OCEAN CITY – A handful of bike-related projects dominated most of the discussion at a resort committee meeting this week.On Wednesday, the Ocean City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) discussed several concerns and ideas related to ongoing projects in and around Ocean City.In late June, officials broke ground on a new bike and pedestrian… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2019
7th Ocean Games On Tap Next Week
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean Games return to the resort next Saturday with hundreds of participants expected to compete in various long-distance swimming all for a good cause.The 6th annual event set for next Saturday features a nine-mile open ocean swim off the beach in Ocean City. The course will run parallel to the beach… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – July 12, 2019
Summer of 1960Volume VIEdition 4Issue HighlightsBernies on Baltimore Avenue was selling beach umbrellas for $7.95, beach chairs for $1.49 and surf mats for $4.95.Jarvis Realtor was announcing “Mallard Island Home Sites” on 15th Street and Teal Drive. Lots were priced $5,000 and up at this time.Managing Director Dr. Charles Purnell was offering rooms at The… Read more »
Driver Sentenced In Bridge Crash
OCEAN CITY — An Annapolis man plead guilty this week to driving under the influence and was sentenced to serve 45 days in jail after a high-profile incident last winter.Around 2:20 a.m. on March 4, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to the area near the base of the Route 50 Bridge and… Read more »
Creative Solution Could Expand Ocean City’s Dog Park
OCEAN CITY – With creative planning and financing, Ocean City’s diminutive dog park at 94th Street could triple in size with little out-of-pocket expense.Over the last year or so, the town has been exploring ways to expand the narrow dog park on 94th Street. The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department last year submitted a… Read more »
Ladies & Sons Of Italy Organization Hosts Special Dinner For 40 Students
The Ladies & Sons of Italy organization recently hosted a special dinner for the 40 students who arrived here from Italy to work for the summer. Students are holding the cake made for them in their honor. Submitted Photos
Worcester County Republican Central Committee Presents Aris T. Allen Award To The Republican Women Of Worcester County
Mary Burgess of the Worcester County Republican Central Committee recently presented the Aris T. Allen Award for 2018 for outstanding voter registration efforts to the Republican Women of Worcester County. Accepting the award is Beth Rodier, president of RWWC.
New Youth Sports Complex Study In Early Stages
OCEAN CITY — The highly anticipated study to determine the feasibility of sports complex to help rebrand Ocean City as a youth sports destination has taken its first early steps with preliminary interviews with resort tourism officials.During Monday’s Tourism Commission meeting, a discussion of the town’s tourism strategic plan and the effort to expand tourism… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – July 12, 2019
The Alaska Stand was founded by Benjamin Givarz in 1933 on the Boardwalk at Wicomico Street. Not only did Mr. Givarz overcome economic problems associated with the Great Depression but also lost a prime week of the tourist season that year to the hurricane that created Ocean City’s Inlet. The Alaska Stand survived both to… Read more »
Proposed Berlin Park Renaming Public Hearing Set For Aug. 12
BERLIN – Citizens will have the chance to share their thoughts on the proposed renaming of Berlin Falls Park at a public hearing next month.On Aug. 12, the town council will host a public hearing regarding the renaming of Berlin Falls Park to Heron Park. The name change was recommended by the Berlin Falls Park… Read more »