The Ocean City Recreation and Parks’ spring flag football season wrapped up last week with the Assassins, pictured above, winning the championship. The Pit-and-Pub team was the runner-up after falling to the Assassins in the title game.Submitted photo
OCEAN CITY- Young anglers will get their moment in the spotlight next weekend when the Ocean City Marlin Club hosts its 13th Annual Kid’s Classic Tournament.Throughout the summer, the big boys and girls get to show off their fishing skills practically every weekend with one tournament or another, but the focus during next weekend’s 12th… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Increased police presence and more community interaction were among the possible recourses discussed this week to combat crime and other illicit behavior associated with certain special events at Northside Park.During the public comment period of the Mayor and Council meeting last week, north-end resident Keith Mueller voiced concern about the trash, noise… Read more »
The local Dolphins girls’ travel lacrosse club last weekend wrapped up its summer tournament schedule on with a strong finish, reaching the championship game in their last three tournaments, winning one and placing second in two others. Pictured above, back row are Coaches Ryan Murphy, Ryan Kirby and Chris Williams. Pictured second row, from left… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 30th annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament is underway with dozens of boats and hundreds of anglers descending on the resort for a three-day search for the burly behemoths in the canyons off the coast.The tuna bite has been rock solid thus far this summer, setting up what should be a memorable 2017… Read more »
BERLIN- Not so quietly, the Quiet Storm Lacrosse Club has continued a 14-year run of success on the summer tournament circuit this summer, collecting a handful of championships in major events while cementing itself as the Eastern Shore’s premiere program for advancing promising young players and opening pathways to success at the next level.The Quiet… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The discussion of a major renovation of the downtown recreation complex was renewed this week with a lot of moving parts and no clear cut answers.During a Recreation and Parks Committee meeting on Tuesday, the future redesign of the downtown park complex was taken up again and ended with a few question… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The future of Ocean City’s midtown firehouse at 74th Street remains much in doubt this week after a rather terse debate about the direction in which to head for the facility.In March, the Mayor and Council had before them four proposed bids for preliminary design, engineering and cost analysis for replacing the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week reversed course and approved, although somewhat reluctantly, a proposal to install as many as 12 new cell phone towers on the Boardwalk after getting assurances the project included increased lighting and security cameras.Back in April, the private sector company Crown Castle came before the Mayor and Council requesting… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The good news on the short-term vacation rental issue in Ocean City is the majority of renters are acquiring the requisite business license and likely remitting the appropriate room tax, but resort officials are preparing to go after the scofflaws that are not.For about two years, Ocean City officials have been monitoring… Read more »