28th Street Pit and Pub410-289-202028th St. & Coastal Hwy.Every Thursday: Locals’ Night With DJ BKAdolfo’s410-289-400113th St. & The Boardwalk,In The Beach Plaza HotelEvery Friday & Saturday: Rhonda Apple & Dale BrittEvery Thursday: Billie Carlins Band Atlantic Hotel410-641-35892 North Main St., BerlinEvery Monday: Earl BeardsleyEvery Tuesday: Bob Miller On The PianoFriday, Aug. 19: Frankie MoranThursday, Aug. 25:… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — What began as an overview on new federal flood insurance policies on Tuesday turned into a roast of sorts of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) representatives as an increasingly frustrated segment of resort property owners whacked with exorbitant premiums lashed out at an apparent flaw in the agency’s maps.Last July, FEMA issued… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Several records were set during last week’s 43rd Annual White Marlin Open including a potential world record $2.8 million payout for the one and only qualifying white weighed during the five-day event, a record $4.4 million total payout for the event, and perhaps more importantly, a shattered WMO record for the number… Read more »
BERLIN – Three new faces will join the Ocean Pines Association’s board of directors following this summer’s election.On Saturday, Ocean Pines officials announced that Brett Hill, Slobodan Trendic and Pat Supik earned the most votes during the association’s annual election. Each will now serve a three-year term on the board.Hill received 1,900 votes while Trendic… Read more »
NEWARK – School system officials approved a conceptual plan for a new $35.8 million Showell Elementary School this week.The plan comes after years of discussion and debate regarding the cost of the project, which was once estimated at $54 million. Architects from Becker Morgan Group said construction of the 94,866 square foot building was expected… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Baltimore natives Edward and Marianne O’Keefe stood on the shoreline just steps from the water’s edge in front of the Castle in the Sand Hotel on Wednesday morning with tears in their eyes, and their cell phones in hand, poised to capture a moment they’ve been waiting years to experience: their 18-year-old… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Continuing a disturbing trend in the waters around the resort in the last few weeks, an unidentified nine-year old died tragically on Wednesday afternoon after falling from a boat in the Sinepuxent Bay behind the resort and being struck by a propeller, while an 11-year old also fell overboard and suffered lacerations.Shortly before… Read more »
By Scott LenoxThe offshore fishing was closed for the day today with high winds and heavy seas. Some boats even cancelled yesterday because the wind had already started blowing and was forecast to blow the same direction all last night into today. The wind did blow all last night and today so the offshore fleet… Read more »
By Scott LenoxOffshore fishing has been a grind for the past couple of days. The white marlin that were around in such good numbers a week or so ago have scattered and there is no real congregation of tuna to speak of in any particular location. The fleet has resorted to fishing the usual offshore spots… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — There was a time in Ocean City, albeit prior to 1976, when kids didn’t have a dedicated place to skateboard. Local promoter Brad Hoffman remembers that time well as he was one of those “punk” kids who were skating anywhere they could in the resort, grinding on the concrete banks at Trimper’s… Read more »