OCEAN CITY – The resort’s latest crime fighting tool, Tasers, has proven to be safe and effective, according to the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD).Last February, the Mayor and City Council approved the OCPD’s Taser X2 Program, which is a pilot program to have trained officers carry the Electronic Control Device (ECD) while on duty.According… Read more »
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New La Ha In Ocean Pines Adds Live Entertainment
OCEAN CITY – La Hacienda at the South Gate of Ocean Pines has filled a void in the area by offering a piece of Ocean City nostalgia on the main land.After eight years of searching for the perfect second location for La Hacienda, owner Bill Herbst opened his Ocean Pines location last November.Approaching La Hacienda… Read more »
Local Author’s First Book A 12-Year Labor Of Love
BERLIN — Twelve years in the making, local author Susan Tejada recently released, “In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti,” a true crime story of one of Massachusetts’ most brutal multiple murders. Originally hailing from Providence, R.I., Tejada and her husband Rey have owned a home in West Ocean City near Assateague Island since the early… Read more »
State Defends Route 50 Paving Project’s Timing
BERLIN — Questions arose this week over the timing of the ongoing Route 50 repaving project during the height of the summer season, but State Highway Administration (SHA) officials said Wednesday there were fiscal reasons for the start of the project and the work should be completed by the middle of next week.Throughout much of… Read more »
Student-Organized Program Aims To Reach Peers
BERLIN — Sometimes, in order to understand a high school student you need to be a high school student. At least that’s the approach Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) rising senior Calvin Garrison is taking with his “Acts of Kindness” program.“It’s really an outlet for students to come visit if they need someone to talk… Read more »
Local Body Boarder Makes East Coast History
OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City local did this month what he had never done before — secured a place in the Hawaiian U.S. Pro Tour body boarding contest’s finals.The United States Bodyboarding Association’s (USBA) Pro Tour just held its stop in Hawaii for the Sandy Beach Pro on July 7-8 where local Brian Stoehr… Read more »
J/R’s North Adds Drive Thru
OCEAN CITY – Jack is back in action at J/R’s Ribs uptown as the restaurant has completed a makeover that includes the addition of a drive-thru window service.Last year at this time J/R’s Ribs on 131st Street in Ocean City was celebrating the return of its creator Jack Hubberman as he regained the reigns and… Read more »
Worcester Will Fund $100K For Proposed Movie If OC Does, Too
SNOW HILL — Ocean City got one step closer to returning to the silver screen Tuesday when the Worcester County Commission voted to contribute $100,000 toward funding the movie, “Ping Pong Summer”, on the condition that Ocean City is willing to pay an equal amount.County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger pitched the funding opportunity to the… Read more »
NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: SHA Defends Route 50 Paving Project’s Timing
BERLIN — Questions arose this week over the timing of the ongoing Route 50 repaving project during the height of the summer season, but State Highway Administration (SHA) officials said today there were fiscal reasons for the start of the project and the work should be completed by the middle of next week.Throughout much of… Read more »
NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Union Referendum Okayed For November Ballot
OCEAN CITY – The general employees of Ocean City have earned a spot on this fall’s ballot as voters will decide their right to collective bargaining in the next general election in November.According to City Clerk Kelly Allmond, on June 28 Gregory DeMarco of the Ocean City Employee Coalition served the City Clerk’s Office with… Read more »