OCEAN CITY — A group of Boardwalk business owners and concerned citizens asked the Mayor and Council this week to intercede on their behalf over the impacts of spray paint fumes on the Boardwalk, but no immediate action was taken.During the public comment period of Monday’s regular meeting, concerns were raised over certain street performers… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2018
In Last-Minute Change, OC Tweaks Music For Downtown Fireworks Display
OCEAN CITY — The Fourth of July fireworks show in downtown Ocean City will have a traditional patriotic soundtrack after all on Wednesday after resort officials made the last-minute change from the planned modern theme.After last year’s Fourth of July fireworks display in the downtown area, some on the Mayor and Council expressed a desire… Read more »
Program Targets Substance Abuse Among Area Hospitality Workers
OCEAN CITY – A new program is targeting addiction among hospitality industry workers.The Worcester County Health Department (WCHD) has launched a new campaign, “Addiction in the Workplace,” that is aimed at raising awareness of substance abuse at places of employment. The initial stage of the campaign focuses on the area’s hospitality industry.“We wanted to be… Read more »
Golfer Rushed To Help Occupants Escape Burning Plane
BERLIN — The small plane that crashed on a West Ocean City golf course early Friday morning, injuring two occupants, came in low across the course, took a nose dive on the eighth hole fairway and burst into flames, according to a witness who was first on the scene and pulled the two victims from… Read more »
If Granted By Court, Injunction Would Permit Topless Women In OC Until Final Ruling Made
OCEAN CITY — While the civil suit challenging Ocean City’s topless ordinance moves through the court system, the plaintiffs in the case late last week filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction allowing women to immediately go bare-chested in the same public areas where men can.A little over a year ago, the Ocean City Mayor… Read more »