BERLIN — With Black Friday and Cyber Monday now a fading memory, local residents and visitors are flocking to area shopping centers, prompting local law enforcement officials this week to issue a few common sense reminders to ensure they, and their packages, make it home safely.With the calendar changing to December last weekend, the holiday… Read more »
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Cook-MitryOCEAN CITY — Jacob Dean Cook and Erika Mitry were married Oct. 20, 2012 at Buckingham Presbyterian Church in Berlin. Rev. Matt Trask and honorably retired Rev. Gary Baer performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Shaker and Aggie Mitry of Summit, N.J. The groom is the son of Paul and Debi Cook of… Read more »
NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: OCPD Breaks Up Major Heroin Operation; Six Suspects Sought
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) last week rounded up 26 suspects wanted in connection with a major heroin distribution ring after a Worcester County grand jury issued indictments for 23 of the suspects.The OCPD Vice-Narcotics Unit for the last six weeks has been conducting an aggressive and extensive undercover illegal drug… Read more »
NEW FOR TUESDAY: Resort’s Latest Marketing Tool To Hit The Road
OCEAN CITY – After almost three years, the town’s new marketing tool, OC Experience, is ready to hit the road to spread the word on Ocean City and all it has to offer.The final product of OC Experience is a travel show booth that will physically exhibit to attendees the value to be found in… Read more »
NEW FOR MONDAY: Blue Angels Scout OC In Advance Of Next Year’s Show
Travis BrownStaff WriterOCEAN CITY — In preparation for their first-ever official appearance in Ocean City next summer, members of the Navy’s Blue Angel jet demonstration team visited the resort Friday to meet with officials and get a lay of the land.“We haven’t been here before and we’re always looking for new show events to go… Read more »
Two-County Power Outage Affected 5,000
BERLIN — Thousands were without power across a wide swath of northern Worcester County early yesterday morning when a breaker tripped at a substation near Berlin after running low on gas.Around 4:45 a.m. on Thursday, a breaker tripped at a Delmarva Power substation at Route 346 on the outskirts of Berlin leaving around 5,000 customers… Read more »
Report Finds Counties’ Preservation Grades Vary
BERLIN — Two lower shore counties were on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of protecting rural land and preventing sprawl with Worcester heading in a positive direction and Wicomico heading the other way, according to a report released by an independent environmental group.The 1,000 Friends of Maryland environmental group on Tuesday released a… Read more »
Proposed Shark Rule Change Worries Local Industry
OCEAN CITY — A major rule change proposed for one species of shark with a blanket size limit increase for all species could effectively shut down a significant component of Ocean City’s multi-million recreational sportfishing industry.The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) last week published a dubious Amendment 5 to the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management… Read more »
OCPD Issues Residential Check Program Reminder
OCEAN CITY — With many resort residents planning on traveling during the holidays or taking those winter-shortening vacations early next year, the Ocean City Police Department has a residential security check program available to help ensure private property is protected, but it appears few are taking advantage of it.With the arrival of the holiday season,… Read more »
Ocean City Tennis Center’s Season Called A Success
OCEAN CITY – The Recreation and Parks Department’s report to the Mayor and Council this week included a recap of the Ocean City Tennis Center’s successful season and an early overview of this year’s Winterfest of Lights event.Ocean City Recreation and Parks Recreation Superintendent Kate Gaddis started off by presenting a report on the Ocean… Read more »