OCEAN CITY — Regardless of the outcome of next Tuesday’s municipal election, the make-up of the Ocean City Mayor and Council will look significantly different this time next week.The municipal election will be held next Tuesday at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in conjunction with the highly anticipated national election. This year, six candidates… Read more »
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ID Pending On Body Found In OC
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) detectives late this week were still trying to identify the deceased individual found on the beach at 14th Street early Tuesday morning.Around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City Public Works crews, who were surveying the beach due to the recent oil spill in Delaware, reported discovering the… Read more »
Maryland Joins Three-State Offshore Wind Coalition; Developer Applauds Partnership
OCEAN CITY — While two offshore wind projects off the coast of Ocean City continue to chug through the approval and implementation phases, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Thursday a three-state agreement with North Carolina and Virginia to spur further offshore wind development.Hogan joined the governors of Virginia and North Carolina on Thursday in… Read more »
OC Council Candidates Weigh In On June Crime Concerns
OCEAN CITY — With the municipal election looming next Tuesday, the six candidates for the four open City Council seats along with Mayor Rick Meehan, who is running unopposed, sat down for a virtual town hall-style forum last week to express their views on a wide variety of issues facing the resort.The Dispatch hosted the… Read more »
UPDATE: Health Department Concerns Likely Derail OC’s Parade Hopes
OCEAN CITY — It now appears there will not be a Christmas Parade in Ocean City this year after county health officials late this week voiced concerns about the modified plan.On Tuesday, Special Events Director Frank Miller pitched the concept of a modified Christmas Parade uptown on Coastal Highway planned for Dec. 5. The parade… Read more »
Ocean City Favors Holding Annual Christmas Parade
OCEAN CITY — It appears there will be a Christmas parade in Ocean City on the first Saturday in December after the council majority on Tuesday voted to move forward with the event.Special Events Director Frank Miller on Tuesday pitched his concept of a modified Christmas parade uptown on Coastal Highway on Dec. 5. The… Read more »
Dead Body Found On Ocean City Beach
OCEAN CITY — The body found on the beach early Tuesday morning has been confirmed as an adult white male although no more information about his identity is known as of around 9:40 a.m.First responders were alerted around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday to a body washing ashore on the beach at 14th Street. The Office… Read more »
Ocean City Task Force Discusses What’s Next With Rally Weekend; Focus Turns To Prosecutors As Cases Head To Court
OCEAN CITY — Among the takeaways from last week’s motor vehicle task force wrap-up on the late September pop-up car rally is focusing attention on the court system following through with a heavy-handed approach to those charged by police.In late September, the pop-up car rally, as it is now being referred, brought huge crowds of… Read more »
Boardwalk E-Bike Ban Divides OC Council; Officials Passionate On Both Sides Of Issue
OCEAN CITY — Despite some passionate last-ditch pleas to sway opinion, the majority of the Ocean City Council on Monday approved on second and final reading a prohibition on electronic bikes, or e-bikes, on the Boardwalk, putting an end to the contentious issue.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday he second reading of… Read more »
OC Water Operation Use Extended
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved a five-year extension for a north-end water taxi service.Two years ago, amid some opposition, the Mayor and Council approved a conditional use request allowing for a water taxi service based at a canal adjacent to the Food Lion shopping center near 118th Street. The council ultimately approved… Read more »