OCEAN CITY — The hundreds of eerie-looking globs that washed up along the shoreline in the Sinepuxent Bay over the weekend have been identified as naturally occurring organisms called fig sponges, which likely perished during Hurricane Irene and washed to the surface from their natural home on the bottom.Late last week, the weird globs of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The city is cracking down on building, housing and property violations as the Mayor and City Council approved this week the hiring additional housing enforcement and making building codes stricter.City Engineer Terry McGean explained that the building department’s building inspectors do not only work with new construction but also enforce the town’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police this week are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating two suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery and assault in the resort two weeks ago.Around 11 a.m. on Aug. 21, two individuals walked into the Public Safety Building in Ocean City to report an armed… Read more »
SALISBURY — A Salisbury cardiologist convicted by a federal jury in July on six counts of health care fraud after he allegedly performed over 100 unnecessary stent procedures on heart patients from all over the Lower Shore this week filed a motion for acquittal along with a motion for a new trial.In July, a federal… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the onset of Labor Day weekend, Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) is in the process preparing for the fall season and coping with reduced manpower.“We’re changing the way we do our coverage,” said OCBP Captain Butch Arbin.During the peak beach season from May until August, OCBP uses 92 lifeguard stands, stretching… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Sales are up and relations are at an all-time high, but the recently christened Worcester County Department of Liquor Control (DLC) admits that there are still a few areas it will be working on heading into the winter months and next summer.Even with the improvements, however, some licensees are still eagerly awaiting… Read more »
SALISBURY — A Wicomico County farmer was found guilty of unlawful burning this week in District Court after a Maryland Attorney General’s Office investigative team discovered he had set fire to a demolished chicken house last January after he was denied a permit.On Monday, Randolph Swift, 59, of Pittsville, was found guilty of unlawful burning… Read more »
BERLIN — In the aftermath of Irene, Berlin plans on finishing clean-up efforts with a public yard debris collection next Wednesday, Sept. 7.“We haven’t had a storm this intense in a decade,” said Mayor Gee Williams.Crawling up the coast last weekend, Irene brought flooding, hurricane winds and frequent power outages to the area. While Irene… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The annual Harbor Day at the Docks will be expanding into a multi-day festival in the near future, as the resort looks to draw more out-of-towners to the area in October.Chair of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) Melanie Pursel explained to the Mayor and City Council Tuesday that it is time for… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — Police are looking for a known West Ocean City sex offender wanted for failing to re-register after moving and for failing to appear for trial in August on multiple charges related to an incident last fall when he allegedly assaulted a Maryland State Police trooper and pulled a replica handgun during… Read more »