OCEAN CITY – Plans for a proposed Marlin Fest event at the downtown recreation complex in conjunction with the White Marlin Open in August were endorsed by Ocean City officials this week.It’s been said some of the changes borne out of the COVID pandemic will likely stick around for the near future, and that appears… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan on Monday signed the state’s Relief Act of 2021 and the state’s comptroller’s officer on Tuesday began sending out stimulus payments to eligible families across the state.With the federal government stalling on a larger and more anticipated stimulus package, Hogan before the start of the current General Assembly… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — New federal directives from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued last week include stringent mask requirements on all modes of conveyance, including commercial fishing vessels and other vessels that carry groups of people.Despite waning COVID-19 positivity numbers, the Biden Administration through the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued stringent mask requirements… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the decision to run the Boardwalk tram this summer firmed up, resort officials this week began discussing some of the operational procedures that will be in place.During Tuesday’s Transportation Committee, members discussed a variety of issues related to the Boardwalk tram including the potential elimination of one of the fare-paying options…. Read more »
BERLIN — A local man perished in a single-vehicle accident on westbound Route 50 near Berlin last Friday evening.Around 6:10 p.m. last Friday, Maryland State Police (MSP) troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to the area of westbound Route 50 east of Friendship Rd. for a reported single-vehicle collision. Upon arrival, MSP troopers discovered an… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — For much of the last year, the Ocean City Fire Department has been on the front lines of the pandemic, including taking an active role in administering the vaccines as they become available.For about 11 months, the department has seen its daily operations altered significantly as the pandemic continues. How to respond… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The motorists who was caught on video spinning out on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge following the pop-up car rally in Ocean City last September was found guilty this week and will spend a weekend in jail.There were several serious incidents during the pop-up car rally in Ocean City last September, but perhaps… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Cautiously optimistic there will be some semblance of a return to normalcy by then, resort officials this week discussed tentative plans for a Memorial Day celebration, including the return of the giant American flag on the beach.Last year, in the midst of the COVID pandemic, Memorial Day weekend passed quietly and unceremoniously… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Among the biggest takeaways from Monday’s presentation of planned special events this summer was a change in the number and size of the beach fireworks displays and the addition of some drive-in concerts and movies at the Inlet lot.During Monday’s Tourism Commission meeting, TEAM Productions’ Bob Rothermel introduced a working plan for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — For the second time in as many years, a bill introduced in the General Assembly by Delegate Wayne Hartman (R-38C) prohibiting the celebratory release of plastic and mylar balloons breezed through its House committee.Hartman’s House Bill 391 would prohibit an individual, association, partnership, corporation, non-profit organization or any other group from knowingly… Read more »