OCEAN CITY — Local residents and business owners weighed in Monday on some of the issues related to Cruisin’ Ocean City after one of the more troublesome events in May, but it appears there are more questions than answers for now about the future of the event.While most of the 3,000-plus registered attendees participate in… Read more »
Rebecca EvansStaff WriterBERLIN — Katie Hofman will be shipping out to Annapolis at the end of June to join the other midshipmen in the Naval Academy’s Class of 2021.Hofman’s appointment to the Naval Academy is the culmination of an application process that began in her sophomore year of high school at Decatur and has continued… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A feel-good story of perseverance, a little luck and a touch of divine intervention emerged over the weekend when a Pennsylvania woman’s diamond wedding band was found with the help of the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) and a gracious stranger.Last Friday evening, Meg Walls of Chambersburg, Pa. was playing football with… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A pilot program was approved this week to adorn some blue trash cans on the beach with family-themed artwork for the dual purpose of promoting the ongoing anti-litter campaign and beautifying the coastline.The Mayor and Council on Tuesday approved the proposed beach trash car art program, an idea borne out of the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In what appears to be a clear win-win situation, Ocean City officials on Tuesday inked a deal to acquire 20 percent of the town’s electric power consumption from a vast solar project along Route 50 at an estimated savings of $140,000 annually.The Mayor and Council on Monday contracted with Constellation New Energy… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – More than a year after surviving a massive heart attack that nearly claimed his life, Peter Roskovich and his wife, Linda, have taken a new lease on life and have since purchased and remodeled a bayfront townhouse that will be featured on HGTV’s Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation this Saturday.The Salisbury residents said… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A female juvenile grey seal affectionately known now as “Luna Lovegood,” rescued from the beach in Ocean City, was admitted to the National Aquarium’s Animal Care Center last week and is on the mend, although she still has a long way to go.Last Tuesday, the seal was found stranded and suffering from… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Less than 24 hours after a massive marsh grass wash-up on the northern half of Ocean City’s coast on Wednesday, much of it has been cleaned up, or literally raked up, and is waiting to be trucked away and disposed of.On Wednesday, the high tide brought in a massive amount of what… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – When Nate Clendenen’s dog Bodhi died in December of 2015, he stopped shaving. While it wasn’t a conscious decision, after about six months he decided it would be.It was then he began planning for this month’s Bodhi Beard Benefit to support the Worcester County Humane Society.“I’m just trying to do something positive… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Long-time Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Detective Corporal Brett Case, affectionately called the “closer” by Chief Ross Buzzuro, was feted with a special retirement ceremony at City Hall this week after a remarkable 28-year career.Case, whose physical stature and even bigger heart made him one of the OCPD’s most visible officers for… Read more »