OCEAN CITY — The growing craft beer craze in the local area and around the region will have another outlet this spring after resort officials this week approved the inaugural O.C. Brew Fest in conjunction with the half marathon in late April.The Mayor and Council in Tuesday approved the O.C. Brew Fest special event at… Read more »
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Charges Filed After Comfort Station Attack
OCEAN CITY — Perhaps further illustrating some of the problems during the offseason at the comfort station of Caroline Street and the Boardwalk, a Salisbury man last weekend was arrested on first-degree assault and other serious charges after allegedly beating another man during a theft of $10.During last week’s Police Commission meeting, it came to… Read more »
Council, Chamber Send Support Letters For Airbnb Bill
OCEAN CITY — Hearings were held this week on legislation in the General Assembly that would tighten regulations for online short-term rental operations such as Airbnb, for example, and the local community was sure to make its support for the bills known.Ocean City officials, for at least two years, have been monitoring the proliferation of… Read more »
Report Shows OC Crime Data Continuing Downward Trend
OCEAN CITY — After 2015 set a 25-year low benchmark for crime rates in Ocean City, the figures dropped again significantly in 2016, according to the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) annual report released this week.OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro presented the annual crime report for 2016 to the Mayor and Council on Tuesday and the… Read more »
Council Approves ‘Game-Changer’ Truck For Beach Trash Collection
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials on Tuesday approved a complicated deal to create a hybrid, state-of-the-art trash collection truck called a “game changer” for how Ocean City collects the mountains of trash each night from the iconic blue barrels on the beach.Last year, the Mayor and Council approved the purchase of a beach trash collection… Read more »
Former WOC Business Owner Faces 50 Years In Jail After Guilty Plea
WEST OCEAN CITY — The former owner of the O.C. Jamboree in West Ocean City on Tuesday pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of producing child pornography and could face as many as 50 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release.According to the plea agreement reached on Tuesday, from… Read more »
Local Uber Driver Charged With Numerous Area Break-Ins
FENWICK ISLAND — A Delaware Uber driver has been charged with multiple burglaries after a months-long investigation determined he was the common denominator in a series of break-ins at his patrons’ homes in the resort area.The Delaware State Police (DSP), in partnership with the Bethany Beach Police Department, have arrested a Frankford man after the… Read more »
Worcester Prep’s Winter Sports Teams Celebrate Senior Night
Worcester Prep’s winter sports teams last week celebrated Senior Night with a pair of wins over visiting Delmarva Christian by the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams. Pictured above, the WPS boys’ varsity team seniors along with senior cheerleaders and team managers are pictured. Pictured from left to right are Isabel Dashiell, Macayla Costleigh, Allie… Read more »
Decatur Girls Keep Rolling, Thrash WiHi 51-24
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team stayed on a major roll this week, beating Wicomico, 51-24, on the road on Tuesday to remain unbeaten in conference play and improve to 20-1 overall.The Seahawks have now won 13 straight since falling to Thomas Wooten way back in the second round of the Governor’s Challenge on… Read more »
St. Pat’s Soccer Tourney Starts Next Weekend
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s 29th annual St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament returns next weekend with roughly 150 teams and hundreds of players from all over the region ready to converge on the resort for the start of the four-weekend event.From modest beginnings 29 years ago, the annual St. Patrick’s Tournament has… Read more »