OCEAN CITY — A Philadelphia man was arrested weekend after allegedly punching and choking a female victim and driving off in her vehicle with a child in the back.Shortly after 11 a.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to the 118th Street area for a possible kidnapping and domestic dispute. Ocean… Read more »
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Ocean City Tourism Might Drop Fall Marketing Campaign Plans
OCEAN CITY — Stopping short of throwing in the towel, resort tourism officials this week recommended not going after a fall marketing campaign and regrouping and utilizing the advertising budget for an aggressive campaign next year.Throughout the COVID-19 situation, Ocean City’s marketing and advertising strategy has shifted almost as often as the state and federal… Read more »
Resort To Hire Acoustical Engineer For Noise Readings; Councilman Voices Opposition
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved hiring an acoustical engineering firm to record accurate sound measurements on the Boardwalk and other areas in an effort to strengthen the noise ordinance, but it certainly wasn’t easy.During Monday’s meeting, the Mayor and Council heard a request to spend $50,000 to hire an acoustical engineer to… Read more »
Ocean City Mulling Sunfest Call; Major Tweaks Likely If Annual Fall Event Held
OCEAN CITY — Sunfest 2020 remains a distinct possibility, but if the event is held this year, it will likely look and feel a lot different than it has for the last four decades.With Sunfest, scheduled for the first weekend in October this year, still about two months away, Ocean City officials are facing a… Read more »
Boardwalk Bikers Can Now Ride Until 2 P.M. Each Day
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Mayor and Council has voted to extend the hours bicycles are allowed on the Boardwalk from the current 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. after a request from a local business owner.For years, bikes have been allowed on the Boardwalk until 11 a.m. each day from Memorial Day to Labor… Read more »
Ocean City Bails Out Air Show With $100K Funding Boost; State Finds Ticketed Areas Violate Pandemic Directives
OCEAN CITY — The OC Air Show, slated for next weekend, was briefly in jeopardy this week after an interpretation the traditional show center and ticketed areas on the beach were in violation of state COVID-19 directives, but the event will go on after resort officials agreed to supply an influx of cash to offset… Read more »
Shoplifting Incident Leads To Woman Assaulting Police, Resisting Arrest
OCEAN CITY — What began as a request to leave a Boardwalk store for not wearing a mask followed by shoplifting resulted in a wild scene on the Boardwalk last weekend with the suspect battling with police.Around 5:50 last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to the area of a store… Read more »
Facial Coverings Now Required On OC’s Boardwalk But Council Says No To Making Municipal Infraction; Tensions Run High As Officials Debate Enforcement
OCEAN CITY — After a two hour-plus, often-tense debate, a divided Ocean City Council on Friday morning basically took no action on a proposed emergency ordinance requiring the wearing of masks on the Boardwalk and essentially deferred to Governor Larry Hogan’s amended mandate announced earlier this week.On Wednesday, Hogan implemented an amended executive order mandating… Read more »
Individuals Identified In Fatal Route 50 Crash
BERLIN — A two-vehicle collision on Route 50 near Whaleyville on Wednesday evening claimed the lives of two individuals including one local woman.Around 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to a two-vehicle crash on westbound Route 50 and Route 610 near Whaleyville. According to the preliminary investigation, a… Read more »
Man Faces Serious Charges After Parking Lot Assault
OCEAN CITY — A Beltsville, Md. faces numerous serious charges, including first-degree assault, after allegedly attacking a woman at a downtown convenience store parking lot.Around 5 p.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a convenience store parking lot on North Division Street for a reported assault. OCPD officers made contact with… Read more »