By Scott LenoxAfter quite a few days of some slow tuna fishing there were some boats that got on them pretty good today. There were a lot of boats on the water over the 4th of July holiday and sometimes that can mean slow fishing. The theory, which I tend to agree with, is that… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2016
County Denies Solar Developer’s Tax Abatement Request
SNOW HILL – County officials voted to deny a request for a tax abatement from a solar company, citing the fact that the project wouldn’t bring many jobs to the area.The Worcester County Commissioners agreed not to grant the tax abatement request presented by Byron Crawford of Longview Solar. Crawford had been seeking an 80-percent… Read more »
Burglary Suspects Nabbed After Police Track Stolen Credit Card
OCEAN CITY — Four Pennsylvania men were arrested after an early morning burglary at a downtown Ocean City residence on the Fourth of July after police were able to track them through a stolen credit card.Around 5:40 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 12th Street and Dayton Lane for a… Read more »
Ocean City Elected Officials Call Paramedics’ Petition Not “In The Best Interest Of Our Taxpayers’
OCEAN CITY — The Mayor and Council on Tuesday fired off a lengthy statement of opposition to the ongoing petition drive by the Ocean City’s firefighter/paramedics union seeking to put a referendum for binding interest arbitration before voters this fall.In late February, the clock expired on negotiations between the town and the Career Firefighter Paramedics… Read more »
Worcester Students Earn Medals At National Skills Competition
NEWARK – Two Worcester County students were among the 23 Maryland teenagers who won medals at this year’s national SkillsUSA competition.Worcester Technical High School senior Keyondra Snell won a silver medal in building maintenance while Worcester Technical High School junior Lindsay Kremer won a silver medal in principles of engineering and technology. Several other local… Read more »
Fenwick Council Removes Two Candidates From August Election Over Property Ownership Issue
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials agreed to remove two individuals from the list of candidates in this summer’s election because they fail to meet qualifications set forth in the town charter.Though they were originally approved as candidates, Charlie Hastings and Marc McFaul have been removed from the list of candidates in the town’s Aug. 6 election…. Read more »
Summer-Long Raffle To Benefit New Hospice Facility
BERLIN – The Coastal Association of REALTORS® (CAR) is selling chance tickets for three Yeti coolers to benefit the campaign to build Coastal Hospice at the Ocean.Tickets are $10 each or six for $50. The Yeti coolers vary in size.Tickets are available daily at the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty in Ocean Pines and West… Read more »
Bowfishing
By Scott LenoxIf you like shooting a bow, and you like fishing, then you would definitely like bowfishing. There are two boats in the Fish in OC fleet that offer bowfishing, the Ocean City Guide Service with Captain John Prather and Dusk to Dawn Bowfishing with Captain Marc Spagnola.It takes quite a bit of skill… Read more »
Van Hollen Plans ‘To Adopt The Mikulski Model’ If Elected
OCEAN CITY — Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-District 8) says there are a lot of similarities between he and US Senator Barbara Mikulski. That’s why he believes he is the man to replace the retiring political icon in November.In the race to win the US Senate seat held by the longest tenured female in our… Read more »
34th Annual Ocean City Marlin Club Canyon Kick-Off Results
By Scott LenoxIt was an exciting weekend for the Ocean City Marlin Club for the 34th Annual Canyon Kick-Off Tournament at Sunset Marina. There were lots of nice fish weighed including the beautiful 125.8 pound yellowfin tuna by angler Brian Stempowski aboard Captain Frank Goodhart’s Brenda Lou. There were 63 boats vying for $72,990.00 in… Read more »