OCEAN CITY — A Pittsburgh, Pa. man faces assault and other charges this week for allegedly biting two bar employees, including one in the face, and an Ocean City police officer in the leg before being tased.Around 2:05 a.m. last Saturday, OCPD officers were in the area of Seacrets on 49th Street to assist with… Read more »
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Sentence Reduction Sought In OC Manslaughter Conviction
SNOW HILL — A local man, serving a seven-year sentence for the death of a friend outside a downtown Ocean City bar in January 2013, is seeking a reduction in his sentence to two years, pointing out the semantic difference between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter.In August 2014, George Nottingham, now 50, of West Ocean City,… Read more »
Pedestrians In Critical Condition After Ocean City Accidents
OCEAN CITY — After a relatively quiet early summer season in terms of collisions involving pedestrians and vehicles in Ocean City, two separate incidents over the past week resulted in two victims being flown to Shock Trauma in critical condition.Around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Ocean City Police and EMS responded to the area of 21st… Read more »
Witnesses Detain Purse Snatcher At Farmer’s Market
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested on robbery and assault charges on Saturday after snatching a purse from a female at a farmer’s market before being caught and detained by quick-thinking witnesses.Just before noon last Saturday, a veteran OCPD officer was conducting a traffic stop on the corner of Coastal Highway and… Read more »
Berlin Police Station Design Funds OK’d; Town Eyes New Site Off Route 113
BERLIN – A new affordable housing development. Royal Farms. Apartments on Seahawk Road.While many are excited about the array of impending projects slated for Berlin, it’s safe to say they won’t come without a cost. Each will add to the strain on the town’s infrastructure — its water and sewer system, its roadways and its… Read more »
Memorable Offshore Trip Includes Swordfish, Lost Finger, Nice Payday
OCEAN CITY — Offshore fishing is often filled with adventure to varying degrees, but few fish stories in recent memory will top the harrowing 37-hour trip the crew on the “Sea Prowler” experienced last weekend during the 2nd Annual Big Fish Classic.The Big Fish Classic features boats and teams of anglers fishing in one of… Read more »
Council Looks For Short-Term Solution, But Aims To Wrap Rental Concerns Into New Comp Plan
OCEAN CITY – The discussion over implementing a R1A Single-Family Residential District has reached the Mayor and City Council, and it seems the immediate track will be finding a short-term solution until the update of the Comprehensive Plan is complete.At the end of last summer, Ocean City experienced a growing number of rental concerns and… Read more »
‘Lased’ Coast Guard Crew Members Can Delay Critical Missions
OCEAN CITY — While Ocean City has banned the sale of laser pointers, they continue to create problems for aviation, including Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue missions in the resort area and along the coast.The crew on a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter landed at Coast Guard Station Ocean City on Tuesday morning to… Read more »
Street Performers Allege ‘Freedoms Being Stepped On’; New Regs Took Effect Monday
OCEAN CITY – Street performers have banded together in protest as the town’s newly implemented regulations governing them went into effect.On Monday morning, performers lined up at City Hall signing up for designated spaces to perform on the Boardwalk Monday, Aug. 3, through Thursday, Aug. 6. However, a group of street performers have become disgruntled… Read more »
Stephen Decatur Graduate Comes Home On Public Service Mission
OCEAN CITY — A Stephen Decatur High School graduate turned Coast Guard helicopter flight mechanic returned to the resort on Tuesday as part of a crew spreading the message about the dangers of shining laser pointers on aircraft and related some of the details about critical search and rescue missions at sea.Coast Guard AMC-1 Rob… Read more »