Being exhausted on Sunday nights from the weekendPeople watching and listening at the beachWater Country in WilliamsburgHeavy duty beach umbrellasWhen social media is a positive thingA young kid’s display of ingenuityBerlin’s new librarySockless weekendsEating local seafoodHow quiet Berlin is at night even in the summerWorld Cup goal celebrations
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – July 6, 2018
It’s always challenging getting a read on business success in Ocean City, but it was especially so last weekend. Generally speaking, which I know is dangerous territory, it appears business hopes for last weekend were not met, as many expected last weekend to bring a major Fourth of July holiday boost to the area.The good… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week – July 6, 2018
OCEAN CITY Gateway Grand Oceanfront 48th St Saturday 10-5 1710 4BR/3BA 508 3BR/3BA Jon Barker Mark Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-723-6292OCEAN PINES 23 Pintail Drive Sat & Sun 11-3 Waterfront 4BR/2.5BA Home Deep Water Canal Dock/Boat Lift Phyllis Fennessy Shamrock Realty 443-880-7176OCEAN CITY 1111 Edgewater Ave Fri-Mon 10-4 New Construction Direct Waterfront Boats slips available… Read more »
Man Sentenced In Child Abuse Case
SNOW HILL — A Bishopville man, who pleaded guilty in April to sex abuse of a minor and rape for roughly 180 encounters with his teenage stepdaughter, was sentenced this week to a combined 85 years with all but 45 suspended.In April, John Anthony Clark, 31, of Bishopville, pleaded guilty to one count of sex… Read more »
Downtown Gridlock Ensues Once Again After Fireworks; OC Parking Lot Filled To Capacity By 10 A.M. On Fourth
OCEAN CITY — The new “pay by plate” parking system at the Inlet lot performed as expected on its first real test on the Fourth of July, but it could not prevent the gridlock that snarled downtown traffic after the holiday fireworks display.Prior to the start of the summer season, the traditional gated system at… Read more »
Fourth Of July Drowning Off Assateague
ASSATEAGUE — An unidentified man drowned in the ocean off Assateague Island National Seashore on Wednesday evening, according to Maryland Natural Resource Police (NRP) officials.Around 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, NRP officials received a call about a body in the ocean in the Maryland side of the Assateague Island National Seashore. Four NRP officers quickly responded… Read more »
Boardwalk Project’s Next Phase Far Exceeds Estimate; At $4.2M, Access Effort Will Need Reworking
OCEAN CITY — After getting “sticker shocked” with the cost of the second phase of the Boardwalk access control plan, which came in estimated three or four times higher than anticipated, Ocean City officials this week sent the staff and designers back to the drawing board.The Mayor and Council on Monday got an early look… Read more »
Plans For Hotel Near West OC Harbor Move Forward
SNOW HILL – Plans for a hotel on Golf Course Road are expected to move forward following the allocation of sewer capacity for the project.On Tuesday the Worcester County Commissioners approved a request from GCR Development LLC for the allocation of 27 EDUs (equivalent dwelling units) for a proposed hotel. The four-story hotel would occupy… Read more »
Local Siblings Launch Offshore ‘Balloon Round Up’ Contest
OCEAN CITY – A brother and sister are teaming up to clean the ocean and are asking boaters and fishermen to collect and report any balloons found offshore as part of a summer-long contest.Last week, siblings Josh Blume, 12, and Emily Blume, 10, launched a months-long contest entitled “Blume’s Balloon Round Up.” The boat that… Read more »
290 Geese Removed From Ocean Pines, Euthanized By USDA
BERLIN – Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture removed 290 Canada geese from the community last week.Ocean Pines Association (OPA) officials announced on Friday that the homeowners association had contracted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Wildlife Services for the removal of resident Canada geese. The geese, which… Read more »