BERLIN — Mary K. Tilghman will launch her new novella, “Love Letters & Gingerbread,” at The Greyhound, an independent bookstore in Berlin, on Wednesday, July 24 at 11:30 a.m.Tilghman, who splits her time between Baltimore and Ocean Pines, will sign both the new Christmas-themed novella as well as the second edition of “Divided Loyalties,” a… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials in Salisbury are seeking the community’s support for the creation of a new dog park.Last week, SVN Miller Commercial Real Estate and the City of Salisbury announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to support the creation of a new dog park in downtown Salisbury.Officials said the idea is to create a… Read more »
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 »
OCEAN CITY — A conceptual plan for improvements to a large section of the downtown recreation complex were reviewed this week, but there is no rush to move forward with it until plans are finalized.During Tuesday’s Recreation and Parks Committee meeting, Recreation and Parks Director Susan Petito presented a conceptual plan for the west side… Read more »
You ever notice how some fish have very colorful names?! White marlin, yellowfin tuna, golden tilefish, brown flounder……well, that last one was made up, but it could work. Today was a very colorful day for some of the offshore fleet and it was also absolutely beautiful. I got to fish the top of the tide… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It took over a year, but as predicted, a suspected drunk-driver crashed into the median near the convention center last weekend and took out a large section of the fence.In May 2018, the State Highway Administration (SHA) completed a much-debated project to install a decorative dune-style fence down the center median of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While Ocean City and Worcester County continue to grapple with the short-term rental conundrum, it appears a glut of new hotel rooms in the resort has ramped up the competition.During Monday’s Tourism Commission meeting, members discussed the section of the tourism strategic plan related to increasing hotel and motel occupancy during the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pittsburgh man faces assault charges and a Pasadena, Md. man faces weapons charges after an alleged altercation on the Ocean City Fishing Pier involving a knife and a gun.Around 11:15 p.m. last Wednesday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was on bicycle patrol in the downtown Boardwalk area when he… Read more »
I traveled across the route 50 bridge more than once today and every time I was wishing I was flounder fishing. I hadn’t gotten any reports yet, but the water coming in from the ocean was crystal clear and the bay was nice and flat. When I did finally start getting reports, I wished even… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City first-responders had their hands full on Tuesday when a vehicle left a beach-front parking area on 82nd Street and got suspended half on and half off the beach with two occupants inside.On Tuesday, the Ocean City Fire Department responded to a reported motor vehicle accident involving a vehicle on the… Read more »