OCEAN CITY — There was a measure of closure this week in a news media outlet’s suit against the Town of Ocean City and its police department over the release of the name of a teenage drowning victim when The Daily Times and its parent Gannett Company, Inc. officially dropped its appeal.Last September, Gannett filed… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The resort community lost a gem this week with the passing of George Hurley, who not only recorded generations of Ocean City history, but created it and lived it.Hurley passed away at his home on Sunday at the age of 80. He was born and raised in Ocean City, attended the old… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Delegate Mary Beth Carozza (R-38C) this week fired off a letter to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency urging a revision to proposed new regulations that could threaten traditional Boardwalk arcades and other family-oriented entertainment centers across the state.Last year, the Lottery and Gaming Control Agency proposed new regulations that would… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Virginia Beach woman’s 94-pound white marlin held on for first place and $1.18 million in the 42nd White Marlin Open, but a qualifying white weighed on the tournament’s last day stole a little of her thunder.After two days of no qualifying white marlin weighed at the scale at host Harbour Island,… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Worcester County will spend close to $5 million to fund a new radio system for emergency services personnel.The Worcester County Commissioners agreed to spend $4.8 million with Virginia’s Harris Corporation to outfit Worcester County Emergency Services with new radios.“The current radio system has, much like any other electronic equipment, reached what the… Read more »
POCOMOKE — A Worcester County Public School teacher has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual assault after an investigation into the alleged inappropriate touching of female students during school hours over a period of two years.In June, the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) initiated an investigation into… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – At Bomshell Boutique, which is located on Route 50 in West Ocean City, customers can have a glass of wine and be personally styled with affordable one-of-a-kind fashion.Bomshell Boutique Owner Gina March began her business operating from home, relying on word of mouth and social media to draw attention. Starting with a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — One local artist participating in an Art League of Ocean City event near the Inlet on Sunday is credited for initiating the rescue of a body-boarder in distress, while a second artist instantly captured the emergency situation on canvas.Sunday morning was a typical one in downtown Ocean City in August with fishermen… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Berlin woman faces first-degree assault charges this week after first slashing the tires of a bicycle at a downtown residence and then allegedly turning the knife on a man attempting to prevent her from leaving.Around 2 a.m. last Thursday, an OCPD officer responded to a residence on St. Louis Ave. for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Coast Guard announced Thursday it has called off the search for a missing freight ship crewmember.Around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, watch standards at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received notification from the “Ibrahim Dede,” a 600-foot Marshall Islands-flagged freight ship heading from New Jersey to Norfolk about a missing crewmember. The… Read more »