OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week agreed to reiterate the town’s opposition to the proposed location of wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City, suggesting they be placed even further offshore than what was originally desired.After months of relative inactivity in the ongoing development of offshore wind energy farms off the coast of… Read more »
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Resort Monitoring Dorian’s Track; Emergency Alert Sign-Ups Encouraged
OCEAN CITY — With Hurricane Dorian trudging slowly off the southeast coast, the track as of midweek appears to take it easy on Ocean City, but town officials are preparing nonetheless.After ravaging the Bahamas early this week, Dorian set its sights on the east coast of Florida, along with Georgia, the Carolinas and eastern Virginia… Read more »
“Guy had an unparalleled commitment to civic responsibility’
OCEAN CITY — The void was palpable at the first Mayor and Council meeting on Tuesday after the passing of long-time City Solicitor Guy Ayres III.Ayres passed away at his Ocean City home early Saturday morning. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center. Friends may come… Read more »
Governor Favors Expanding Current Bay Bridge Over Other Options
OCEAN CITY — Multiple alternatives are on the table for an additional Chesapeake Bay crossing and the lifeline to Ocean City and the Eastern Shore, but it appears one might be a deal-breaker for the state.The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) this week announced four options will be brought to the table as a federal review… Read more »
Fed Court Dismisses Pedestrian Wrongful Death Suit
OCEAN CITY — A wrongful death civil suit filed by the family of a local man struck and killed on Coastal Highway was officially dismissed last week in federal court, but it will likely resurface in Worcester County Circuit Court.During the October 2017 Endless Summer cruising event, Thomas Lawlor, 57, of Ocean City, was struck… Read more »
Suspect Requests Cops Shoot Him
OCEAN CITY — A Jessup, Md. man was arrested last weekend after first attempting to walk away with his child during a domestic dispute and later asking police to shoot him during an incident uptown.Around 8:30 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of 135th Street and Sinepuxent Avenue… Read more »
OC Council Meeting Schedule Approved In 4-3 Vote
OCEAN CITY — The Mayor and Council will officially meet a few less times in 2020 after a new schedule was approved this week, but not as fewer as some would like.During Tuesday’s work session, the Mayor and Council had before them the rather mundane issue of approving the meeting schedule for the 2020 calendar… Read more »
Prep Football Features New Playoff Format
BERLIN- When Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team and other area schools open the 2019 season next week, they will be playing under a new scheduling format that will double the number of teams that make the playoffs at the expense of a regular season game.For years, varsity football teams at public schools in Maryland played… Read more »
New Turf Field Complete At Decatur
BERLIN- On the eve of a new fall sports season, the new turf field at Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin has been completed and is ready for its first action.Last February, the Worcester County Commissioners approved roughly $1.4 million in funding for the installation of a new turf field at Stephen Decatur High School…. Read more »
OC Boats Sweep Top Mid-Atlantic Prizes
OCEAN CITY- The 28th Mid-Atlantic Tournament that wrapped up last Friday finished in a flourish with leaderboard in several divisions erased and rewritten, but when the dust settled, Ocean City-based boats walked away with most of the significant prize money.The Mid-Atlantic Tournament concluded in dramatic fashion last Friday after five days with the signature white… Read more »