OCEAN CITY — A rare, if never-before-seen, anomaly appeared at the Ocean City Inlet this week in the form of a wide, flat sandy beach on the south side of the north jetty in an typically under water and pounded by waves.In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which plowed through the resort area in late… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Following in the footsteps of Ocean City’s body boarding and skateboarding laws being changed to keep up with the times, a Surfing Beach Committee will be formed to take a look at how the resort handles its designated surfing beaches.During a department update this week, Recreation and Parks Director Tom Shuster presented… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Confidential information obtained by the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) allowed officers to proactively avert an attempted armed robbery at a downtown business on Monday night and eventually subdue the suspect with the use of a Taser.On Monday afternoon, Ocean City Police detectives received confidential information that a male suspect, later identified… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A few changes are on the horizon in the downtown area with a new building to house Fat Daddy’s and a new miniature golf course clearing planning hurdles this month.Last week Fat Daddy’s owner Ed Braude returned to the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission to give an update on a site… Read more »
SNOW HILL — In the wake of a successful voter referendum for Maryland’s Question 7, an initiative allowing a significant expansion in state gambling laws, the Worcester County’s Local Development Council (LDC) and Ocean Downs Casino representatives discussed Monday if, when and how the casino will expand. While Ocean Downs General Manager Joe Cavilla was… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Discussed at Tuesday’s Worcester County Commissioners meeting was a new Maryland State Police (MSP) tower generator, several grant agreements and the abating of a public nuisance on Germantown Road in Berlin as well as a public hearing was held on an Ocean City Water and Sewerage Plan amendment. Here’s a recap:MSP Berlin… Read more »
SALISBURY — Citing environmental worries, a lack of cooperation with Wicomico County and the concerns of residents, the Salisbury City Council chose not to move forward this week with the acceptance of a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) grant for a new skate park.The council learned earlier this fall that DNR was offering $262,000 to… Read more »
SNOW HILL — An Ocean City man arrested on first-degree rape and other charges last March after sexually assaulting a former female roommate was found guilty this week in Circuit Court of first-degree burglary and was sentenced to two years in jail.Oseas Osmin Mancia, 29, in March was charged with first-degree rape and other serious… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – An unfinished townhouse project in mid-town Ocean City is looking to build again but first is requesting a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals to construct public easements inside the project.The Planning and Zoning Commission received a proposal for a subdivision to take place within the condominium and townhouse development known… Read more »
Last week’s article, “Downtown Ocean City Hoping To Light Up For Holidays”, reported free horse carriage rides will be provided on each Thursday through Sunday starting at 5:30 p.m. until Dec. 16.Horse carriage rides will be provided for a fee, not for free.The horse carriage rides are a component of the Light up Downtown Celebration… Read more »