OCEAN CITY – Resort police this week continue to investigate a shooting on the south end of the Boardwalk early Monday morning.Around 2:30 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported shooting in the area of North Division Street and the Boardwalk. When officers arrived, the suspect, or suspects, had… Read more »
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Baltimore Avenue Abandonment, Conveyance Process Advances
OCEAN CITY – Two more steps were taken this week in the eventual abandonment and conveyance of an unused portion of Baltimore Avenue to existing private property owners, including a needed piece for the proposed Margaritaville project.In recent years, a major renovation of the Baltimore Avenue streetscape has been in the works including undergrounding utilities,… Read more »
Council Sustains Mayor’s Tandem Parking Ordinance Veto
OCEAN CITY – The mayor’s veto of an ordinance passed in July that would allow for tandem, or stacked, parking for some major downtown redevelopment projects including the proposed Margaritaville project was sustained by the majority of the council on Tuesday after a spirited debate.The ordinance passed in July on a 5-1 vote, with Council… Read more »
Council Eases Boardwalk Bike Rules For Oceans Calling, Sunfest
OCEAN CITY – Bicycles will be allowed on the Boardwalk throughout the entirety of the upcoming Ocean’s Calling concert series and during a later Sunfest this year after resort officials approved the changes this week.The inaugural Oceans Calling three-day music festival featuring several top performers is set for Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Because of the large… Read more »
Teens Charged With Attempted Murder In North OC Incident
OCEAN CITY — Two suspects have been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder following an investigation into a strong-armed robbery in July during which a shot was fired at an uptown residence.Shortly after 9 p.m. on July 26, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a residence… Read more »
Council Approves $3.4M Bid For Montego Bay Pump Station Project
OCEAN CITY – Evidence of an ongoing trend with major resort infrastructure projects coming in with price tags well over what was budgeted, resort officials last week approved a pump station replacement in Montego Bay that came in over $1.1 million what was anticipated.In July, the Mayor and Council opened bids for the Montego Bay… Read more »
Club’s 64th Labor Day Tournament Underway
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament is underway for the 64th time as the “granddaddy” of resort area fishing tournaments.While it may lack the glamour and high payouts of the White Marlin Open, the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 64th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament trumps all others… Read more »
Council Approves Incentive Program
OCEAN CITY – Some Ocean City employees who go above and beyond could be seeing a little extra in their paychecks soon after resort officials this week approved a proposed two-pronged incentive program.During recent strategic planning sessions, a top priority for the town was coming up with a salary incentive program to reward those employees… Read more »
Tough Guy of the Week Award Set to Return
BERLIN- The Stephen Decatur High School varsity football “Tough Guy of the Week” awards are set to return to the sports section of The Dispatch next week.Started 20 years ago by Atlantic Physical Therapy (ATP) patriarch Bob Hammond, the “Tough Guy of the Week” award is handed out weekly to the Decatur player who most… Read more »
MidAtlantic Tournament Finishes Strong
OCEAN CITY- While the 2022 MidAtlantic Tournament held in Ocean City and Cape May last week got off to a rather slow start, the event finished with a flourish in the final two days with the leaderboard filled out with big fish in every category.The annual MidAtlantic Tournament originated in Cape May, N.J. nearly three… Read more »