FENWICK ISLAND — Smitty McGee’s, a restaurant and raw bar known locally for being a sports viewing hotspot, has seen its reputation enriched this summer with the addition of a sports lottery.Since opening in 1989, Smitty McGee’s owner Dawn McGee explained that the bar has earned a reputation as a popular location to watch sports… Read more »
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Ping-Pong Summer Holding Auditions
OCEAN CITY – The filming of Ping-Pong Summer in Ocean City starts in just a couple weeks and auditions for “day players” and a main female role are set for this Friday to round out the cast.On Friday, Sept. 7, from 4-9 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront on 66th Street and Coastal Highway, auditions… Read more »
Four Armed Robbery Suspects Indicted
SNOW HILL — Four suspects arrested in early August in connection with an armed robbery at a Route 50 convenience store, followed by a chase and ultimately a crash in Ocean City were formally indicted by a Worcester County grand jury on numerous charges related to the incident.A Worcester County grand jury last Tuesday indicted… Read more »
Annual Arts Festival Gives Back To School Programs
FENWICK ISLAND, Del. — The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce is anticipating another wonderful day at the 34th Annual Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8.Presented by WSFS Bank, this one-day show is the area’s premier juried fine arts festival featuring over 100 fine artists.Each year many of the artists from the show… Read more »
To Knight, ‘The Election Is About The Future’
OCEAN CITY – Councilwoman Mary Knight became the second incumbent to file for re-election when she filled out her paperwork at City Hall last month.Utilizing the tool of social media to express her message as well as simultaneously receive opinions from Ocean City citizens, Knight has established a list of goals to accomplish if she… Read more »
Big Plans For New Bank Of OC Branch
OCEAN CITY – The Bank of Ocean City on 59th Street has closed its doors with designs on becoming a much more user-friendly location by next spring.The Bank of Ocean City is re-developing its 59th Street location in Ocean City. The branch closed last Wednesday and will be re-open by May 15, weather permitting. Full… Read more »
NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Council Rejects Motion Seeking Formal Opposition To Union Effort
OCEAN CITY – A councilman’s request during last night’s Mayor and City Council meeting to position the council against the general employees’ right to collective bargaining was adamantly denied by a majority of his colleagues.Councilman Joe Hall, who is up for re-election this fall, said that a pivotal issue of the upcoming election on Nov…. Read more »
NEW FOR TUESDAY: Ping-Pong Summer Holding Auditions On Friday; Production To Start Sept. 19
OCEAN CITY – The filming of Ping-Pong Summer in Ocean City starts in just a couple weeks and auditions for “day players” and a main female role are set for this Friday to round out the cast.On Friday, Sept. 7, from 4-9 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront on 66th Street and Coastal Highway, auditions… Read more »
Somerset Prosecutor To Probe Snow Hill Election Allegations
SNOW HILL — Investigations into accounts of voter suppression during the last Snow Hill election in May have been transferred to Somerset County State’s Attorney Daniel W. Powell, despite the protests of the man bringing the claims.“We would have preferred that our State’s Attorney investigated the matter,” said Edward S. Lee, a member of the… Read more »
Medical Emergency Causes WOC Crash
WEST OCEAN CITY — A three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Routes 50 and 611 on Wednesday morning was caused when one of the drivers suffered a medical emergency.Around 10:42 a.m. on Wednesday, Maryland State Police responded to a multi-vehicle accident at the intersection of Routes 50 and 611 in West Ocean City. The investigation… Read more »