OCEAN CITY – A number of private event permits were approved last week by the Mayor and City Council, including a couple of new additions.The town approved the Delaware Volleyball Academy’s (DVA) request to hold a tournament on the beach from 20th to 23rd streets this summer, with 100 estimated participants and 150 spectators.The Delaware… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Beach Patrol wasted no time getting its feet wet last weekend after a variety of factors conspired to force a near-record number of rescues on the first few days on the stands.With a tremendous crowd in the resort for the Memorial Day weekend, coupled with picture-perfect weather and unseasonably… Read more »

BERLIN — Booming crowds have prompted the Berlin Mayor and Council to outlaw parking on the often congested Powellton Ave.“It’s just not a street, that small, that was designed for parking,” said Mayor Gee Williams.According to Williams, Powellton has a history of becoming troublesome when people begin parking along the curb. It’s an issue that… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The big Memorial Day weekend crowds kept the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) on its toes with the number of calls for service and the number of arrests toppling last year’s marks.According to OCPD spokesman Mike Levy, the department made 157 arrests over the four-day period from Friday to Monday last weekend,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The resort will become ground zero for Baltimore Ravens fans this weekend with players, coaches, cheerleaders, mascots and, of course, the fans, converging for the inaugural Ravens Ocean City Beach Bash.For decades, the Council of Colts Corrals met in Ocean City each June for an annual convention culminating with a parade down… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — An otherwise blockbuster holiday weekend in the resort was marred by tragedy when a pedestrian was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver early Monday morning.Around 1:20 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 54th Street and Coastal Highway for a reported hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian…. Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY — Before the new Chick-fil-A restaurant officially opens for business in West Ocean City next Thursday, hundreds of local residents and visitors will likely line up for a chance at a year’s worth of the chain’s famous offerings.Chick-fil-A opened its first restaurant in an Atlanta mall in 1967 and in 2011 celebrated… Read more »

SNOW HILL — With the Worcester County Commissioners preparing to vote next week on the budget, it seems that the highly anticipated Snow Hill High School (SHHS) renovation could receive some preliminary support if the budget remains intact, though one commissioner warned that people shouldn’t expect to see shovels in the dirt until at least… Read more »