OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Public Works Director Hal Adkins judges the job that his department is doing by silence, as in the more the better.If one would compare Ocean City to the wonderful Land of Oz, then Adkins’ job is to make sure that everything is running smoothly behind the curtain and beneath the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Tragedy struck on Tuesday afternoon when a Pennsylvania woman and recent college graduate attempting to cross Coastal Highway on a bicycle was struck and killed by a delivery truck.Around 1:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Kristen Stormer, 23, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., attempted to cross Coastal Highway from east to west on a bicycle at… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A carbon monoxide leak that reportedly originated in the heating system of a pool could land a downtown condominium building in some hot water.The investigation of a carbon monoxide leak at the El Capitan, located on the Boardwalk at 4th Street, that sent a family of six to the hospital last Thursday… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Fearing that electronic Tasers would start showing up on the Boardwalk or throughout the resort, the City Council moved forward a new ordinance prohibiting the sale or possession of such devices.Maryland lawmakers passed legislation this year that would allow the sale of electronic devices, such as Tasers, to anyone over the age… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – In these economic times where value is king, Ocean City Restaurant Week may be more relevant than ever before.Quantity used to be the main talking point when speaking about restaurants in Ocean City, but lately, many visitors are starting to rave over the quality of food in the resort.As the 3rd Annual… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Although demoflush numbers indicate that Ocean City has enjoyed three straight record weekends, other numbers are not quite as optimistic as the resort trots into the early June doldrums.Memorial Day weekend joined the previous Cruisin’ and Springfest weekends in the Ocean City record books, at least as far as demoflush numbers are… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – Tragedy struck last weekend when a 16-year-old Stephen Decatur High School student was struck and killed on Route 50 just east of the western end of the bridge, closing the span in both directions for several hours during the height of the resort’s Cruisin’ event. Shortly before 8 p.m. last Saturday,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – When it came to lowering the tax rate, the City Council couldn’t have been more unified.Whether you agree with the voting seven or not on many issues, or even if they agree with each other on other issues, taxpayers got some good news from City Hall this week as the council found… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – While some of Ocean City’s street performers gave their best “song and dance” on Monday in hopes of keeping their current spots on the Boardwalk, the City Council proverbially walked on by without giving them a tip, even though they claimed to be listening.A few members of the “busking” community, known as… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Nearly four years since their signs were confiscated by authorities and allegedly destroyed, the Defend Life organization is asking for their money back.Jack Ames, director of the Baltimore-based pro-life organization that was removed from the Ocean City Boardwalk in 2005 for displaying graphic images of dismembered and mutilated fetuses alleged to be… Read more »