Photo by Willey SurfboardsOCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police are crediting seat belt use for averting a potential tragedy during a Tuesday afternoon accident at the foot of the Route 50 bridge that resulted in four individuals being extracted from an overturned vehicle and taken to the hospital. Around 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City… Read more »
Photo by Allen SklarOCEAN CITY – Thousands of visitors chose to take advantage of Ocean City’s new option to pay a $50 flat-fee upon entering the Inlet Parking Lot on the 4th of July as they spent the day on the beach and Boardwalk and watched an illuminating fireworks show at the end of the… Read more »
Rendering by David QuillinOCEAN CITY – The new Caroline Street Comfort Station completion date has been delayed once again due to wet weather, but the resort is continuing efforts to ensure comfortable and clean temporary facilities.The old underground Caroline Street Comfort Station was demolished last December and a projected completion date for the new facility… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A leading online financial corporation has ranked Ocean City as one of the most popular towns to buy a vacation home.“Families are jumping at the chance to make the second/vacation home purchase,” said Mark Fritschle, Condominium, Realty, LTD and Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR) member. “Interest rates are better than they have… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ironically just in time for the Fourth of July and all of the crowds and noise the holiday brings, a federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the town of Ocean City from enforcing its 30-foot noise ordinance as it relates to street performers.On April 10, the American Civil Liberties… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — One man was severely injured and another faces charges of operating a boat under the influence of alcohol this week after an accident in the Assawoman Bay on Saturday when victim was struck by the vessel’s propeller and had to be airlifted to PRMC.On Saturday evening, Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) received… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The bases are aligned for the largest girls’ softball tournament in the country to come to the Wicomico/Worcester County region, and the Town of Ocean City approved a final measure this week — the USSSA World Series Opening Ceremony.The USSSA World Series Opening Ceremony will be held on July 29 on the… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — It was good news, bad news last week as the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) released its annual report card for the estuaries in and around the resort area with an overall grade of C+, although some regions continued to do better than others.The MCBP, along with its numerous public and… Read more »
SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council is considering an update to its aged paving policy, written in 2005, that officials hope will add flexibility.“It is outdated. It hasn’t been updated in eight years and I think there’s some room for improvement,” Acting-Public Works Director Amanda Pollack told the council.Areas that need to be addressed include… Read more »
SALISBURY — A local non-profit with a long history of service is going through an extensive re-branding campaign and appeared before the Salisbury City Council this week to spread the word about their organization’s efforts and new look.Mike Dyer, CEO of United Needs and Abilities (UNA), spoke to the council Monday about what his group… Read more »