OCEAN CITY – The resort’s mayor is encouraging potential visitors to Ocean City to delay their plans amid the current pandemic.“To further protect our residents, visitors and town employees we request that visitors postpone trips to Ocean City beginning immediately,” said Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan. “This action is necessary to ensure compliance with social distancing… Read more »
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Rescued Seal Set Free On Assateague
ASSATEAGUE — A tiny harp seal rescued from the beach in Ocean City late last month was quietly released from Assateague this week, while two other seals rescued recently from area beaches remain on the mend.On Sunday, Feb. 23, a juvenile female harp seal hauled out on the beach at 67th Street and appeared to… Read more »
Approved Bill Allows Restaurants To Carry EpiPens
ANNAPOLIS — A bill allowing certain food-service operations to administer auto-injectable epinephrine, or EpiPens, in an emergency breezed through the General Assembly this week as the abbreviated session expired.After a tragedy last October that claimed the life of a popular local man and business owner, some questioned if the outcome could have been different if… Read more »
First Flounder of Season Caught Off OC
OCEAN CITY- While not much is going on in the local sports world onshore, an unseasonably warm late winter is causing action to start to heat up offshore including the first flounder of the year last weekend.Local angler Butch Walter and his wife Pam were trolling in the Thorofare last Saturday when they hooked up… Read more »
Tougher Special Event Bill Passed
OCEAN CITY — Legislation strengthening the resort’s motorized special event zone prohibitions, including arrestable offenses, was passed by state lawmakers late Wednesday before the abbreviated General Assembly session ended.Law enforcement will have a new hammer in the toolbox when the next motorized event requiring the implementation of a special event zone rolls around. State lawmakers… Read more »
Pines Swimmers Set Records In State Meet
OCEAN PINES- The Ocean Pines Swim Team (OPST) sent five swimmers to the Maryland State Championships recently and several came back with club and personal bests.OPST swimmers Adam Diehl and Gavin Stearn each qualified for the Maryland Senior Championships in late February, while Trista Harner, Daniel Karcheuski and Breyden Wright each qualified for the Maryland… Read more »
Trimper Family Announces Changes In Leadership; 11 New Rides Planned For Downtown Park
OCEAN CITY — A change in the management of the historic Trimper’s Rides was announced this week, but the branch of the iconic family taking over the reins has vowed continuity at the fixture on the south end of the Boardwalk for over 125 years.Since 1890, the Trimper family has owned and operated the historic… Read more »
Ocean City Area Restaurants Just Taking It Day By Day
OCEAN CITY — Many resort businesses are facing a challenging and uncertain future during the ongoing pandemic crisis, and, as usual, it will take a generous local community to keep the area’s restaurants afloat in the coming weeks.After seeing large crowds out and about celebrating last weekend, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday announced all… Read more »
Assateague Announces Closures Effective Immediately
ASSATEAGUE — Assateague Island National Seashore officials have announced the national park’s visitor centers, ranger stations and campgrounds are closed until further notice effective on Tuesday in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.However, many of the open areas of the Assateague Island National Seashore will remain open on a limited basis. For example, public parking areas,… Read more »
OC Firefighters Complete Peer Wellness Training
OCEAN CITY — By definition, firefighters are trained to put others before themselves, but dozens of Ocean City first-responders recently completed training on how to look out for their own.Nearly 30 members of the Ocean City Fire Department recently completed the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Peer Support training. The class is highly interactive and… Read more »