OCEAN CITY — More tough talk and the unveiling of some new tools in the enforcement tool box were the focus of the town’s latest motorized special event task force meeting on Thursday.The motorized special event task force reconvened after a months-long layoff to begin planning for a series of sanctioned and unsanctioned special events… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The 2020 White Marlin Open, now just a little more than a week away, will look different for spectators this year with no general public viewing of the live daily weigh-ins at host Harbour Island.Last week, White Marlin Open (WMO) officials told the Mayor and Council the “satellite” viewing spot downtown at… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Moving the OC Air Show to mid-August has the potential to impact local parasail operators, but the town and event organizers are willing to work with the local businesses to minimize the impact.During the public comment period of Monday’s Mayor and Council, local attorney Regan Smith spoke on behalf of roughly a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge Currituck has arrived in Ocean City for a scheduled routine dredging project around the Inlet and is expected to be in the area for about a month.A couple times a year, the Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District sends the Currituck, or its sister ship Murden,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It certainly wasn’t easy, but resort officials this week signed off on an incentive program to encourage more year-round residents to make Ocean City their home by relaxing some of the fees associated with new construction and potentially short-term relief from property taxes.For the last year or so, the Mayor and Council… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Gov. Larry Hogan showed no immediate inclination to roll back some of the COVID-19 restrictions currently in place in Maryland despite a recent slight uptick in some of the numbers, although he did not rule out taking further action if necessary.During a press conference on Wednesday, Hogan said most of the key… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Authorities have arrested a Virginia man wanted in connection with a quick-change scam he allegedly carried out on the Boardwalk over the course of a couple of days.On Monday, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) issued a flier urging resort businesses, particularly Boardwalk businesses, to be on the lookout for an individual… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — White Marlin Open and OC Air Show enthusiasts will still be able to park at the convention center and ride the municipal bus to the major events next month, but there won’t be an express service, resort officials decided this week.Last week, the Mayor and Council voted to table the discussion of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A north-end movie theater this week got the green light to begin operating in a drive-in format in back parking lot of the facility after some concerns were addressed.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday a request from the Sun and Surf movie theater at 145th Street to begin operating… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A handful of benches made from recycled cigarette butts collected through an innovative program established last year are now in place around the resort area.Last year, the Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or Green Team, in cooperation with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, the Worcester County Health Department and the private sector, embarked… Read more »