Ocean City originally consisted of 50 acres between the Sinepuxent Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The name Ocean City was chosen for the new town in August 1874 by the stockholders of the Atlantic Hotel Company and in 1875 the site was surveyed by Daniel G. Hudson while standing on the mainland.The property was divided… Read more »
Bank of Ocean City’s Earl Conley presents a weekly award and a donation to the Boosters in the name of the week’s Stephen Decatur High School football MVP. This week’s MVP was Ernest Shockley, who had 29 tackles in a 14-3 loss to Kent Island. He is pictured with Conley and Head Coach Bob Knox…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Five individuals were taken to an area hospital and a sixth was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore on Monday afternoon after being rescued from a rip current and heavy surf on the beach at 33rd Street.Treacherous surf conditions resulted in a major scare on the beach at 33rd Street on Monday… Read more »
Star Charities Founder/Director Anna Foultz and her group of volunteers held a fundraiser on Sept. 19 and raised nearly $3,000 to benefit wounded soldiers in Maryland. The event was hosted by Ed Colbert, owner of Deer Run Golf Course in Berlin, and included an evening of dinner by Monty of the Lazy River Saloon and entertainment by Johnny Cash impersonator David… Read more »
Learning about chemical reactions, students Samantha Cummings, Hannah Stirn and Marley Luckett mix sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid in JoAnna Evans’ science class at Seaside Christian Academy.
The Town of Ocean City congratulated Catrice Parsons, the town’s Procurement Manager, for obtaining the Certified Public Procurement Buyer (CPPB) credential and Pamela McMillan, Procurement/Supply Supervisor, for obtaining the Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) credential through Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC). Submitted Photos
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro warned H20i attendees to expect “swift and firm enforcement” if they don’t mind their manners and obey resort traffic laws this weekend in a lengthy and somewhat unprecedented open letter.Buzzuro’s statement was released on the town’s website early this week, but, as the town had likely… Read more »
Police Approach ToH2O Event UnfairEditor:I would like to express my concern about an event that occurs in Ocean City each year for about the last decade. This event is known simply as H2Oi. It is a modified car show. People begin to converge upon Ocean City on about Sept. 28, cumulating with the event on… Read more »
H20 International promoter Jay Shoup has had enough of the entitled bunch that has brought negative attention to his weekend event, which he has been organizing for 18 years. As I have mentioned in the past in this space, I think Shoup deserves credit for clearing the air about what his organized event is meant… Read more »
By now, the mere potential that exists for even dangerous weather later in the weekend from Joaquin should have everyone on edge and at a minimum prepared.With a significant storm system impacting weather currently as well as the tropical event expected to influence the start of the work week, the main storylines are tremendous amounts… Read more »