OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department is hosting a youth baseball camp under the direction of the University of Maryland baseball team during the first week of August.The department is once again welcoming the University of Maryland coaches and players to direct the baseball camp at Northside Park on August 6-8. The… Read more »
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Amendment Urges Coast Guard Input On Offshore Wind Projects
OCEAN CITY — Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md.) this week continued to go to battle on behalf of the Town of Ocean City over the proposed offshore wind farms with language attached to a federal appropriations bill urging Coast Guard intervention.Harris, who represents Maryland’s first congressional district including Ocean City and the entire Eastern Shore, has… Read more »
Berlin 11-12 All-Stars Advance In States
BERLIN- The Berlin Little League 11-12 All-Star team advanced to the semifinals in the Maryland state tournament this week with a come-from-behind win over Conococheague, 3-2, on Tuesday.Berlin beat South Maryland, 12-1, in its opener in the state tournament last weekend to advance to Tuesday’s semifinal game against Conococheague but fell behind, 1-0, early as… Read more »
5th Huk Big Fish Classic Underway
OCEAN CITY- The 5th Annual Huk Big Fish Classic got underway today with the first of three 32-hour fishing segments in search of the largest fish of any species after another segment was added this week because of concerns of inclement weather.The Big Fish Classic is going on all weekend on the pier at Talbot… Read more »
Locals Arrested For Vehicle Theme Scheme In Resort
OCEAN CITY — Two local men were arrested for allegedly stealing from vehicles in Ocean City in the same area over an hour apart on Wednesday afternoon, leading police to believe they were working together.Just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers arrested Christopher Fitzpatrick, 38, of Ocean City, after nabbing… Read more »
Thousands Gather For Softball World Series
OCEAN CITY- Over 150 teams and thousands of players, coaches, family members and fans gathered on the beach at Caroline Street on Monday afternoon for the opening ceremonies of the third leg of the U.S. Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Eastern World Series.Over the last three weeks, nearly 6,000 softball players from all over the country… Read more »
Inlet Dredging Work Next Month Not Expected To Impact WMO Boats
OCEAN CITY — The Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge Currituck is expected to arrive in Ocean City in early August for a scheduled dredging project around the Inlet and a smaller quick-fix project, but the arrival of the vessel is not expected to impact White Marlin Open boat traffic.The Currituck was scheduled to arrive… Read more »
House Raid Finds 2,472 Heroin Bags
WHALEYVILLE — A Dagsboro man is being held without bond this week at the Worcester County Jail after a raid at a residence in Whaleyville last weekend turned up thousands of bags of heroin, other drugs and a loaded handgun.Last Friday, the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team executed a search and seizure warrant at a… Read more »
Former Berlin Elected Official To Serve Time For Theft, Issuing Bad Checks
SNOW HILL — A beleaguered former Berlin Town Council member and butcher shop owner was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in jail with all but 18 months suspended in two separate cases of theft from a north-end Ocean City grocery store and issuing bad checks to one of her purveyors.In August 2017, the Ocean… Read more »
Witness: ‘She was talking and coherent the entire time, despite having this umbrella sticking out of her’
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania woman impaled by a flying umbrella on the beach at 54th Street on Sunday is on the mend and is recovering well, but the incident serves as a reminder for beach safety as similar incidents resulted in more unfortunate outcomes.Around 3:11 p.m. on Sunday, Ocean City first-responders were dispatched to… Read more »