OCEAN CITY – Resort police last week arrested an Elkton man for a stabbing incident back on June 16 after detectives obtained information tracing the suspect back to his home town.During the early morning hours of June 16, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) responded to the area of 8th Street and St. Louis Ave…. Read more »
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Wallops Initiative Touted For Jobs, Economic Impact
BERLIN – Ground was broken this week on new launch facilities at NASA’s nearby Wallops Island Flight Facility, setting in motion a chain of events that will ultimately provide an shot for Worcester County and the Lower Shore in terms of jobs and economic development.On Monday, federal, state and local officials, including Maryland Senator Barbara… Read more »
Friday, June 26–Ex-Councilman Pens Book On Parents’ Love Story
OCEAN CITY – Every writer hopes to someday complete “the Great American novel”, and although no one is comparing former Ocean City Councilman Vince Gisriel, Jr.’s first book to the work of Jack Kerouac or Kurt Vonnegut just yet, he has truly succeeded in telling the timeless love story of an American hero and his… Read more »
Child Falls From Condo Balcony
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City fire officials this week confirmed an 8-year-old boy was critically injured when he fell from a fourth-floor balcony of a condominium on Monday evening.According to fire officials, the unidentified youth fell from the balcony of a unit at the Jamaica condominiums on the bayside at 33rd Street around 5 p.m…. Read more »
June A Wet, Cloudy Month For Resort
OCEAN CITY – Despite some stellar weekend events, the month of June is creeping to an end with some local businesses hoping for proverbial and literal sunnier skies.According to the National Weather Service, the town of Ocean City has only seen two back-to-back sunny days (June 1 and 2) and although June is historically a… Read more »
Lawsuit Abuse Ads Hit Resort Buses
OCEAN CITY – Advertisements on city buses usually promote lunch specials at local establishments rather than talk about litigation issues, but if you look closely, that’s what one bus ad campaign is all about.An ad campaign created by the Maryland Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse showing a picture of a sunbather and the tag line “don’t… Read more »
OC Drug Crackdown Nets Arrests
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police this week reported the ongoing undercover drug reverse “buy/bust” operations are achieving the desired results with roughly six incidents resulting in eight arrests over the last two weekends including one that might have prevented a serious robbery and assault.The OCPD has been targeting sales of illegal narcotics in the… Read more »
Underage Club Changes Ease Concerns
OCEAN CITY – Although it was found that a petition calling for the closure of the underage nightclub in downtown Ocean City never actually existed, the concerns about recent events on the Boardwalk are, in fact, very real.Rumors have been spreading around the tight knit community of Boardwalk merchants in past weeks about the existence… Read more »
‘Hooked On OC’ Show Lives On
OCEAN CITY – A miscommunication between the Tourism Commission and the popular “Hooked On OC” cable television show producers could have jeopardized the show, but fortunately it’s safe and will proceed as scheduled.When the commission voted to grant Dave Messick and Scott Lennox, the show’s creators and producers, $25,000 of the town’s advertising budget to… Read more »
Authorities Launch Campaign Against Drunk Boaters
OCEAN CITY – Recreational boaters heading out on the waters in and around the resort this weekend might want to think twice about reaching for a cold beer or their favorite alcoholic beverage as local and state law enforcement agencies are launching Operation Dry Water, an aggressive enforcement initiative aimed at the dangerous practice of… Read more »