OCEAN CITY — A future battery energy storage facility in north Ocean City moved closer to becoming a reality this week when the City Council approved both applications pending a potential land swap.Early this month, the Ocean City Planning Commission held a marathon public hearing on two Delmarva Power and Light (DPL) applications to develop… Read more »
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Ocean City Renews Downtown Post Office Lease
OCEAN CITY — The downtown U.S. Postal Service (USPS) branch at 5th Street will remain in place for at least the next few years after the city agreed to renew the lease.Since the town purchased the property at 5th Street and Philadelphia Avenue, the future of the USPS presence in the downtown area has come… Read more »
Major Concert Festival Set For Ocean City Pushed Back A Week
OCEAN CITY — Concerns about logistics issues are once again moving a major three-day concert and festival planned for September back another week, resort officials learned this week.The fall special events calendar in the resort is loaded with multiple significant events stacked back-to-back in mid- to late-September. OC BikeFest is scheduled for its usual slot… Read more »
Decatur Swimmers Strong at Regionals
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams turned in strong performances at the state 3A-East regional meet last week with several first-place individual finishes.On the boys’ side, Alec McCabe finished eighth in the 200-yard freestyle. Daniel Karcheuski came in first in the 200-yard individual medley. Gavin Stearn came in first in the 50-yard freestyle, while… Read more »
Ocean City Moving Toward Tighter Rental Regulations
OCEAN CITY – The council this week endorsed measures to ensure all rental properties in Ocean City are acquiring the appropriate rental license and remitting the appropriate room tax.For the last few years, Ocean City has been working on code changes that will help ensure all rental properties in the resort are acquiring rental licenses… Read more »
Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction Reversed
BERLIN– A Berlin man convicted in 2016 of involuntary manslaughter after supplying heroin to another man prior to a fatal overdose had that conviction reversed this week by a state appeals court.In May 2016, Robert Skinkle, now 32, of Berlin, was found guilty in Worcester County Circuit Court of possession with intent to distribute heroin,… Read more »
Major Concert Festival Set For Ocean City Pushed Back A Week
OCEAN CITY –Concerns about logistics issues are once again moving a major three-day concert and festival planned for September back another week, resort officials learned this week.The fall special events calendar in the resort is loaded with multiple significant events stacked back-to-back in mid- to late-September. OC BikeFest is scheduled for its usual slot in… Read more »
Resort Officials Approve Body-Worn Camera Contract
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police officers this summer will be equipped with body-worn cameras after resort officials this week approved the contract with the vendor, although questions about executing the program linger.The Mayor and Council on Tuesday had before them a request to approve the contract with private vendor Axon to provide body-worn cameras… Read more »
Bull Riding Event Approved For Inlet
OCEAN CITY– For the first time ever, professional rodeo bull riding is coming to the Ocean City Inlet parking lot in June after resort officials this week approved the special event.On Tuesday, the Mayor and Council had before them a request from Triple Creek Events to approve a Bulls on the Beach event scheduled for… Read more »
Supreme Court Refuses To Review OC Topless Ban Challenge
OCEAN CITY — The U.S. Supreme Court this week denied a petition to hear a legal challenge of Ocean City’s ordinance prohibiting female toplessness in public.In what appears to be the end of the line in the dispute over Ocean City’s ordinance prohibiting female toplessness where men are allowed to go shirtless, like the beach… Read more »