existing disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct laws.Earlier this month, the Mayor and Council backed off a pair of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With a bevy of local environmental leaders on hand, Ocean City officials on Monday passed a resolution officially opposing offshore seismic testing off the coast of the resort after agreeing the potential risks outweigh the possible rewards.The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is currently evaluating four permits from three different… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As the roaring engines of tens of thousands of motorcycles slept early last Saturday morning during Delmarva Bike Week, a lone row boat quietly crept through the channel that separates Ocean City from Assateague Island.Its sole occupant was a tired and hungry 49-year-old African-American Brooklyn man named Victor Mooney, who docked his… Read more »
Between 1876 and 1933, trains brought passengers to Ocean City over a wooden trestle bridge across the Sinepuxent Bay. The original railroad station, pictured above, was located on Baltimore Avenue and South Division Street and served the town until a larger station was built on Philadelphia Avenue and Wicomico Street in 1903.In the years prior… Read more »
Certified Status RenewedFRUITLAND – Apple Discount Drugs, a locally owned Health Mart pharmacy, has announced that John Motsko has renewed his Certified Diabetes Educator® (CDE®) status by successfully completing the continuing education renewal option process.Candidates must meet rigorous eligibility requirements to be eligible for certification. Achieving the CDE® credential demonstrates to people with diabetes and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — On Sept. 24 and 25, the doors of 11 private residences in the Ocean City area will open for the Sandcastle Home Tour, an annual event chaired this year by the First Lady of Maryland, Yumi Hogan.Ten homes in Bishopville, Ocean Pines and Ocean City will be open, plus a bonus oceanfront… Read more »