OCEAN CITY — A South Carolina man was arrested on indecent exposure and other charges last weekend after allegedly exposing himself to several individuals in a spree uptown before pushing an officer and resisting arrest.Shortly before midnight last Saturday, an Ocean City police officer was dispatched to the area of 143rd Street and Coastal Highway… Read more »
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Delaware Adds Support For Triton Program At Wallops
WALLOPS — The effort to bring a job-creating, multi-billion dollar U.S. Navy unmanned aircraft project to nearby Wallops Island gained momentum last week when Delaware Governor Jack Markel fired off a letter to high-ranking officials urging them to choose the facility just 45 miles from Ocean City.The U.S. Navy is currently considering three locations for… Read more »
Cops And Courts – July 1, 2016
Fight Combatant Nearly TazedOCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on numerous charges last weekend after first scrapping with a female victim and later police before ultimately being nearly tazed to be brought under control.Around 2:30 a.m. last Friday, an Ocean City police officer was assisting with an arrest at an unrelated incident in… Read more »
Special Events’ ROI Policy Remains A Work In Progress
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials last week approved the renewal of two major special events despite concerns about inflated figures in the new Return on Investment policy.Last fall, in the interest of gaining a better understanding of just how much special events mean to the town in terms of the costs associated in supporting them… Read more »
37th Small Boat Tourney In The Books
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 37th Small Boat Tournament was once again a big success last weekend with plenty of action both inshore and offshore.Dozens of boats participated in the tournament, which provides an opportunity for some of the smaller vessels in the resort’s sport fishing fleet to compete before the larger Ocean… Read more »
This Year’s White Marlin Open To Feature Streaming On Big Screens At Host Marina
OCEAN CITY — Jostling through the crowd, craning one’s neck and pushing to the front is as much a tradition at the White Marlin Open as the big fish and big checks themselves, but a new wrinkle this year will help spectators and sportfishing enthusiasts enjoy more of the latter.Hooked on OC, the popular locally… Read more »
Resort’s Special Events’ ROI Policy Remains A Work In Progress
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials last week approved the renewal of two major special events despite concerns about inflated figures in the new Return on Investment policy.Last fall, in the interest of gaining a better understanding of just how much special events mean to the town in terms of the costs associated in supporting them… Read more »
Ocean City Renews Mid-Atlantic Sports Alliance Agreement
OCEAN CITY- Resort officials this week approved a continuation of Ocean City’s agreement with Worcester and Wicomico Counties in establishing the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Sports Alliance (MAASA).In 2014, Ocean City entered into an agreement with Wicomico County to establish MAASA, a cutting edge alliance that allows the two jurisdictions to pool their collective resources to attract… Read more »
Three Arrests In Contractor Robbery
OCEAN PINES — An Ocean Pines resident was robbed of $40,000 recently after leaving a home improvement project worker with a key only to return and find out a robbery had taken place.The resident contracted with a local home improvement company for some home repairs. The resident gave the key to his home to the… Read more »
No County Action Leaves OC Weighing Tax Relief Options
OCEAN CITY — With the dust settled after lengthy fiscal year 2017 budget deliberations for both jurisdictions, the issue of tax differential, or tax set-offs between Worcester County and Ocean City, was raised again this week with a veiled hint of possible legal action or General Assembly intercession.County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, who represents Ocean City,… Read more »