OCEAN CITY- The resort area’s collective hangover from last week’s White Marlin Open has just about worn off in time for the 28th Annual MidAtlantic Tournament, the next big event on the summer sportfishing calendar.The annual MidAtlantic Tournament originated in Cape May, N.J. nearly three decades ago, but the event has had a decidedly Ocean… Read more »
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Resort Council Approves Beach Tennis Tourney
OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week approved a new Beach Tennis MD Open event for the weekend straddling late September and early October, or the same weekend as other major events in the resort.On Monday, the Mayor and Council heard a pitch to approve a new special event called the Beach Tennis MD Open…. Read more »
Car Chase Ends In Resort Arrest
OCEAN CITY – An Anne Arundel County man was arrested last weekend after leading resort police on a high-speed pursuit from one end of the town to the other before getting caught hours later at a fight at a downtown bar.Around 8:20 p.m. last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the… Read more »
Oceans Calling Lineup Announced As Festival Nears
OCEAN CITY – While still a little over a month away, the excitement is building for the inaugural Oceans Calling three-day music festival with the announcement of the lineup this week for each day of the event.Last August, Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo and C3 Presents founder and promoter Tim Sweetwood pitched the… Read more »
Record Payout Highlights 2022 White Marlin Open
OCEAN CITY – The 2022 White Marlin Open that ended last weekend with a flourish after days of relative inactivity will be remembered for a lot of things, including a new world record $4.5 million payout for a single fish.The first three days of the 2022 White Marlin Open (WMO) last week saw plenty of… Read more »
Changes Approved For Later Sunfest
OCEAN CITY – Having already been moved back to the third week in October to accommodate other major events in late September, Sunfest promises to retain the traditional elements that have made it so popular over the decades but will also include some new elements designed to expand the demographics.Earlier this year, the Mayor and… Read more »
Officials Expedite Approval Process For Boardwalk Lumber Bids
OCEAN CITY – With some urgency, bids for lumber for the second phase of the two-phase Boardwalk re-decking project were opened with the type of lumber likely being the tipping point in the final decision.The complete re-decking of the Boardwalk has been on the town’s radar for a number of years, but with the first… Read more »
Va. Man Sentenced To 10 Years Following Truck Theft
OCEAN CITY – One half of a Virginia couple arrested in April for motor vehicle theft of a truck allegedly stolen from a funeral home and cemetery after a license plate reader on the Route 50 bridge alerted resort police pleaded guilty to multiple counts last week and was sentenced to a combined 10 years… Read more »
Two Diamondback Turtles Released After New York Stay
OCEAN CITY – Two threatened diamondback turtles collected by a New York family on vacation in the resort area as pets found their way back home this month in a roundabout way.The Maryland Coastal Bays Program last week received two diamondback turtles, a threatened species symbolic of the state, and with the help of volunteers,… Read more »
Council Extends Boat Ramp Hours
OCEAN CITY – Recreational boaters utilizing the town’s old public boat ramp in the Little Salisbury community can enjoy the water a little later after resort officials last week agreed to extend the hours of operation at the facility.For years, the public boat ramp in the north-end Little Salisbury community was the only public boat… Read more »