Ocean City’s proposed ordinances — reactions to concerns over disturbing antics at recent automobile events — are intentionally heavy handed. They can be successful if the proper judgment and discretion is used by the Ocean City Police Department.The proposed ordinances make drinking alcohol from open containers illegal on private business lots, extend the summer-time ban… Read more »
There were two significant developments this week in the war on opioid abuse, which has reached crisis proportions in nearly every community across this country.No area — urban or rural — is being spared the tragic consequences of the horrific addiction that comes with heroin abuse, which oftentimes begins with prescription drug usage at home… Read more »
The days of cookouts and recreational enjoyment are seemingly numbered for a sandy spit in the coastal bays watershed that has taken on the unofficial name of “Flag Island.”Back in July, we were the first to report on the grassroots effort by a local boat captain to erect a flag pole on the restored island…. Read more »
It might not be a major crowd or economic generator for the resort as a whole, but the Surfers Healing event — held each August in Ocean City — is certainly the most inspirational special event held in Ocean City.Surfers Healing was founded in 1996 as a traveling day-long surf camp that takes kids with… Read more »
You either have courage and good instincts or you don’t and clearly Michael Friedlander has both along with a caring soul.It was Tuesday morning and Friedlander, a 14-year-old Montgomery County man, was waxing his board for an early morning surf session when he heard an inexperienced ocean swimmer reportedly screaming in distress. Without giving it… Read more »
All the complaints heard this week from the street performers were predictable and should have been music to the ears to those who crafted the new ordinance. The buskers’ issues with the new regulations were exactly the intent.“The system they implemented is not working whatsoever … It has segregated us to the point of first-come,… Read more »
Is Ocean City government better today than it was three years ago?That’s the question to consider when judging former City Manager David Recor’s short tenure. It’s a loaded question with no easy answer, but we would say Recor is generally leaving the city better off than he found it.One thing is for sure it was… Read more »
Some of the biggest headlines for much of this summer have involved marine life in the ocean, but the dramatic rescue by a local man of a visiting family in Nantucket last week serves as a reminder of what’s truly the biggest summer danger.Sure, salps, Portuguese Man O’ War and hammerhead sharks have been seen… Read more »
Worcester County, Ocean City, Ocean Pines and Berlin governments should pool their collective wills and together express their views that no major infrastructure projects be undertaken during the months of June, July and August.In Berlin this summer, an ongoing sidewalk replacement project has caused some headaches for motorists, but it’s not these types of projects… Read more »
It was great news to learn this month the Army Corps of Engineers heard the pleas of the local delegation of elected officials and approved some short-term funding to deepen the Inlet.While anything of the immediate nature is welcome since many consider the shallow Inlet an emergency, what’s truly needed is a long-term commitment outlined… Read more »