OCEAN CITY — Residents and visitors to the resort in late August will have the rare opportunity to see a replica centuries-old Viking ship in Ocean City during an eight-day visit.Three times in the last four years, the replica tall ship El Galeon Andalucia visited Ocean City in August, delighting hundreds as it entered the… Read more »
BERLIN – A Berlin man outlined his plan to develop property on Route 50 as a gateway to town at a Berlin Planning Commission meeting this week.On Wednesday, local resident Ernest Gerardi and attorney Joe Moore shared plans for an 18-acre parcel between Route 50 and Route 346. A conceptual site plan shows a welcome… Read more »
Rebecca EvansStaff WriterBERLIN – New and old favorites will meet at the 11th Annual OC Air Show this weekend.The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will return to the air show as the headliner once again.The six-jet demonstration team will perform precision aerial maneuvers, formation flying and solo routines over the Ocean City beach for thousands… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Asserting “our view is not for sale,” resort officials recently rejected an olive branch of sorts from US Wind that could have provided free electric power and other concessions to Ocean City in exchange for relaxing its opposition to the distance of the offshore wind turbines.Since the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC)… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A potential tragedy was averted on Monday when a vehicle accelerated through the front of a north-end convenience store.Around 8 p.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the 7-Eleven convenience store on 139th Street for a report of a vehicle that had driven through the front facade of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While it remains to be seen how the local share of a proposed $1.2 million study of a long-term solution to the Inlet shoaling problem will be patched together, continued short-term maintenance dredging got a fiscal shot in the arm this week.The federal Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) this week announced an… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Against the backdrop of the new median fence, local and state officials this week took the opportunity to hammer home the highly successful Walk Smart pedestrian safety campaign.After a rash of fatal pedestrian collisions about five years ago, Ocean City and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) launched an aggressive education and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It appears the dramatic flooding in the resort’s north end Saturday had more to do with epic rainfall amounts, limited elevation and natural topography than any flaw in the drainage system.By most estimates, more than seven inches of rain fell over the resort area last Saturday afternoon, causing wheels-deep flooding through much… Read more »
BERLIN – A presentation of the recently completed fire company funding study resulted in a tense debate between town officials and Berlin Fire Company supporters this week.On Tuesday, Robert Finn of Matrix Consulting Group presented the findings of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Funding Study conducted by the firm. While Berlin Fire Company (BFC)… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials have approved an amendment to the town’s smoking ban ordinance, but not before a discussion about the need for more enforcement and possibly more receptacles for cigarette butts.Throughout the spring, it came to light Ocean City’s existing smoking ordinance had some gaps in it with regards to smoking marijuana and… Read more »