OCEAN CITY — With no fireworks shows on the Fourth of July this past summer for the third year in a row, resort officials this week grappled with changing the criteria for producing the displays.This summer, the Fourth of July fireworks shows were moved within days of the holiday to July 5 because the contracted… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It remains to be seen if the annual September pop-up motorized event materializes next weekend, but resort officials are prepared nonetheless.For several years, a motorized special event formerly known as H2Oi popped up each late September in the resort, often with disturbing results. While the formal H2Oi even has long since moved… Read more »
OCEAN CITY— Resort officials last week approved a conditional use allowing for the relocation of a downtown miniature golf course one block to the north.The Mayor and Council had before them last Tuesday a request for a conditional use that will allow Nick’s Golf mini-golf course at 18th Street to move one block north after… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team kicked off its 2022 campaign with a resounding 43-13 win over Bayside South rival Bennett last Friday.The Seahawks opened against the Clippers in a rare 1 p.m. game on the road in Salisbury last Friday. Decatur led 15-6 and 29-6 at the half and never looked back. The Seahawks… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Satisfied their safety concerns were allayed, resort officials this week approved a conditional use for a new axe-throwing competition venue after a broad discussion about government overreach on private-sector businesses.Last year, the owners of the Embers restaurant, which has stood at 23rd Street for decades, and Blu, a more upscale outdoor dining… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested for first-degree assault this week after allegedly trying to drown a female in a bathtub.Around 3 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported domestic assault at a motel on 30th Street. Officers arrived on the scene and knocked on the door… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The upcoming joint meeting between the Mayor and Council and the Ocean City Planning Commission apparently can’t come soon enough as the rift between the two bodies on certain issues appears to be widening.For the last several months, the planning commission has been reviewing and holding requisite public hearings on maybe a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 44th Annual Charles Kratz and Scott Smith Challenge Cup is underway, pitting boats and teams of anglers from the Ocean City Marlin Club against their rivals from Cape May.The Challenge Cup, which pits teams of boats from the Ocean City Marlin Club against teams of boats from the Cape May Marlin and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With little further discussion, resort officials voted last week to formalize changes to the hours of the public boat ramp in Little Salisbury to allow for early morning or evening boating.The public boat ramp in the north-end Little Salisbury community for years was the only public boat ramp in city limits and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 64th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament is in the books with winners rewarded in several categories.The club’s annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament was held last weekend over the course of three days with captains and teams of anglers choosing to fish two of the three days…. Read more »