OCEAN CITY — After years of dropping to historic lows, serious crime spiked significantly in 2020, according to the Ocean City Police Department’s annual report presented this week.Police Chief Ross Buzzuro on Monday presented the department’s annual report to the Mayor and Council and the weighty tome revealed crime rates in most statistical categories rose… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Despite the soaring cost of treated lumber, largely because of lingering COVID-related shortages, resort officials will not put off a major re-decking project again.The complete re-decking of the Boardwalk from the Inlet to the north end at 27th Street has been on the town’s radar for a couple of years now. It’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week tapped a familiar name and face to fill the recently-recreated Director of Tourism and Business Development post, a quarterback of sorts to direct the town’s sales and marketing strategy.Earlier this year, the Mayor and Council signed off on creating the new Tourism and Business Development Director and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The cleanliness of the public restrooms on the Boardwalk was a topic of discussion during a budget work session last week.Public works was the last department to present its annual budget highlights to the Mayor and Council, and Mayor Rick Meehan took the opportunity to address his concerns about the occasional condition… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Virginia man, arrested last September for injuring a Maryland State Police trooper during the pop-up car rally, pleaded guilty last week to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and was sentenced to 13 months in jail.Shortly before 11 p.m. last September 26, Maryland State Police (MSP) troopers responded to the area of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Responding to a “911 call” of sorts from the Ocean City Fire Department, resort officials Thursday voted to replace the dilapidated Station 3 firehouse at 74th Street with a new state-of-the-art firehouse in front of the Public Safety Building at 66th Street.The midtown Station 3 firehouse at 74th Street was first built… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After three decades, Ocean City’s municipal golf course Eagle’s Landing is in need of substantial infrastructure upgrades including elevating certain low-lying holes to mitigate tidal flooding.During a budget hearing last week, Eagle’s Landing PGA Course Professional Bob Croll and Golf Course Superintendent Joe Perry presented to the Mayor and Council the municipal… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s beach bonfire program spiked significantly last year largely because of the new lifestyle inspired by the pandemic, but its popularity isn’t expected to wane much with some return to normalcy this summerOcean City Fire Marshal Josh Bunting this week presented an overview of his department’s fiscal year 2022 budget, including… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In an effort to gain control of noise pollution, particularly on the Boardwalk, the City Council this week advanced a series of amendments to the town’s noise code.Last summer, the Mayor and Council contracted with consultant RK&K to conduct noise readings at different times and different locations on the Boardwalk to determine… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It could be out with the old and in with the new after resort officials this week approved an agreement with a new fireworks provider for the Fourth of July and other events.For years, the Town of Ocean City has contracted with Celebrations Inc. to provide many of its fireworks shows. Last… Read more »