OCEAN CITY — The two fireworks shows that would have been held at both ends of town last weekend on the Fourth of July will now be condensed to a single show on New Year’s Eve after a compromise was reached this week between the town and the vendor.Last month, the Mayor and Council agreed… Read more »
SALISBURY — The Delmarva Shorebirds will not have a summer season for the first time in 25 years after it was announced this week minor league baseball was being shelved due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.On Tuesday, Major League Baseball (MLB) informed Minor League Baseball (MiLB) it will not be providing its affiliated teams with… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — Ten rescued sea turtles last week were released back into the ocean at Assateague State Park, one of which became the 300th sea creatures rehabilitated and released by the National Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program.Since 1991, the National Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program has been rehabilitating injured or ill sea creatures including seals and sea… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — The arrival of the Fourth of July weekend, along with one individual who this week thought it was a good idea to actually mount one of the horses at Assateague provides a good opportunity to remind the public the island’s most famed residents are wild and potentially dangerous and should be given plenty… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Air Show will roar across the resort sky this summer after all on the weekend of Aug. 15-16, event officials announced on Thursday.Originally scheduled for June 13-14, the OC Air Show was postponed, but not cancelled back in April amid the height of the COVID-19 crisis in Maryland and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As it has for the last six years, a quiet but meaningful ceremony including a bonfire was held on the beach this week to remember the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of two beloved police officers and to award a scholarship in their names.Seven years ago this week, a small… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND — Coastal Delaware communities took a step back in their COVID-19 recovery plans this week when Gov. John Carney modified his existing state of emergency declaration, but it’s important to note the changes do not mean bars and restaurants are shut down heading into the holiday weekend.After being abundantly cautious through much of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Resort police charged several individuals last weekend as a result of three separate stabbing incidents.Details of the individual incidents follow: A Pennsylvania man was jailed on first-degree assault charges after allegedly stabbing another man multiple times at a midtown hotel June 26. Around 5:30 a.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD)… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It appears the future of a new hotel under construction just north of the Route 50 Bridge is in question for this summer after resort officials this week denied a plea from the developer to defer a $165,000 contribution to the town for a bayside Boardwalk.For the last four years, the new… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Six Eastern Shore men have now been arrested and charged with first-degree assault for their roles in the severe beating of a man on the Boardwalk back on June 9.Around 10:15 p.m. on June 9, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of 11th Street and the Boardwalk for… Read more »