OCEAN CITY – The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will use $70,000 in funding from the EPA to support two local programs.Last week, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program announced it had received $70,000 from the EPA to expand and support two programs on the Eastern Shore.Officials said 70% of the funding will be used to revive… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2019
Council Advances $2.5M Credit Line With Local Bank
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved on first reading an ordinance creating a line of credit with a local bank at $2.5 million, but not before some issues were raised from a familiar source.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday an ordinance for first reading that would approve a $2.5 million… Read more »
Suspect Charged In Whaleyville Home Invasion
WHALEYVILLE — A Salisbury man is being held without bond on first-degree assault and burglary charges after being identified last week as a suspect in a home invasion in Whaleyville late last month.Sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on June 28, a home invasion occurred at a residence on Whaleyville Road. During the home… Read more »
June Smoking Citations Down 88%
OCEAN CITY — The number of smoking citations issued during the month of June dropped dramatically compared to the same month last year, resort officials learned this week.In 2015, Ocean City passed an ordinance banning smoking on the beach and Boardwalk except within 15 feet of designated smoking areas with appropriate receptacles. During the first… Read more »
County Denies Boat Ramp Request
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners this week denied a local charter captain’s request to use the public boat ramp in South Point.On Tuesday, the commissioners voted unanimously to deny a request from Marc Spagnola, of Dusk to Dawn Bowfishing, to use the boat ramp in the South Point community.“I don’t think we need… Read more »
Choking, Threat With Knife Alleged
OCEAN CITY — A Georgia man was arrested on first-degree assault and burglary charges last week after allegedly threatening to kill another man who wanted him to leave his downtown residence.Around 3:45 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to a convenience store on North Division Street for a reported… Read more »
Vanderwende Family Now Operates Four Ice Cream Stores
FENWICK ISLAND – The connections of a popular Delaware creamery are bringing farm fresh sweet treats to Fenwick Island.Located in the Village of Fenwick shopping center along Coastal Highway, Vanderwende’s serves handcrafted ice cream, homemade waffle cones, sundaes, floats and more.Morgan Vanderwende, who operates the Fenwick Island location with her husband, Cody, said Vanderwende’s uses… Read more »
OCBP Alumni Of The Week, Ray McDonald, Uptown Adventures
(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)OCEAN CITY — In 1977, Ray McDonald was ready to get out of Woodlawn. He’d finished with both high school and his high school sweetheart.“Rather than… Read more »
Former Captain’s Son Publishes Beach Patrol Book
OCEAN CITY — Historian and former Ocean City lifeguard Robert M. Craig has published an illustrated book entitled “Maryland’s Ocean City Beach Patrol” (Arcadia Press).Craig is the son and namesake of Captain Robert S. Craig who headed the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) from 1946-1987. The younger Craig served on the beach patrol from 1960-65… Read more »
Concerns Heard About Berlin Home
BERLIN – Officials expressed concern regarding the dilapidated condition of a vacant house on Flower Street this week.At the July 8 meeting of the town council, Councilman Dean Burrell asked staff what was being done about the property at the corner of Flower and Showell streets. The vacant house on the property, which has already… Read more »