WALLOPS — A week after breaking ground on a significant solar energy project, another successful rocket launch from the Wallops Island Flight Facility early Thursday morning provided further evidence of NASA’s long-term commitment to the facility just south of Ocean City and Assateague.A Terrier-Improved Orion sounding rocket carrying student experiments was successfully launched around 5:30… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 40th annual Small Boat Tournament was once again a big success last weekend with plenty of action both inshore and offshore.No billfish were released during the tournament last weekend. In the tuna division, it was the crew on the Sea Salt taking first place with a 55-pounder worth… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With picture-perfect weather and a diverse line-up featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, last weekend’s OC Air Show was one of the biggest and best in recent memory.Everything lined up just right for with a perfect forecast and the Blue Angels back in the line-up on what has essentially become a two-year… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Northeast, Md. man allegedly collided with two other vehicles resulting in five victims being sent to the hospital before fleeing the scene in his damaged vehicle and then on foot.Around 11:45 p.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to the area of 50th Street and Coastal Highway… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A properly functioning sprinkler system is being credited for saving a restaurant in a beachfront hotel.Around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) was dispatched to a fire alarm activation indicating a fire sprinkler waterflow at the Castle in the Sand Hotel. While firefighters were responding to the initial… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A 300-foot-plus meteorological tower will be installed about 17 miles off the coast of Ocean City next month in advance of the US Wind offshore wind farm project.At the close of Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, Mayor Rick Meehan provided a briefing on a public hearing held last Thursday in Ocean Pines… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Berlin man faces as many as 26 years in prison after a Worcester County jury this week found him guilty of assault and weapons charges for threatening to blow a tenant’s head off during an incident last November.On Wednesday, a Worcester County Circuit Court jury found Joseph Baker, Sr., 56, of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspected hoax caller who has been transmitting bogus distress calls over the last few months.Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region officials have been receiving a steady stream of suspected or confirmed hoax calls believed to be from the same individual… Read more »
SALISBURY — An Ocean Pines man is behind bars this week and an elected official is recovering from head trauma following an alleged baseball bat assault stemming from dogs.Shortly after 7 p.m. last Thursday, Salisbury Police officers responded to a residence on Bell Avenue for a reported assault. Upon arrival, Salisbury police met with Wicomico… Read more »
BERLIN- Six Berlin Intermediate School students this week were awarded the annual Franklin Burroughs Golf Scholarship to attend the Eagle’s Landing Golf Camp, he last such awards after 12 years.The scholarship is named in honor of Franklin Burroughs, who owned One-Time Plumbing in Berlin for over 25 years. This year’s recipients include BIS students Samantha… Read more »