OCEAN CITY — Less than a week before the 46th White Marlin Open, the crew of fishermen who caught the first white marlin of the season back in June this week received the $5,000 prize from the town of Ocean City.Each year, the town offers a $5,000 prize to the angler or crew that catches… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City will once again become the center of the sportfishing universe next week when hundreds of anglers and thousands of spectators gather in the resort for the 46th Annual White Marlin Open.For over four decades, the White Marlin Open, deemed the largest billfish tournament in the world, has been one of… Read more »
BERLIN- The Berlin Little League All-Star 9-10 team is headed to Rhode Island this weekend to begin play in the Eastern region tournament.The Berlin 9-10 team has gone undefeated on its way to capturing first the District 8 championship and then the Maryland state championship. It is now preparing to represent Maryland in the Eastern… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 6th Annual Huk Big Fish Classic last weekend it was once again a huge success with plenty of big fish, as the name implies, hauled to the scale at the historic docks at Talbot Street.The Big Fish Classic was held last weekend on the pier at Talbot Street, which is essentially the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Ocean City will become the center of the lacrosse universe next weekend when some of the top men’s and women’s lacrosse teams in the country descend on the resort for the 26th Annual Ocean City Lacrosse Classic.The annual tournament gets underway next Thursday with opening round games in the Masters and Grand Masters… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Before the big boys hit the seas for the 46th White Marlin Open, lady anglers throughout the resort area will have their moment in the sun this weekend with the arrival of the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 11th Annual Heels and Reels Tournament.The ladies-only tournament got underway Thursday with registration and a captain’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A review of the progress of the town’s Complete Streets initiative this week revealed wider sidewalks in some areas and the potential for beachfront bike racks in others.Last November, the Mayor and Council adopted a Complete Streets policy aimed at improving safety and ease of access for all users in the resort… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A 27-year-old Mechanicsville, Md. man lost his life Tuesday night after his motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed collided with a vehicle attempting to make a U-turn on Coastal Highway.Around 9:44 p.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City Communications received a call regarding a serious motor vehicle collision on northbound Coastal Highway… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A decades-old Maryland state record for common dolphinfish, or mahi, was obliterated last weekend when a Cambridge man landed a nearly 73-pouunder off the coast of Ocean City.Angler Jeff Wright of Cambridge was fishing with friends in the Poor Man’s Canyon last Sunday when he hooked the 72.8-pound mahi. According to Wright,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man faces over 40 charges this week after allegedly fleeing from police on his motorcycle at a high rate of speed and colliding with an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer and a patrol vehicle.Around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, OCPD officers were conducting an investigation of an unregistered motorcycle parked… Read more »