OCEAN CITY — This year marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the United States Coast Guard. To recognize this milestone, the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum will host a dinner on Friday, June 19, and a breeches buoy rescue re-enactment on Saturday, June 20, beginning at 10 a.m. on the beach between the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A West Virginia teen has been charged as an adult for first-degree assault and other charges after twice flashing a loaded handgun during separate altercations in Ocean City last weekend.Around 11:25 p.m. last Saturday, an OCPD officer on bike patrol in the downtown area observed a group of teens walking north on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – City officials are investigate the possibility of adding a large beach ball to Ocean City’s skyline.In February, the Mayor and City Council were presented with a five-year water and wastewater plan that called for the elimination of the elevated water towers on Worcester and 15th streets. Replacing these downtown fixtures with a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A potential disaster was averted on Sunday evening when a sprinkler quickly extinguished a kitchen fire at a 25th-floor unit in a north-end high-rise condominium.Shortly before 11 p.m. on Sunday, the Ocean City Fire Department responded to a fire alarm activation resulting from a fire in a unit at the Century I… Read more »
SALISBURY — Salisbury University students Christopher Wilson and Kathy Burris recently brought their mathematics research project on mechanical ventilation to life inside the campus’ Richard A. Henson Medical Simulation Center.Their exploration of the math behind this breathing-assistance procedure began last spring as a group project in a course taught by Dr. Melissa Stoner of SU’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department is currently investigating a shooting in the area of 8th Street early Wednesday morning, although no suspects have yet been identified and no arrests have been made.Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 8th Street and Baltimore Ave. for a reported… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A New Jersey man was arrested on first-degree assault and other charges this week after allegedly striking his girlfriend with a telephone and choking her with the cord to the point she nearly passed out.Around 11 p.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Police were dispatched to a hotel on 37th Street for a… Read more »
BERLIN — A local boutique in Berlin inched closer to being eligible for a $100,000 Mission Main Street grant from Chase this week, but needs a little help from America’s “Coolest Small Town” to get over the hump.Bruder Hill must submit a questionnaire outlining a business plan that will result in the growth of the… Read more »
SALISBURY — A Salisbury Police officer was flown to shock trauma with severe injuries this week after his cruiser collided with a suspect driving away from a reported domestic incident.Just after 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Salisbury Police were dispatched to the area of Camden Ave. for a reported domestic dispute. Shortly thereafter, a suspect identified… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — “Beauty at the beach” — that’s how organizers are describing a planned concert that has brought standing ovations across every continent of the world that is now coming to Ocean City’s new Performing Arts Center.The curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, featuring The Fabulous Three Tenors and a… Read more »