OCEAN CITY — Two suspects have been apprehended and another remains at large in a mid-afternoon strong-armed robbery on the Boardwalk on Monday.Around 3:15 p.m. on Monday, two juvenile males were walking on the Boardwalk in the area of 1st Street with a relative when they were approached by three males wearing black masks, according… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgWe had another line of very heavy rain roll through neck of the woods this afternoon and evening which dropped large amounts of rain. We didn’t see much lightning or wind, but it was quite the deluge for a little while. Thankfully it cooled things down a bit and the next couple of days actually… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A malfunctioning traffic signal at 17th Street could have contributed to a pedestrian-vehicle collision on Tuesday afternoon.Around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported vehicle-pedestrian collision at 17th Street and Philadelphia Avenue. The pedestrian was transported by Ocean City EMS to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional with… Read more »
SNOW HILL– Local officials this week toured a new summer program meant to expose students to skilled trades, agriculture, tourism and technology.On Tuesday, officials from the Rural Maryland Council and the Tri-County Council visited the Worcester Technical High School STATT (Skilled Trades, Agriculture, Tourism and Technology) Camp. The interactive summer program is meant to inspire… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Nearly $500,000 in state grant funding is expected to assist Worcester County agencies in combatting the opioid epidemic.On Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan and the Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) announced $10 million in block and competitive grant awards were allocated to programs around the state in an effort to address the… Read more »
BERLIN – Creative hiring in Berlin is ensuring the town’s public works needs are met and providing local teenagers with summer jobs.For the first time, the Town of Berlin has among its employees two 15-year-olds. The teens are filling summer help positions that last year failed to attract any applicants.“It kind of happened on its… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – A $350,000 grant award will allow the town to move forward with dredging activities in the Little Assawoman Bay.In a Fenwick Island Town Council meeting last Friday, Councilman Bill Rymer, chair of the town’s dredging committee, announced the municipality had been granted a $350,000 award from the Delaware Community Reinvestment Fund to… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Citing concerns from commercial property owners, two proposed ordinance amendments relating to parking and mechanical equipment will return to a Fenwick committee for review.In a public hearing held last Friday, several members of the Fenwick Island business community came before the town council to share their opposition to two proposed ordinance amendments.“The… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A74e4Kyjf8cHit the vid for the Daily Catch at Sunset Marina!It was yet another super hot day today with very high humidity and today we got a little dose of wind to go with it in the afternoon. The wind was out of the south so it didn’t help with the heat much so feel free… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A74e4Kyjf8cIt was another Hot one today! Thankfully there was a little breeze out of the south that kept things at least tolerable. There were reports of some nice tuna fish off the beach and I got a picture of an absolutely gigantic Flounder from the boys fishing the Nantucket Shoals again.The crew of the wrecker… Read more »