Ocean City Council changes public comment, moves all meetings to evenings
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Council made changes to public comment citizens can offer, requiring the first of two public comment sessions be reserved only for topics on the agenda. If citizens want to speak on other topics — and many often do — they will have to wait until the public comment session at […]
Dr. Laura Kasper opens Aesthetic Reflections medical spa in Marmora
MARMORA — “I figured I know I can do it, so I did it,” Dr. Laura Kasper said of opening her own business, Aesthetic Reflections medical spa in Marmora. Kasper, an emergency physician who also specializes in aesthetic medicine, held a grand opening ceremony April 3. In the middle of Wayside Village off Tuckahoe Road, […]
Report of person jumping from Rt. 52 bridge prompts intense search
OCEAN CITY – Last week, Ocean City police responded to reports of a person who feared someone jumping from the Route 52 causeway bridge, prompting an intense search. According to the Ocean City Police Department, at 6:43 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, police officers responded to Route 52 after several witnesses reported a male subject appeared […]
Post 524 supports Tunnels to Towers
American Legion, auxiliary, squadron donate $20,000 OCEAN CITY — “Thank you to all of you who serve this country to protect the blanket of freedom that my children and I sleep under every night,” Dena Parlo told members and guests April 9 at the Ocean City American Legion post. Morvay-Miley-Cruice Post 524 invited the ambassador […]
Nature trail plan at Crook Horn Creek gets public support
Ocean City neighbors ask city to pick up trash and maintain trail OCEAN CITY — With promises to install a few trash cans and regularly pick up refuse, to protect terrapins and not touch any wetlands, officials from ACT Engineers presented plans for the Crook Horn Creek nature trail project to about 50 citizens Saturday […]
Super Hero Run in Ocean City
It was a gray morning, cold and windy on the boardwalk with threatening skies, but Super Heroes don’t fear the rain. Wonder Woman, Spider Man, the Hulk and others braved the blah elements Saturday morning to test themselves in the one-mile Super Hero Run that took them from the Music Pier north and back – […]
Ocean City Community Holy Week events include Easter Sunrise Service
OCEAN CITY— All members of the community are invited to attend the Easter Sunrise Service sponsored by the Ocean City Ministerium and Ecumenical Council, in addition to the other community worship opportunities listed below: – Easter Sunrise Service, 6:15 a.m. Sunday, April 20. Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk. An offering will benefit the […]
Doo Dah Parade, egg hunt Saturday in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s spring season will kick into high gear with two of its most popular events this weekend: the annual Doo Dah Parade and the first of two Great Egg Hunts on the Boardwalk. Both are scheduled for Saturday, April 12. The Doo Dah Parade is Ocean City’s season-opening celebration of all […]
‘Hands Off!’ protest draws 400 to Ocean City
Issues include funding cuts, Social Security, democracy OCEAN CITY — As part of a day of protests nationwide against President Donald Trump’s policies and drastic cuts led by Elon Musk in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), about 400 people formed a human ring on the sidewalks around Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon. The […]
City Council moves budget forward; public skewers tax increase, spending
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Council voted April 10 to introduce the 2025-26 municipal budget with its 7.04 percent tax rate increase despite public comment in opposition to it. The $112 million spending plan would increase the tax rate by 3.76 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The spending and revenue sides were decreased by […]