BERLIN – Mayor Zack Tyndall is hopeful his fellow elected officials will change their stance on the town’s budget in the coming weeks.While Tyndall has made it clear he plans to veto the budget adopted Monday by the Berlin Town Council, a vote by four of the town’s five council members can override his veto…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While the 30th Cruisin Ocean City spring event last weekend brought huge crowds, there was nothing too remarkable from a traffic and crime standpoint.The resort was packed last weekend, largely because of the spring classic car event, which drew over 3,000 registered participants along with countless other vehicle enthusiasts and spectators, but… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6VXelpSAbc&t=1sAnother not too busy day of fishing today thanks to some morning chill and overcast skies throughout the day. The wind wasn’t quite as bad as predicted so guys like myself that got to get out and do a little fishing were pleasantly surprised and just fine with it. The ocean was also open for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — There were no shortage of heroes during last Sunday’s frenzied flurry of ocean rescues, including one local property owner and another man from Virginia who saved a young lady in distress off 140th Street.On Sunday, an offshore storm churned up high surf and rip currents up and down the beach in Ocean… Read more »
BERLIN – The Berlin Town Council on Monday agreed to give town employees a 1.5% salary increase and restore cell phone and vehicle allowances despite Mayor Zack Tyndall’s objections.When presented with Tyndall’s budget Monday, the council voted unanimously to amend the mayor’s proposed budget to include a 1.5% cost-of-living-adjustment and restore phone and vehicle allowances… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A $1 million lawsuit filed against the Ocean City Mayor and Council by the family of a woman who was found deceased and buried on the beach four years ago was dismissed with prejudice this week.The suit was filed in 2019 by the decedent’s mother, Gayla Lutyk, through her attorneys and named… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In a “chaotic” incident last Saturday, a contractor working on a building at 8th Street fell from a ladder, made contact with a power line and fell into a dumpster roughly three stories below.Around 6 p.m. on Saturday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) responded to a reported long fall from a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A variety of factors led to a busy spring beach day on Sunday for emergency services providers with at least nine documented incidents of swimmers in distress in the ocean, including a victim who was transported to the hospital in critical condition.Mid-summer-like crowds in Ocean City in mid-May, coupled with unseasonably warm… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6VXelpSAbc&t=1sCaptain Willie Zimmerman and the crew of the RoShamBo returned this afternoon from an awesome overnight trip to the offshore canyons and had a box full of fish. Captain Willie put his crew on the first white marlin of the season on a trip out of Ocean City yesterday, but as I reported in last… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6VXelpSAbcThe bay, the beach, the boardwalk, the traffic….it all looked like mid summer out there today. There were a ton of boats out on the bay today with the very warm temps and the traffic heading across the bridges into Ocean City was pretty much stop and go several times throughout the day. Life on… Read more »