OCEAN CITY — Potential tragedy was averted last Saturday when a Good Samaritan arrived and took two people off a burning 46-foot sport fishing vessel that ultimately sank just a quarter mile offshore in front of a big beach crowd. Around 3 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Communications received a call for a boat on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – An “unusual mortality event” that has not occurred in the past 25 years is the cause for hundreds of dolphins washing ashore in the region and unfortunately in this case nature has to take its course, officials report. Since at least mid-July, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Stranding Network members,… Read more »
BERLIN — After more than a year in limbo, town funding to the Berlin Fire Company (BFC) is expected to soon be restored but at what level is the question. The BFC is asking residents to turn out in force as a show of support. However, a display of solidarity will not affect the level… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Approval of a new half marathon and 5K proposed to come to Ocean City next year was postponed this week once the city learned it’s a for-profit event that is requesting the town spend thousands of dollars in labor. Dean Reinke, representative of the USRA Half Marathon Series, requested approval of the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A potential deadly situation was averted last Saturday when a Good Samaritan arrived and took two people off a burning 46-foot sport fishing vessel that ultimately sank just a quarter mile offshore in front of a big beach crowd.Around 3 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Communications received a call for a boat… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The City Council’s decision to repeal a recently enacted parking law became final this week, but not before a challenge from a petitioner to allow the public the chance to weigh in on the matter at the ballot box.On June 3, the City Council voted 5-2 to approve Ordinance 2013-10 that enacted… Read more »
SALISBURY — Shock and sadness pervade the Salisbury University community and the city this week after an off-campus murder-suicide claimed the lives of two victims and left a female student clinging to life at Shock Trauma in Baltimore. Around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, law enforcement officers from the Salisbury Police Department, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The tall ship El Galeon departed Ocean City this week, leaving many good memories behind in its wake.The El Galeon arrived in Ocean City on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and before it made its departure early Tuesday morning, city officials presented the tall ship’s crew with a Key to the City. The Galeon’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on armed robbery and carjacking charges last weekend after threatening a taxi cab driver with a knife and taking his vehicle before eventually being caught by police in the ocean. Around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 118th Street and Assawoman… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Boasting thousands of burger combinations and more than 100 beers, the Abbey Burger Bistro in Ocean City is a destination for the serious foodie and the casual diner alike. The original Abbey Burger is located in Baltimore and has developed a reputation as an outside-of-the-box burger joint that specializes in eclectic meats… Read more »