Posts Tagged ‘Ocean CIty’
Pandemic Cancels OC St. Paddy’s Parade For 2nd Year
Ocean City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is canceled for a second consecutive year. The 2020 festivities were among the first local events to be canceled early during the COVID-19 pandemic. The parade co-chair stated that in the interest of the health and welfare of parade participants and spectators – and due to current crowd size…
Read More3-Day Blood Drive Begins In OC
A three-day blood drive is getting underway in Ocean City. Hospitals are looking to boost blood supplies, as the pandemic has canceled many traditional blood donation events. The Ocean City blood drive will be held today, Wednesday and Thursday at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. Donors are asked to register in advance at delmarvablood.org,…
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve Fireworks Are Back On In OC
Ocean City’s New Year’s Eve fireworks are on. The scheduled display was canceled due to COVID-19 complications last week, and while the official New Year’s Eve celebration is canceled fireworks are once again scheduled to go off at midnight at Northside Park. The town’s tourism website, www.ococean.com, reports Northside park will close at 9:30 p.m.,…
Read MoreOC Buses Will Be Free Thursday
Riding the bus will be free in Ocean City on the final day of 2020. Ocean City buses will run New Year’s Eve from 6:20 a.m. Thursday until 1:00 a.m. Friday. Later New Year’s Day, service will resume with a special offer to ride all day for three-dollars. Buses will run every 20 minutes Thursday…
Read MoreIt’s Almost Time To ‘Tree-cycle’ Your Christmas Tree
If your natural Christmas tree is starting to show its age, it may be about time to plan for its disposal. There are ways to depart with your tree without having it end up in a landfill. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources, Worcester County and other jurisdictions operate Christmas tree recycling programs that accept…
Read MoreOC Wine On The Beach Returns For 2 Weekends In ’21
Wine on the Beach looks to return to Ocean City in 2021, with a new date in May. Council members have approved holding the event May 14th and 15th in the Inlet lot. They also gave approval for another weekend in September 2021. Wine on the Beach was postponed this past September due to the…
Read MoreSalvage Crew Discovers Sunken Sub Off OC
A submarine that once sailed to Pearl Harbor has been located by a salvage team off the coast of Ocean City. Atlantic Wreck Salvage says side-scan sonar located the R-8, which was one of about two-dozen submarines commissioned by the Navy during World War One. The submarine was sent to the bottom of the ocean…
Read MoreOC Council Deliberates On Expanded BikeFest
Ocean City officials are still weighing the pros and cons of expanding BikeFest to cover two weekends in September. The annual event gathers thousands of motorcyclists and offers performances by well-known musical artists, some of whom have been lined up for 2021. BikeFest would seek a match of $250,000 from the town to cover expenses…
Read MoreOC Winterfest Of Lights Begins Thursday – With A Few Twists
The 28th annual Winterfest of Lights begins in Ocean City this week. Due to the pandemic, a few changes have been made while preserving the popular attractions at Northside Park. Thursday’s tree lighting and opening ceremony will be a virtual event, shown live on Facebook. Winterfest brings visitors along a half-mile walking tour with light…
Read MoreOcean City Extends Mask Declaration
Ocean City will continue to operate under a local state of emergency for another 30 days, with a requirement in effect that face masks be worn on the boardwalk if someone is unable to keep at least six feet away from other people who are not in the same household. City Council members this week…
Read MoreOcean City Elects Two Incumbents & Two Newcomers to City Council
In the Ocean City municipal election – two incumbents will return to the council. Two new members will join them. Newcomer Peter Buas was the top vote-getter with 1137 followed by incumbent John Gehrig with 1036. Incumbent Tony DeLuca won 919 votes with newcomer Frank Knight with 707 votes. They will fill the four open…
Read MoreWeek Into Oil Spill, Some Beaches Still Closed
The beaches at Lewes and Dewey Beach remained closed to the public Friday due to an oil spill that has left tar balls and droplets of oil on the sand. Bethany Beach has reopened its beaches, but visitors are asked to use caution and to avoid touching any oil blobs they may encounter.Efforts to clean…
Read MoreOC Hopes To Host Scaled-Down Christmas Parade
Ocean City Council at a work session voted 4-1 Tuesday to move forward with a Christmas parade on the first Saturday of September. Special Events Coordinator Frank Miller told members of Council the parade would follow a northerly route along Coastal Highway December 5th. A traditional gathering at The Carousel Hotel would follow. However, the…
