OCEAN CITY — Satisfied potential noise issues won’t become problematic, resort officials agreed to bend the rules and allow an earlier start time for a mid-town hotel construction project.The Mayor and Council on Monday had before them a request to relax the ordinance that prohibits construction work around Ocean City before 9 a.m. during the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The body of a Montgomery County man reported missing last Saturday was recovered in the bay two days later, marking the third fatality in the resort in the young season.Last Sunday night, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) reported it was searching for Cesar Alcides Martinez-Saravia, 23. Martinez-Saravia had last been seen… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 22nd Annual Mako Mania shark tournament is underway with dozens of boats and teams of anglers participating in the event with a new wrinkle this year.Curiosity seekers will cram into Bahia Marina this weekend for a chance to see a potential winning shark hoisted at the scale in what has become a… Read more »
BERLIN- After another highly successful season, Worcester Prep last week announced its spring sports award recipients.Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team went 13-3 and captured its sixth straight Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship. Carly Hoffman was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the girls’ varsity lacrosse team, while Sophie Bandorick received the Coach’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The resort area will become ground zero of the youth lacrosse world next weekend with dozens of teams from all over the mid-Atlantic region descending on Ocean City and Berlin for a pair of simultaneous tournaments.The 2018 Brine Girls Lacrosse Festival will take place at Northside Park all weekend starting next Friday. Games… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Authorities continue to investigate this week the fatal collision between a motorcycle and vehicle last Saturday afternoon that claimed the life of a New York man.Around 12:30 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers and emergency services responded to a reported serious motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle in the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 9th Annual Memorial Day Tournament last weekend was a big success with tuna taking center stage.The Marlin Club’s annual Memorial Day Tournament, a tribute to the men and women of the armed services who made the ultimate sacrifice, was held last weekend with two fishing days on Saturday… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The chronic flooding issues in Ocean City, particularly in the downtown area, are not going away anytime soon, but town officials are now exploring a comprehensive solution to the problem.It’s no secret many areas along the bayside downtown flood during even modest rainfall events. It’s been going on for years and at… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A rehabilitated juvenile grey seal rescued from the beach at Assateague in April was successfully released into the ocean in neighboring Delaware last week.In April, a juvenile grey seal, now known affectionately as Lox, was rescued by the National Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Center from Assateague Island. Each year, the National Aquarium picks… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A wetlands mitigation project at the Ocean City Municipal Airport came in with just one acceptable bid at $1.4 million, or over two times budgeted, resort officials learned this week.As part of the town of Ocean City’s capital improvement plan for its municipal airport, a two-phase project to expand the facility and… Read more »