OCEAN CITY — While there has been no headway in Ocean City’s efforts to site proposed offshore wind turbines at least 26 miles from the shoreline, for the first time at least formally, the issue of potential impacts on the fertile fishing grounds off the resort coast has been thrown into the equation.Since the Maryland… Read more »
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Clean Sweep For Mallards In ESIAC Awards
BERLIN- It was a clean sweep for Worcester Prep when the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) spring post-season awards were announced this week including four student-athletes who won Player of the Year awards in their respective sports.Senior Tucker Brown was honored with the ESIAC Player of the Year in boys’ varsity lacrosse for the… Read more »
9th Annual Memorial Day Tourney Underway
OCEAN CITY- The 9th annual Ocean City Marlin Club Memorial Day tournament gets underway today in part as a tribute to the men and women of the armed services past and present.The 9th annual Memorial Day Tournament gets underway today with registration and a captain’s meeting, but the real action starts tomorrow, the first of… Read more »
22nd Mako Mania Returns Next Week
OCEAN CITY- The 21st Annual Mako Mania shark tournament returns next weekend with dozens of boats and teams of anglers participating in the first of three official fishing days.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 »
OC Adding More Large Trash Cans For Beach This Summer
OCEAN CITY — With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, hundreds of the iconic blue metal trash cans are now lining the beach, but residents and visitors in some areas are getting a first look at some new and larger ones.As of late Thursday, over 550 of the blue 55-gallon trash cans had been placed… Read more »
Each OC Beach Block Now Adopted Through Program
OCEAN CITY — For the first time since the inception of Ocean City’s Adopt Your Beach program, each of the resort’s ocean blocks are assigned after a couple of benefactors scooped up the last ones.In 2016, the Ocean City Surf Club, under the auspices of the Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or Green Team, initiated an… Read more »
Governor, Mayor To Recreate Summer Kickoff Tradition
OCEAN CITY — With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, local and state officials are renewing a traditional season kick-off event not seen in decades.Ocean City will celebrate the arrival of the summer of 2018 Friday by bringing back a ceremonial kickoff event that first took place over 70 years ago. In 1946, Maryland Governor… Read more »
$15K Again On The Line For Season’s First White Marlin
OCEAN CITY — The award for the first white marlin of the season caught off the coast of Ocean City is up for grabs this week, and for the second year in a row the potential prize money has been enhanced.For decades, the town of Ocean City has awarded a $5,000 check to the angler… Read more »
Ocean City Ranked A Top 10 Hot Summer Destination Choice
OCEAN CITY — On the cusp of another season, Ocean City got another feather in its cap this month when it was named by TripAdvisor as one of the Top 10 hottest destinations for this summer.Ocean City placed sixth on TripAdvisor’s top 10 list of hottest summer vacation destinations released this week. The top 10… Read more »
Mallards Claim Sixth Straight ESIAC Title
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team completed a rare season sweep of old rival Saints Peter and Paul in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game last Friday with a decisive 11-5 win over the Sabres.Worcester Prep’s storied history with Saints Peter and Paul includes a meeting in the ESIAC championship game… Read more »