Posts Tagged ‘Ocean CIty’
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Country Calling Festival Underway at the Ocean City Inlet
The first County Calling festival is underway on the beach and inlet parking lot in Ocean City today and Saturday. The festival is sold out – and is the second…
Read MoreMARYLAND/VIRGINIA Beaches Medical Waste Update
Ocean City Emergency Services is reopening the ocean for swimming and surfing. Emergency Services Director, Joe Theobald reports that after multiple high tides and several days of beach sweeping, medical…
Read MoreUPDATED: DNREC Investigating Medical Waste Washing Up on DE Beaches; Additional & Extended Closures at DE Beaches
UPDATED – 12:40pm – After surveying the beach this morning, the City of Rehoboth Beach has found two exposed syringes, that is syringes with hypodermic needles, along the beach. One…
Read MoreUPDATED: Beach Warning from Chincoteague to Fenwick Island & Dewey Beach for Medical Waste Washing Up on Beaches
UPDATED – 09/16/24 – Beach area closures in Maryland – Ocean City & Assateague State Park. In Delaware – Fenwick Island & Dewey Beach. Update on Virginia Closures from Assateague…
Read MoreOcean City Councilman Enters Mayor’s Race to Challenge Incumbent Rick Meehan
Ocean City Councilman Peter Buas, elected in 2020, has officially filed for mayor against incumbent Rick Meehan, who has been mayor since 2006. Buas stated that Ocean City has grown,…
Read MoreUPDATE: Ocean City Tram Services Suspended Until Further Notice Following Fatal Collision Involving 2-Year-Old Child
UPDATED 08/21/24: The Town of Ocean City, Maryland has suspended all boardwalk tram services until further notice following the fatal collision involving a 2-year-old child that occurred on Tuesday, August…
Read MoreAfter Record-Low 2023 Staffing, O.C.B.P. Bounces Back This Summer
Woman Falls from Jet Ski at Route 90 Bridge, Pulled from Bay in Cardiac Arrest
Multiple agencies responded after an unconscious woman was found beneath the Route 90 bridge in Ocean City around 7 p.m. this past Saturday. Hunter Dortenzo, Natural Resources Police spokesman, says…
Read MoreIt’s Parking Season at Delmarva Beaches
Parking season is underway in some beach towns – and coming soon to the rest! Ocean City started the season off on April 1st where parking is free Monday through…
Read MoreUPDATED: Right Whale Slow Zone Extended off Ocean City Through May 11
UPDATED – 04/29/24 – A voluntary right whale slow zone is in effect through May 11th. On April 26th the Ocean City buoy detected the presence of right whales east…
Read MoreOcean City’s Spring Clean Up Rescheduled
Due to predicted inclement weather, the Ocean City Spring Clean Up originally scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd will now take place on Sunday, March 24th–from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The…
Read MoreOcean City Irish Festival & St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday
The Ocean City St Patrick’s Day parade will step off at noon on Saturday and will move down Coastal Highway from 60th Street to 45th Street, where the Irish Festival…
Read MoreBaltimore Ave Resurfacing Work Underway in Ocean City
Resurfacing work is going on on Baltimore Avenue in Ocean City. Maryland State Highway Administration has crews working between North Division and 15th Street milling, paving and restriping Baltimore Avenue.…
Read MoreOceans Calling Festival Entertainment Announced
The Oceans Calling Festival returns to the Beach and Boardwalk in Ocean City September 27 – 29th this year. The 2024 lineup of artists has just been posted. For more…
Read MoreOcean City, MD Rejects Monetary Offer from US Wind to Silence Negative Comments to Offshore Wind Turbine Issue
Recently, US Wind, the company planning to build 940 tall wind turbines as close as 10.9 miles off the coast of Ocean City, has engaged in discussions with Delaware Resort…
Read MoreOcean City, MD Police Department’s Employment of Seasonal Police Officers Expected to End This Year
The long-standing tradition of the Ocean City Police Department employing Seasonal Police Officers is potentially closing at the end of the 2024 summer season. Thousands of law enforcement officials around…
Read MoreRehab Work on Route 50 Bridge in OC Underway
Work has again begun on the Route 50 Harry Kelley Bridge into Ocean City. This is the continuation of long-term repairs in the eastbound lanes and sidewalk on the Route…
Read MoreTown of Ocean City Named a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists
As 2023 ends, the Town of Ocean City, Maryland has been named a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Ocean City joins 506 communities nationwide in…
Read MoreMaryland Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
A Lusby, Maryland man has been sentenced in Worcester County Circuit Court on a charge of sexual abuse of a minor. After a 2-day trial in July, 29 year old…
Read MoreOcean City, MD to be Designated Special Event Zone Again This Week
With thousands of car enthusiasts in the resort community , Ocean City will be designated a Special Event Zone beginning Tuesday, October 3rd through Sunday, October 8th during the Endless…
Read MoreOceans Calling Festival Underway in Ocean City
The first annual Oceans Calling Festival has just gotten underway in Ocean City. The gates open each day at noon. There is live entertainment on three stages throughout the day.…
Read MoreOcean City Prepared for Possible Pop-up Rally Car Event
Historically, the “Pop-up Rally” car event occurs near the end of September. In anticipation of the possibility of the event coming back to Ocean City, all roads within the Town…
Read MoreTwo Arrested for an Armed Robbery in Ocean City, MD and Separate Incidents in Millsboro and Georgetown
Reduced Beach Bus Stop Service During Oceans Calling Festival
Ocean City officials are anticipating next month’s Oceans Calling Festival to be one of the busiest events the Town has hosted. With the expected number of bus riders and possible…
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