OCEAN CITY — After roughly 10 months of legal wrangling and a nine-day trial in May, a federal judge on Wednesday ruled the winner of the white marlin division in the White Marlin Open was not entitled to the record $2.8 million payout after opining the angler, captain and crew were indeed deceptive on post-tournament… Read more »
BERLIN – Town officials questioned the Berlin Fire Company’s plans to build a new station as funding needs at its primary location grow.Following a budget presentation by David Fitzgerald, president of the Berlin Fire Company (BFC), town leaders said funding would be put to better use at the organization’s Main Street headquarters than on a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Military demonstrations, air-sea races and a variety of aerial displays will highlight this year’s 10th Annual OC Air Show.Returning to this year’s air show are the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, who will headline this year’s event following several demonstrations, races and flyovers from both military and private performers.Chris Dirato, director of public… Read more »
BERLIN – Salisbury native and community figure Brooke Mulford, age 12, died early Monday morning after a long battle with cancer.Mulford’s mother, Amy Stanton Mulford, shared the news in a Facebook message Monday.“At 1:04 am Brooke went from my arms into the arms of Jesus… Sweet Brooke you were the most amazing person I ever… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Amid the backlash of public opinion stemming from the release of an Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) policy statement directing staffers not to approach topless women on the beach, the town issued a formal statement on Friday attempting to quell the negative publicity and assure residents and visitors it’s not an accepted… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A hectic Thursday night in Ocean City included a drive-by shooting, a stabbing and the accidental discharge of a gun on the beach.On Friday morning, members of the Ocean City Police Department were restricting access to the beach in the area between 81st and 85th streets to allow authorities to canvas the… Read more »
BERLIN – Officials with Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) celebrated the start of construction on the John J. “Jack” Burbage, Jr. Regional Cancer Care Center with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday.The 18,000-square-foot facility, which will be located on the corner of Old Ocean City Boulevard and Route 113 in front of Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, will… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After a clear directive was issued for the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) to begin aggressively enforcing the town’s smoking ordinance, a significant spike in citations has been seen this early season.Three years ago, the Mayor and Council approved an ordinance banning smoking on the Boardwalk and on the beach except in… Read more »
BERLIN – Dozens of local officials and community members celebrated the start of construction of the town’s new library this week.Worcester County officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the new $6.4 million Berlin branch of the Worcester County Library set to open on Harrison Avenue in 2018. The state-of-the-art 12,000 square foot facility, to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With still no formal opinion from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office on the legality of women going topless in the same area as men are allowed to go shirtless, the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) this week issued a directive to turn a blind eye, so to speak, on the issue.Last August,… Read more »