OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 13th Annual Kid’s Classic last weekend was a huge success with hundreds of young anglers all competing for a worthy cause.Throughout the summer, the big boys and girls get to show off their fishing skills with one tournament or another almost every weekend, but last weekend belonged to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A 320-foot ferry boat, mothballed since 2013 after it was retired from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry fleet, will become part of a growing artificial reef system off the mid-Atlantic coast easily accessible from Ocean City.The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) announced this week the ferry boat MV Twin Capes will be… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Pennsylvania man had to be tased twice last week after launching into an expletive-laced tirade at police who were investigating an incident when the suspect’s wife was allegedly struck by the Boardwalk tram.Around 7 p.m. last Thursday, the Boardwalk tram was making a turn toward the loop around the pier when… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Six Washington, D.C. area residents were arrested on first-degree assault and other serious charges early Monday morning after a verbal altercation downtown turned physical and resulted in at least one victim being “pistol whipped” and robbed at gunpoint.Around 2:40 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to the… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — Assateague Island officials are again reminding visitors not to feed the barrier island’s famed horses and to carefully cover up all food after a mare died last week from ingesting a large amount of dog food.Last Thursday, the seven-year-old mare Chama Wingapo was found dead in the campground at the Assateague Island National… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With little fanfare, Worcester’s beleaguered Department of Liquor Control quietly went away on July 1, save for one retail outlet still under county control in Pocomoke, and the final tally on the losses were not as bad as anticipated.Worcester County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, who represents Ocean City, on Monday gave the Mayor… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City police is investigating at least two cases of theft involving credit and debit card skimmers at gas pumps in two locations, an investigation that extends outside the resort and beyond.Last Thursday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) detectives began investigating recent reports of credit and debit card theft involving skimmers inserted… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With two major summer special events in the books including the O.C. Air Show and the Fourth of July, resort officials are hoping to coordinate with their state partners to improve the flow of traffic in and out of town with the meat of the summer still to come.During a meeting on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Nearly 6,000 softball players from all over the country and beyond descended on the Lower Shore this week for the first events of the U.S. Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Eastern World Series.This year’s event began on Wednesday and will continue through the end of the month with competition each week in different age… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur freshman Brittyn Lyra Leonard has been named a 2017 National Lacrosse All-Star and represented the state of Maryland this week at the National Lacrosse Academy and the National Lacrosse Classic in Richmond.Leonard was chosen as a Brine National High School All-Star and joined teammates Lily Belle Baker and Ellie Dutton on the… Read more »