OCEAN CITY — It took longer than expected for the replica Viking ship Draken Harald Harfagre to come through the Inlet and through the drawbridge to its mooring at 3rd Street on Wednesday, but the delay was worth the wait.Around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the Draken, a replica of a centuries-old Viking ship, appeared around… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After an unexpected helicopter landing on a downtown church parking lot in July, resort officials this week approved on first reading an ordinance aimed a preventing a repeat.On July 3, a private helicopter landed on a church parking lot at 17th Street and Philadelphia Avenue, discharged its passengers and took off again…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The next phase of the expansion of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City got a fiscal shot in the arm on Thursday when Governor Larry Hogan announced he had authorized the Maryland Stadium Authority to move forward with a $20 million contribution to the project.Hogan, in the resort for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department is gearing up for its fall youth flag football league which gets underway next week.The youth flag football league is open to kids in grades 1-9 for both boys and girls. The league opens play next Wednesday and will run on each consecutive Wednesday through October… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Indian Head, Md. man was charged with first-degree assault last week after a deeper investigation into an alleged attack back on July 24 when the victim was beaten to the point he may lose an eye.Around 2:50 a.m. back on July 24, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 25th Annual Poor Girl’s Open last weekend was once again a big success with plenty of fish caught and released over the three-day event and, most importantly, a big contribution to the American Cancer Society.Sandwiched between the high dollar, high profile White Marlin Open and the Mid-Atlantic Tournament, the annual Poor Girls… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- With a $3 million-plus purse on the line, the 27th Annual Mid-Atlantic Tournament was still pretty much wide open after the first two days this week, but there has been no shortage of fish weighed at the host ports in Ocean City and Cape May with a red-hot billfish bite and plenty of… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — The circle of life was on full display at Assateague Island as a new foal was birthed early Friday morning two days after a wild horse had to be humanely euthanized on Wednesday.Early Friday morning, the mare Giggles gave birth to a pinto colt. Giggles and her band live most of the year… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament returns next weekend for the 60th 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 60th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament trumps all… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE- The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) Delmarva District will hold its fourth contest of the 2018 summer-long series at Assateague State Park on Saturday.Throughout the summer, Delmarva ESA has held a series of amateur surf contests at different locations in and around the resort area. The fourth contest in the series is set for Saturday… Read more »