Read MoreUpdate: OC Police Continue Investigation Into Body Discovered On Beach
Ocean City Police continue to investigate the death of an adult male whose body was found in the surf off the 14th Street beach. Police say a public works employee who was surveying the beach for evidence of the recent oil spill discovered the body Tuesday morning. The body has been taken to the Office…
Read MoreBoat, Personal Watercraft Catch Fire In West OC
Ocean City firefighters responded Sunday night to a reported blaze involving a boat and a personal watercraft.The fire broke out in the 12,000-block of West Hopetown Lane in West Ocean City.No injuries have been reported.The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Read MoreUPDATED: ‘Special Effects’ Fireworks To Be Tested In OC Tuesday
UPDATED 10/12/20 – This has been postponed until Tuesday. ==================================================== Fireworks are not normally associated with Columbus Day. However, in Ocean City fireworks may be heard for a while late Monday afternoon.The Fire Department says “special effects” that may be included in future fireworks displays will be tested by Ocean City’s Special Events staff.Testing is…
Read MoreTwo OC Council Members Decline To Seek Re-election
The ballot is now set for the Ocean City election November 3rd. Two members of Council will be stepping down. Dennis Dare and Mary Knight did not file for re-election by Tuesday’s deadline. Dare was elected to Council in 2012 after serving as City Engineer and Manager in Ocean City. “It is with a degree…
Read MoreKinder, Gentler Vehicle Rally Coming, But OC Is Prepared
Ocean City is ready to enforce Special Event Zone provisions with the expected arrival of car enthusiasts for the Endless Summer Cruisin’ gathering. Mayor Rick Meehan tells WGMD’s Mike Bradley he’s not expecting the sort of chaos that erupted during an unsanctioned pop-up rally during the final weekend of September. However, it’s not out of…
Read MoreOC Special Event Zone Declared Oct. 6th-11th
Ocean City has designated Special Event Zone provisions starting next Tuesday through the following Sunday, with thousands of car enthusiasts expected for the Endless Summer Cruisin’ gathering.Speeds will be reduced, and fines for violations will be escalated.Ocean City residents and visitors can expect to see a large police presence, with assistance expected from Maryland State…
Read MoreOC Winterfest Of Lights To Undergo Changes In 2020
Ocean City’s popular Winterfest of Lights will undergo some changes in 2020.With concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, Council members have voted to modify the holiday event at Northside Park.There would be no trams or enclosed tent structures.A new admission process, a modified Santa area, a new retail location, additional holiday mini-attractions and other adjustments are…
Read MoreOcean City Better Prepared, H2Oi Crowds Remain Unruly & Disorderly
Because of the large and unruly crowds as well as the bumper to bumper traffic, Ocean City Police urge residents to stay at home until the pop-up car rally people leave the resort. The area of 30th Street was a flashpoint last night for large crowds of people which police helped to quell. WGMD has…
Read MoreOC Boardwalk-To-Bay Clean-Up Takes Place Sunday
With the peak summer crowds now gone, Ocean City looks to clean up. The Bay to Boardwalk street clean-up project is scheduled for this Sunday between ten and noon.Participants are asked to show up at the City Hall parking lot. Gloves and bags will be provided. The clean-up covers the area between 27th Street and…
Read MoreOC: Bring A Mask, Or Get One, At The Boardwalk
Ocean City wants Labor Day weekend visitors to keep in mind that masks are required on the boardwalk, between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. Mayor Rick Meehan says if someone does not have one, a mask is available at the Caroline Street information booth between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. After Labor Day, the information…
Read More#masksonmaryland Event Held In Worcester Co.
Worcester County, Atlantic General Hospital and the State of Maryland conduct more than 3,300 coronavirus tests at the West Ocean City Park and Ride and in Pocomoke City since the start of regular testing events. That鈥檚 more than a quarter of all tests conducted to date in Worcester County. The state has also organized regular…
Read MoreOC Wine On The Beach Postponed
Pandemic summer has claimed another event. Organizers of Wine On The Beach in Ocean City say despite their efforts to spread out the event’s footprint, the decision has been made to postpone this year’s festival until 2021. The event had been scheduled for September 25th and September 26th. “As we planned for the new paradigm…
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