OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania woman was arrested on multiple charges last week after allegedly choking her fiancé and a young child during a domestic incident.Around 3 a.m. last Thursday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers dispatched to a motel for a reported assault. OCPD officers met with a female victim who told police her… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved on first reading an ordinance creating a line of credit with a local bank at $2.5 million, but not before some issues were raised from a familiar source.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday an ordinance for first reading that would approve a $2.5 million… Read more »
WHALEYVILLE — A Salisbury man is being held without bond on first-degree assault and burglary charges after being identified last week as a suspect in a home invasion in Whaleyville late last month.Sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on June 28, a home invasion occurred at a residence on Whaleyville Road. During the home… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The number of smoking citations issued during the month of June dropped dramatically compared to the same month last year, resort officials learned this week.In 2015, Ocean City passed an ordinance banning smoking on the beach and Boardwalk except within 15 feet of designated smoking areas with appropriate receptacles. During the first… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Georgia man was arrested on first-degree assault and burglary charges last week after allegedly threatening to kill another man who wanted him to leave his downtown residence.Around 3:45 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to a convenience store on North Division Street for a reported… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) Delmarva District last weekend hosted the Maryland State Surfing Championships with champs crowned in several age groups and divisions.The state championships were held last weekend at 35th Street, the second in a summer-long contest series for Delmarva ESA. Over 60 surfers ranging in age from five to 70… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean Games return to the resort on Saturday for the seventh year with hundreds of participants expected to compete in various long-distance swimming all for a good cause.The 7th annual event features a nine-mile open ocean swim off the beach in Ocean City. The course will run parallel to the beach and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 32nd Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament last weekend was a big success with two boats sharing first place for the single heaviest tuna and three boats winning over $200,000 in prize money.Last weekend’s event was one of the biggest ever with 109 boats competing for a share of over $800,000 in prize… Read more »
Stephen Decatur varsity wrestling standout Anya Knappenberger last weekend finished seventh in the 117-pound weight class at the 2019 USA Wrestling 16-under Women’s Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota against the best wrestlers in the country. Pictured above is Knappenberger at the national championship meet representing Maryland. Last winter, Knappenberger won the first-ever girls’… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 6th Annual Big Fish Classic returns next weekend with the first of two 32-hour fishing segments in search of the largest fish of any species.The Big Fish Classic is set for next Thursday through Sunday on the pier at Talbot Street, which is essentially the epicenter for Ocean City’s rich fishing history…. Read more »