OCEAN CITY — The development of a mobile app allowing the public to track the locations and time estimates for Ocean City municipal buses could be expedited by the recent failures of the town’s existing system for the same purpose.For the last year or more, Ocean City officials have been exploring an online application for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Seven people were rescued from a 35-foot recreational boat fully engulfed in flames about 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City early Friday morning.Coast Guard Station Ocean City watchstanders were notified early Friday morning of a 35-foot Everglades recreational vessel on fire about nine miles off the coast of Assateague and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Hoping to capitalize on the statewide mandate for starting the public school year after Labor Day, the first-ever Maryland Week arrives in the resort in 10 days with many businesses offering deals to encourage state residents to enjoy the last vestiges of the summer season.Maryland Week was conceived by resort tourism officials… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After considerable revisions and changes, Ocean City’s updated comprehensive plan, a blueprint of sorts for the future direction of the resort, will soon be available for public consumption.For the last year or so, the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission has conducted a chapter-by-chapter review of the town’s existing comprehensive plan. The… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In the interest of recouping potentially lost revenue from water and wastewater billing, resort officials this week adjusted the fixture count on which water bills are based for the various mobile home parks in Ocean City.The town uses two basic methods for determining water and sewer usage in the resort’s residential areas…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY- With the drama of the high dollar, high profile White Marlin Open subsided, the resort area’s lady anglers get their turn in the spotlight this weekend with the return of the Poor Girl’s Open for the 24th year.The Poor Girl’s Open, which typically falls on the weekend after the White Marlin Open, was… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Ocean City is the center of the lacrosse universe this weekend as some of the top men’s and women’s lacrosse teams in the country descend on the resort for the 24th Annual Ocean City Lacrosse Classic.The annual tournament got underway on Thursday with opening round games in the Masters and Grand Masters divisions… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Virginia man who pleaded guilty to striking and killing another man who later became symbolic of Ocean City’s Walk-Smart pedestrian safety campaign is heading back to jail for five years after violating his probation.Around 1:20 a.m. on May 28, 2012, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The resort area’s collective hangover from last week’s White Marlin Open has just about worn off in time for the next big event on the summer sportfishing calendar- the 26th Annual Mid-Atlantic, a Cape May, N.J.-based tournament that will again have a strong presence in Ocean City again this year.Now in its 26th… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur varsity golf standout Matt Kinsey last week won the Mid-Atlantic Professional Golf Association (MAPGA) Junior Championship at the Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton, Virginia.Kinsey, a rising senior at Decatur, shot a score of 76 in his first round of the two-day event last Thursday, followed up by a 74 on the… Read more »