OCEAN CITY — An Elkton, Md. man was arrested on numerous charges, including first-degree assault, last weekend after allegedly assaulting his fiancé and scrapping with hotel security staffers during a domestic incident at a midtown hotel.Around 11 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to a hotel at 45th Street for… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Biking Strategic Plan Bidding Set For March
OCEAN CITY – Delays in the bidding process will postpone the start date for developing the town’s bike strategic plan.In a meeting Feb. 17, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) President Paul Mauser told committee members the town’s search for a consultant to develop a bike strategic plan will be delayed, as the bidding process… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – February 26, 2021
Keep Family Fun ImageEditor:My family are property owners and operate a family pizza restaurant on the Boardwalk. We rely on the public bathrooms to stay open and not to close while the families are still on the Boardwalk late into the evening.The town advertises the Boardwalk as a destination for family friendly fun. Closing the… Read more »
OC Will Replace Convention Center AV System
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials last week approved a roughly $676,000 replacement of the audiovisual system in the older section of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.City Engineer Terry McGean on Feb. 16 told the Mayor and Council the audio and video systems in the older exhibit halls A and B were installed during a… Read more »
Regional Blood Bank Reports Severe Shortage
BERLIN – The Blood Bank of Delmarva is seeking the community’s support to replenish its blood supply.As a result of recent snow storms and freezing temperatures, the Blood Bank of Delmarva reports the region is experiencing a severe strain on the blood supply.Since March, the organization has suffered from a deficit in blood donations as… Read more »
Ocean Pines Budget Approved With $10 Assessment Jump
OCEAN PINES – Ocean Pines Association officials approved the annual budget for fiscal year 2021-2022 late last week.Last Saturday, the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Board of Directors voted 6-1, with Director Tom Janasek opposed, to approve the budget for fiscal year 2021-2022.The association’s spending plan includes an annual assessment of $996. While officials initially proposed… Read more »
Heron Park Listening Session Planned
BERLIN – Citizens will have a chance to share their thoughts on the future of Heron Park with a public input session March 15.Town officials this week agreed to set a special public listening session for Monday, March 15 to give residents the chance to weigh in on the potential sale of portions of the… Read more »
Wicomico County School Board Violated Open Meetings Act
SALISBURY – The state’s Open Meetings Compliance Board found the Wicomico County Board of Education violated certain provisions of the Open Meetings Act relating to meeting minutes and closed sessions.The Wicomico County Board of Education this month acknowledged a Jan. 21 opinion issued by the Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board (OMCB) regarding the school board’s… Read more »
Cop Best Known For Sifrits’ Arrest Retires
OCEAN CITY — A longtime Ocean City police officer, who was instrumental in capturing the suspects in the most infamous case in resort history, was feted in retirement this week.Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Sergeant Freddie Howard retired this week after 21 years of full-time service to the department. Howard began his career in Ocean… Read more »
‘No Signs of Non-Natural Death’ For Stranded Whale
ASSATEAGUE — One week after it was found deceased on Assateague Island, a 30-ton female humpback whale remained Thursday in roughly the same position in the surf line.Last Thursday evening, a female humpback whale stranded on the beach at Assateague for reasons unknown and perished. Throughout the week, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists… Read more »