OCEAN CITY – Bobby Lee Johnson has been crossing Route 113 from his residence on Flower Street in Berlin almost every day for the past 56 years.He says even with the new crosswalk at the intersection of Bay Street and Assateague Road that was installed after one teenager was killed and another critically injured after… Read more »
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Q&A With Patricia Dufendach: After Highway Fatality, ‘We Had To Do Something. It Had To Stop’
OCEAN CITY — In early November of 2013, Patricia Dufendach read a story about a horrific tragedy that claimed the life of a 16 year old boy who lived not far from her Berlin home.The boy was trying to cross route 113 at the intersection of Bay Street and the four lane highway that had… Read more »
Storm Flooding Not As Bad As OC Expected; Crews Worked All Week To Clean Up Beach, Boardwalk For Weekend
OCEAN CITY – As a wet and windy weekend came to an end, the overwhelming consensus in and around the region seems to be ‘another storm, another bullet dodged.’Town officials worked around the clock all weekend through heavy rains, wind and tidal flooding, but despite forecasts that predicted flood waters could reach levels that haven’t… Read more »
OC Issued Three Fines For Smoking Violations In First Year
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s first summer with heightened smoking restrictions yielded three citations, totaling $150 in fines.Public Affairs Specialist Lindsey Richard of the Ocean City Police Department added that there were 297 calls for service in regards to smoking violations since May 1, but the department didn’t keep a tab on written warnings because… Read more »
Q&A With Patricia Dufendach: After Highway Fatality, ‘We Had To Do Something. It Had To Stop’
OCEAN CITY — In early November of 2013, Patricia Dufendach read a story about a horrific tragedy that claimed the life of a 16 year old boy who lived not far from her Berlin home.The boy was trying to cross route 113 at the intersection of Bay street and the four lane highway that had… Read more »
Ocean City Issued Three Fines For Smoking Violations In New Restrictions’ First Season
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s first summer with heightened smoking restrictions yielded three citations, totaling $150 in fines.Public Affairs Specialist Lindsey Richard of the Ocean City Police Department added that there were 297 calls for service in regards to smoking violations since May 1, but the department didn’t keep a tab on written warnings because… Read more »
Flooding Not As Bad As Ocean City Expected, Lower Than Sandy Levels
(Staff Writer Charlene Sharpe contributed to this article.)OCEAN CITY – As a wet and windy weekend came to an end, the overwhelming consensus in and around the region seems to be ‘another storm, another bullet dodged.’Town officials worked around the clock all weekend through heavy rains, wind and tidal flooding, but despite forecasts that predicted… Read more »
Ocean City Expects Moderate To Severe Flooding Over Weekend
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City officials say they are less concerned with Hurricane Joaquin and more concerned with flooding and the prolonged impacts of the next few high tide cycles in the resort.At a press conference earlier this morning at the city’s Public Safety Building in mid-town Ocean City, Emergency Services Director Joe Theobald stressed… Read more »
‘In My Head There Is The Old Alex And The New Alex’; Family’s ‘New Normal’ Evolving With Community’s Help
OCEAN CITY – Amy Wood remembers having an almost out-of-body experience the moment her 4- year-old son’s pediatrician uttered the words that changed her family’s lives forever.“He said, you need to go to a hospital immediately, because this could be a sign of a brain tumor or brain cancer,” recalls Wood. “I just felt like… Read more »
Joaquin Maybe, But Either Way OC Prepping For Major Soaking, Inevitable Flooding
OCEAN CITY – As weather forecasters debate whether or not Hurricane Joaquin will have any significant impact on the Eastern Seaboard, local officials are preparing for a wet weekend and potential heavy rains and flooding.The National Weather Service predicts that a cold front could drench the region in almost 11 inches of rain over the… Read more »