My kids helping with a house projectVisible signs of police supportBinging a TV show with my sonSmell of suntan lotion on the beachRain on a freshly waxed carA shower after a long beach dayBeing full after splitting a dozen huge crabs with my wifeCatching a register just opening at the grocery storeNights when I fall… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2020
OC Police Chief Right With New Approach
It’s tough to see anything but “lip service” in this week’s response to the lawlessness and unruly antics of large crowds in Ocean City. The same old elected officials’ predictable tough talk came at Monday night’s council meeting. The comments were expected and sang the same tune as the last 20 years whenever things go… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – June 19, 2020
B.B. Bombers opened in 1980 and quickly became one of Ocean City’s most popular surf shops. Boards, T-shirts, wetsuits and clothing, such as shorts and swimsuits, were sold at the small store on 8th Street.B.B. Bombers (a “bomb” is surfing slang for a big wave) is best remembered for the surf camps it sponsored from 1985… Read more »
Fishing Gear Company Finds New Home In West Ocean City
WEST OCEAN CITY – After years of planning and months of renovation work, an Ocean City-based fishing brand has a new storefront at the commercial harbor.In May, Pure Lure Reel Fishing Gear open the doors of its new Pure Lure Brand House in West Ocean City.Located on Harbor Road, the storefront was once home to… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – June 19, 2020
It was refreshing to see members of the Ocean City Mayor and Council smack themselves around a bit for their inabilities to do what they should have done a long time ago. They have every right to be hard on themselves because the city was clearly not ready for what has transpired this June.Along with… Read more »
Nine Shore Sheriff Departments Ink New Mutual Aid Agreement
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County this week agreed to execute a mutual aid agreement among nine county sheriff departments.On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council voted to approve a resolution allowing the county to enter into a mutual aid agreement with the governmental bodies and sheriff departments of all nine counties on the Eastern Shore.Sheriff… Read more »
Wicomico Sheriff Pulls Second Amendment Measure
SALISBURY – A resolution declaring Wicomico a Second Amendment preservation county was withdrawn this week following recent national events.At the request of Sheriff Mike Lewis, a proposed resolution declaring Wicomico a Second Amendment preservation county – or a county that prohibits or impedes the enforcement of gun control measures viewed as a violation of the… Read more »
No Injuries After Man Accidentally Fires Gun Inside Motel
OCEAN CITY — A gun discharge at a downtown motel early Wednesday evening was accidental and a suspect has been charged.Around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported discharged weapon at a motel in the downtown area. The preliminary investigation determined the incident was an accidental discharge and… Read more »
WPS Graduates 47
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s traditional graduation ceremony at Worcester Preparatory School was replaced with three alternate celebrations to make the most of senior milestones. On May 21, administrators organized a “Senior Drive-Thru” procession where past and present faculty lined the school’s sidewalks cheering on each individual senior as they rode by in… Read more »
OC Council To Resume In-Person Meetings
OCEAN CITY — After three months of virtual meetings, the Mayor and Council will meet in person at City Hall next week in a work session with a hybrid format.For nearly three months, the Mayor and Council have been holding regular public meetings and work sessions, along with a myriad of special sessions, in a… Read more »