OCEAN CITY- The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) Delmarva District held its first contest of its 2018 summer-long tournament series last weekend on the beach at 30th Street.The Delmarva ESA Summer Surf Series’ first event of the season was held last Saturday with two- to three-foot surf improved somewhat by the sandbar at 30th Street. Delmarva… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It’s clear the Ocean City Fire Department is facing scheduling challenges, but resort officials and the firefighter-paramedic union certainly differ on the reasons for the vast number of unfilled shifts.A couple of internal emails circulated throughout the Ocean City Fire Department over the last several weeks illustrates numerous shifts listed as unfilled… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The ever-growing artificial reef system off the coast of Ocean City got its newest addition last Friday when a 60-foot barge was sunk on an established reef site about 10 miles offshore.The Ocean City Reef Foundation (OCRF), with the help of support vessels, towed the 60-foot barge offshore to the Bass Grounds… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The issue of a $1.2 million study to determine a long-term solution to the chronic Inlet shoaling problem arose anew this week and Ocean City officials again weren’t keen on helping to fund it.The Inlet and other channels in and around the commercial harbor naturally fill in and require constant maintenance dredging,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Greenbelt, Md. man was arrested on first-degree assault and other serious charges early Monday morning after allegedly threatening a family with young children with a knife during a fight in an uptown restaurant.Around 6:15 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to the Denny’s restaurant at the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania woman was critically injured in a jet-ski collision in the bay near Ocean City last Saturday evening.Around 5:30 p.m. last Saturday, two jet skis collided in the Isle of Wight Bay in Ocean City. Both watercraft were rented and each was traveling around 30 to 40 knots, according to Maryland… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are putting the wraps on the Coastal Highway median fence and repaving project and are expected to be finished Thursday evening, a day earlier than previously promised.Last Month, SHA officials promised the Mayor and Council the ongoing median fence project and associated repaving would be completed by… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The debate over semi-annual testing on a north-end Delmarva Power substation continued this week with a resident calling into question the reporting of the results.About six years ago, Delmarva Power came to Ocean City seeking to expand its substation on Sinepuxent Road between 137th and 138th streets. At the time, the substation… Read more »
SALISBURY — A four-month investigation into the armed robbery of an armored truck and the theft of over $1 million in Salisbury in January culminated this week in the arrest of three suspects.Around 7:15 a.m. on Jan. 22, Salisbury Police responded to the State Employee Credit Union (SECU) on Mt. Hermon Road for a reported… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Weeks after getting lambasted over the cost of mailing reminders to every property owner in Ocean City to obtain rental licenses if they lease their homes, it appears the initiative was worth the effort and expense.Over the last two years, Ocean City officials have been monitoring the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals… Read more »