Understandable concerns followed last week’s dismissal of charges against the alleged motorist in a hit-and-run crash that look the life of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp last summer.As it stands Thursday, there are no official charges in Knupp’s hit-and-run death. Once the case was dismissed due to jurisdictional concerns, the charges in the case were removed. It’s… Read more »
Congratulations to the Motsko family on the 50-year anniversary of the White Marlin Open. Though much excitement abounds for next month’s first-ever Oceans Calling music festival, the highlight of Ocean City’s annual special events calendar continues to be the White Marlin Open. This has been the case for at least 30 years of the tournament’s… Read more »
Should Ocean City ban canopy-style shade equipment on the beach? We don’t think so. Ocean City has a lot of “no’s” on its messages approaching the beach. Each of these restrictions are merited for safety, such as no ball playing in the ocean, no alcohol, no dogs, no digging of holes deeper than knee length… Read more »
Over the course of four weeks this summer, more than 100 local students took part in the Skilled Trades, Agriculture, Tourism and Technology Program (STATT Camp) at Worcester Technical High School.While summer is thought of as quiet times in most schools, Worcester Tech hosted two camp sessions this summer for total of four weeks. Each… Read more »
It seems like far too much money, but it’s smart business for the Town of Ocean City to work with a consultant to review offshore wind farm plans as they materialize.The Ocean City Mayor and Council was unified this week in approving a $175,000 contract with SLR International, an England-based consulting firm that will review… Read more »
Ocean City was thrust into the regional spotlight this week, thanks to about 30 seconds of cell phone video capturing a police officer clearly punch a suspect who was resisting handcuffs being applied on the Boardwalk. While the cell phone captured a disturbing scene, these witness videos typically do not tell the entire story as… Read more »
The lure of alliteration was too much to resist, so the page one cutline began, “Finally, Fourth Fireworks.” It’s difficult to imagine but Ocean City has not held Independence Day fireworks since 2019. Let’s revisit the struggles with fireworks and 4th of July in Ocean City. Like most places, there were no fireworks on July… Read more »
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s line “There’s no precedent baby” came to mind flipping through the Oceans Calling Festival schematics and reviewing new details associated with the event, which is set for late September in down-town Ocean City. There were several new pieces of information reported last week, including the news 50,000 tickets will be sold for… Read more »
It’s been interesting to observe Ocean City anticipating the changes of July 1 on marijuana legalization. The stance has been to be proactive and careful with perceived consequences of the state’s new direction.Being a beach resort full of people of all ages, Ocean City officials are wise to apply scrutiny and buy some time with… Read more »
The old expression attributed to former naval officer Grace Murray Hopper goes, “It is better to beg forgiveness, than ask permission.” This quote seems to apply in the case of the Lankford Hotel redevelopment project’s new deck that was constructed without a building permit and contrary to the approved site plan’s initial design. Along with… Read more »