OCEAN CITY – Resort officials are hoping Fourth of July beach-goers will enjoy their day on the beach and Boardwalk and hang out for the fireworks without having to worry about beating the meter with the new option to pay a $50 flat fee at the Inlet parking lot.On Thursday, July 4, the Town of… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — A second planned detonation of World War II era military style unexploded ordnance found on the beach at Assateague Island on Monday afternoon is expected Tuesday evening after the first batch was detonated around mid-day.Assateague Island National Seashore officials late Tuesday afternoon confirmed a second batch of unexploded decades-old military ordnance discovered on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – On Monday morning Comptroller Peter Franchot presented proclamations to Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company (OCVFC) and Dolle’s Candyland on the Boardwalk for their commitment to residents and summertime visitors alike.At fire headquarters on 15th Street, Franchot presented the proclamation to OCVFC President Chris Christello while other members were present along with Senator… Read more »
BERLIN — West Ocean City will be seeing some long-anticipated sidewalks put in place in the near future, according to representatives of the State Highway Administration (SHA).SHA District Engineer Donnie Drewer and Assistant District Engineer Ken Cimino briefed the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday on their agency’s plan to do a sidewalk feasibility study in West… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Worcester County Health Department officials are urging residents and visitors to Ocean City to use caution around wild animals this week after a rabid raccoon was discovered.The health department was initially notified on Tuesday about an aggressive raccoon near Northside Park that had already attacked one individual. It was later learned that… Read more »
BERLIN — Just days after the trial for accused murderer Matthew Burton was postponed for a second time, the defendants in a separate civil suit filed against the church where the victim worked and its pastor filed a motion to dismiss that parallel case.Last August, a Worcester County grand jury indicted Burton, 29, of Dagsboro,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – An action item list of the new OC Taxpayers for Social Justice was released this week, beginning with a petition effort seeking to put new paid parking expansion ordinance before voters next year.The OC Taxpayers for Social Justice has formed to return Ocean City to a family-and-children, fun-in-the-sun destination by dropping retail… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two local residents, indicted by a New York grand jury in May for allegedly being the ringleader and enterprise treasurer of a vast cigarette smuggling and money laundering operation with possible links to terrorism, are scheduled to be back in court Monday for the next step in what will likely be a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Art League of Ocean City (ALOC) will host its 9th annual Sand Castle Home Tour on Sept. 19-20.The self-guided home tour of 10 unique residences in the Ocean City area is held from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. This year there is a wide variety of homes from a bachelor pad… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. has announced the launch of “Tanger Thursdays”, a fun, weekly summer event series hosted by Tanger Outlets Ocean City, starting today, Thursday, June 20 and running through Thursday, Aug. 29.For 11 Thursdays this summer, locals and visitors can enjoy live music, entertainment and a farmer’s market,… Read more »