By Scott LenoxThe 3rd Annual Big Fish Classic is in the books and it was a terrific event. Just as we expected, today was the busiest day of scales action as 61 boats fished the window from 7AM yesterday until 3PM today. There were fish waiting at the dock when scales opened at 4PM and… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Huk Big Fish Classic Day 2
By Scott LenoxJust as we figured, day 2 of the 3rd Annual Huk Big Fish Classic was a little busier than day 1. Only 6 boats fished the first 32 hour window of the tournament which ended today at 3PM. The other 61 boats are fishing window two from 7AM this morning until 3PM tomorrow… Read more »
HUK Big Fish Classic
By Scott LenoxDay 1 of the Huk Big Fish Classic was a slow one today. We only had one boat come to the scale today and that was Fish in OC charter Rhonda’s Osprey with Captain Joe Drosey and mate Sasha Lickle. Rhonda’s Osprey pulled into the dock early this afternoon and weighed four nice… Read more »
Discovery Center Opens Otter Exhibit After Renovations
POCOMOKE – It’s been exactly one week since two river otters were welcomed to the Delmarva Discovery Center.“Every morning since we’ve had people lined up outside waiting to get in,” said Stacey Weisner, president and CEO of the Discovery Center.An aura of excitement surrounds the museum as residents from throughout the Eastern Shore make the… Read more »
With New Facility Underway, OC Discusses Old Boat Ramp Plan
OCEAN CITY — With construction underway on the resort’s new public boat ramp at 64th Street, Ocean City officials this week agreed on a plan for the existing boat ramp in the Little Salisbury community that has been a source of consternation for many for years.When the funding was approved and the new boat ramp… Read more »
National Night Out Events Carry Greater Significance
OCEAN CITY — Like citizens in similar communities all over the country, local residents and visitors next week will have the opportunity to put aside fear and suspicion for at least one day and get out in their neighborhoods to enjoy “National Night Out,” a decades-old event that perhaps has more meaning this year than… Read more »
Berlin Updates Design Standards
BERLIN – Officials approved updates to the town’s water, sewer and roadway design standards this week.According to Jane Kreiter, the town’s director of public works and water resources, the standards are updated periodically. The most recent revisions were in 2009.“Because we’re in the midst of quite a few projects we wanted to make sure everyone’s… Read more »
County Evaluates College, Career Ready Data
NEWARK – New data reveals that just 35 percent of the students entering 12th grade in Worcester County are “college and career ready” when it comes to mathematics.Sixty percent of those same students are deemed college and career ready in English.While the numbers appear low, school system officials attribute them to new testing methods.“Baseline results… Read more »
Ocean City’s New Boat Ramp Will Be Open 24 Hours
OCEAN CITY — With little to no impact on residential areas, the new public boat ramp under construction at 64th Street will be accessible 24 hours a day next summer, resort officials decided this week.During Tuesday’s work session, City Engineer Terry McGean updated the Mayor and Council on the new public boat ramp at 64th… Read more »
So Many Flounder, So Little Time
By Scott LenoxThere were some more thunderstorms rolling through Ocean City this afternoon that brought some very heavy rain to the area. Parts of downtown Ocean City were flooded and word was some streets were closed at high tide this evening. This weather is really putting a damper on my flounder fishing….literally. Before the storms… Read more »