OCEAN CITY — A tragedy was averted on Tuesday evening when the pilot of a small plane flying over the resort coast experienced engine trouble and safely belly-flopped the aircraft in the ocean.Around 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, a single-engine 1981 Cessna 172 RG crashed into the ocean about a quarter mile from shore at 21st… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – Dozens of residents attended a meeting hosted by state officials last week to voice their concerns about a roundabout proposed for Route 589.Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) officials were greeted with comments and concerns from many Ocean Pines residents last Thursday as they hosted a meeting regarding the roundabout proposed for the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Four people were injured in a boat collision Tuesday evening involving a personal watercraft and a pontoon boat in the back bay near the Marsh Harbor community.Around 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Coast Guard Station Ocean City was alerted by a Good Samaritan of a boat collision involving a personal watercraft and a… Read more »
Man it was HOT today, and it’s supposed to be hotter tomorrow and even hotter over the weekend. If you’re going to be out and about and taking advantage of this good fishing make sure you wear sunscreen and stay hydrated.Even though it was hot today it was still a good day to get out… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A divided council this week turned down a resort business’s request to use six public on-street parking spaces on certain dates for band tour buses, but did not slam the door on the idea completely.On Monday, the Mayor and Council heard a request from Cowboy Coast Saloon owner Mark Bogosh to utilize… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The second closure of Golf Course Road at Route 50 is scheduled for Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.Last week, after two scheduled earlier attempts, Stat Highway Administration (SHA) crews closed Golf Course Road at the south side of Route 50 between the Royal Farms convenience store and the Francis Scott Key… Read more »
Today was the last pleasant day that we’re going to have for a little while as Mother Nature is about to turn up the thermostat. Tomorrow we are expecting highs in the mid 90’s and by Wednesday we are supposed to have heat indexes in the low 100’s….that’s HOT!! Hopefully the inshore fishing stays that… Read more »
BERLIN – A petition to have the annexation of property along Route 50 and North Main Street decided by referendum has been submitted to town officials.On July 12, resident Jeff Smith handed over a petition with signatures of 709 individuals who want the annexation of land near the intersection of Route 50 and Route 818… Read more »
WHEW!! Just got back from a busy night of scales action at the third and final day of the 32nd Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament where some BIG money got paid out at the end of the night. Congratulations to all of the winners and to all of the staff responsible for putting on an… Read more »
Day 2 of the 32nd Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament is in the books and it was another busy day at the scales at the Ocean City Fishing Center. I get an overhead, front row seat as I direct the live broadcast of the event and today’s crowd was much larger and was treated to… Read more »