OCEAN CITY — A decades-old Maryland state record for common dolphinfish, or mahi, was obliterated last weekend when a Cambridge man landed a nearly 73-pouunder off the coast of Ocean City.Angler Jeff Wright of Cambridge was fishing with friends in the Poor Man’s Canyon last Sunday when he hooked the 72.8-pound mahi. According to Wright,… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – A new fishing brand founded in Ocean City is bringing style and function to the masses.Last year, owner and founder Brendan Hanley partnered with Quiet Storm owner Bill Dreibelbis to introduce a new brand of performance gear and casual attire called Pure Lure RFG, which stands for Reel Fishing Gear.“It’s born… Read more »
It was another lightly fished day today as we wait for the rush that is White Marlin Open. Most of the offshore fleet that is in the canyons on days like today is charter fishing, but as the week moves on more and more boats will be making practice runs to determine where they will… Read more »
BERLIN – A Berlin resident is searching for a living kidney donor to save his life.In December of 2017, Berlin resident Nick Morris learned he would eventually need a new kidney.“This problem was initially caused by an enlarged prostate, which created a blockage and backup into the kidneys,” he said. “If you do that over… Read more »
BERLIN – For three weeks in July, the Summer Theatre Program at Stephen Decatur High School took on 65 students, ranging from rising third graders to rising eighth graders, to teach them the fundamentals of acting and production.Even at the height of summer vacation, Stephen Decatur High School was peppered with small cohorts of students… Read more »
We are just one week out from the Super Bowl of fishing tournaments in the White Marlin Open and this week you will notice light fishing by the offshore fleet as boats arrive and prep for the largest billfish tournament in the world. Last year’s White Marlin Open paid out over $5.5 Million in prize… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man faces over 40 charges this week after allegedly fleeing from police on his motorcycle at a high rate of speed and colliding with an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer and a patrol vehicle.Around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, OCPD officers were conducting an investigation of an unregistered motorcycle parked… Read more »
BERLIN — The 11th Annual Berlin Peach Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 3, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., on the grounds of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum. Admission is free. Rain date for the festival will be Sunday, Aug. 4.Mayor Gee Williams will officially open the festival. The Boy Scouts from Troop… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The family of a Texas woman who was found deceased and buried in the sand on the beach at 2nd Street this week filed a $1 million negligent death suit against the town of Ocean City asserting the town’s beach cleaning equipment drove over her “not once but twice” as she laid… Read more »
WOW!! I just got back from the awards banquet for the 6th Annual HUK Big Fish Classic and had to take a couple of minutes to reflect on what an awesome day and weekend of fishing it was. The Big Fish had a record number of boats this year with 72, there was a record… Read more »