Published June 12, 2009
OCEAN CITY - 'I thought it was wonderful.'
Those five words, expressed by Army veteran John J. Sauer Sr., essentially sum up the majority opinion of last weekend's 2nd Annual Ocean City Air Show.
Approximately 260,000 people were in town last weekend, according to demoflush estimates, a significant 30,000-plus-head increase over last year's crowds during the same weekend.
'It was the largest sustained crowd I have ever seen on the Boardwalk. By sustained, I mean three or four hours at a time,'...
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Published June 12, 2009
OCEAN CITY - Some of the top names in professional beach volleyball will be in town this weekend for the AVP Crocs Tour Ocean City Open.
The tournament is set to take place June 19-21 on the beach in Ocean City. The world's best beach volleyball players, including 2008 Olympic gold medalists Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, will take to the sand to see who reigns supreme.
Tickets are available at www.avp.com. Friday's Main Draw session is now free to the public, while Saturday and...
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Published June 12, 2009
SNOW HILL - The perpetrator of one of the most heinous crimes in Ocean City history, Jermaine Wright, released a little over a year ago after serving just seven years of an amended 15-year sentence, is going back to jail for a long time after a violation of probation hearing last week that resulted in a new 25-year sentence.
Wright was arrested last May on theft and theft conspiracy charges after getting caught stealing scrap metal from Reynolds Excavating in Eden. The arrest came just four...
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Published June 12, 2009
OCEAN CITY - Local residents and visitors to the resort area are encouraged to get off the couch and get active this weekend with the arrival of the first-ever, city-wide Ocean City Beachfest, a three-day festival of competition on land and in the water along with music, food, vendors and other activities.
Inspired by the popular X-Games, the first-ever Ocean City Beachfest gets underway with a few events and activities on Friday and will continue throughout the weekend at various venues and...
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Published June 12, 2009
Staff Writer
OCEAN CITY - Police and fire investigators are busy this morning trying to determine the source of a carbon monoxide leak that evacuated a downtown resort hotel last night.
On Thursday, June 11, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Ocean City Communications received a call for six 'ill' people in a hotel room at the El Capitan on 4th Street and the Boardwalk.
Upon arrival, Ocean City EMS personnel detected high levels of carbon monoxide in the building and immediately requested additional...
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Published June 12, 2009
OCEAN CITY - The City Council will watch the professional volleyball tournament with crossed fingers next weekend, in hopes that the event will make waves for what's happening on the court, rather than what's going on behind the proverbial curtain.
The AVP Crocs Pro Volleyball tournament, expected to bring national television coverage, gold medal winning athletes, along with six tractor trailer trucks carrying a makeshift beach stadium, will be allowed to provide its corporate sponsors with some...
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Published June 12, 2009
BERLIN - State officials announced last week the approval of a conservation easement on a vast tract of land in Worcester fronting the Chincoteague Bay considered a lynchpin property of sorts, connecting a much larger area of the county now permanently protected.
Gov. Martin O'Malley announced the state's Board of Public Works had approved a perpetual conservation easement on the 228-acre Phillips Farm along the Chincoteague Bay south of Public Landing through the Rural Legacy Program, which...
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