SNOW HILL — A local man, sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the death of a Pennsylvania man in Ocean City in August 2014, was sent back to jail for six more months last week for a probation violation.In January 2015, Caleb Edwin-Earl Ochse, now 30, of Ocean City, pleaded guilty… Read more »
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Ocean City Hopes To Retain Challenge Cup
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club will face off against old rival Cape May next week in the 39th Charles Kratz and Scott Smith Challenge Cup, pitting boats and teams of anglers from each club against each other with bragging rights and the handsome trophy on the line for the next year.The Challenge Cup,… Read more »
Broad Campaign Underway To Retain J-1 Program
OCEAN CITY — The possible elimination of the J-1 Work and Travel program has spurred a grassroots effort to stave off the proposal pitched as part of the Trump administration’s Buy American, Hire American executive order.In April, Trump signed an executive order that would reduce the number of foreign workers in some sectors of the… Read more »
Seahawks Edge Easton In Season Opener
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity soccer season got the 2017 campaign off to a good start this week with an impressive 2-1 overtime win over Easton in the home opener on Tuesday.Despite losing eight senior starters from last year’s team that went 11-2-2, the Seahawks enter the 2017 with a talented group of young players… Read more »
Storm Ends Worcester Opener In A Tie
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity soccer team started its 2017 regular season off with a rare tie against Gunston on Wednesday.The two teams squared on Tuesday in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) opener and played to a 2-2 tie before the skies opened up with torrential downpours and lightning. The game went in… Read more »
OC Council OKs Flat Medallion Transfer Fee
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week voted to create a flat transfer fee for taxi medallions paid to the town when one operator sells a medallion to another.Earlier this year, the Mayor and Council voted to adopt a buy-back program for its taxi medallions, which are essentially a limited number of licenses to operate… Read more »
Annual Spot Tournament Set For Monday
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Fishing Center on Monday will host its 16th Annual Ocean City Spot Tournament, an event held each year to remember the September 11 terrorists attacks.On that fateful September 11, 2001, the mood was grim all over the country including Ocean City as the nation watched the horrific images coming in… Read more »
Man Arrested After Repeated Bat Threats
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested on first-degree assault and other charges on Wednesday after allegedly threatening another local man with a baseball bat.Around 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of 43rd Street for a report of a disorderly male threatening people with a… Read more »
Styrofoam Insulation Ordinance Passed In OC
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved on second reading a building code amendment that will allow for stronger enforcement on pollution associated with the installation of Styrofoam insulation used on the exteriors of many development projects.Through much of the summer, Ocean City officials have been attempting to address the pollution associated with the… Read more »
Armed Robberies In OC Result In Five-Year Sentence
SNOW HILL — A Pennsylvania man, charged last winter with two armed robberies about a half an hour apart, pleaded guilty this week to two counts and was sentenced to nine years, all but five of which were then suspended.Christopher Jones-Rivera, now 19, of Elizabethtown, Pa., on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two counts of armed… Read more »