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Ocean City tests beach canopy crackdown, favoring education over tickets
Ocean City’s new canopy enforcement pilot has issued thousands of warnings but one citation, emphasizing education over tickets on the beach.
READER POLL: Should unattended beach canopies be more strictly enforced in Ocean City?
Ocean City's beach task force has mostly relied on warnings. Should officials more strictly enforce unattended beach canopy rules? Vote now.
How rising costs are shifting where people stay in Ocean City
Ocean City hotels and short-term rentals are being forced to shift as tourism patterns change in the resort town, according to local business owners.
Ocean City beach enforcement only issues 1 citation in 7 weeks
Ocean City’s new beach enforcement team has issued just one citation while logging thousands of warnings and contacts since Memorial Day.
Is Ocean City getting too expensive? Tourism market shows signs of change.
Ocean City hotel revenue plunged in May as vacation rentals gained ground and visitors raised concerns about rising costs at the resort.
Ocean City residents raise alarm over late-night ‘pop-up mobs’
Ocean City officials and residents are responding to late‑night youth "pop‑up mobs," which differ from the feared "takeover" events.
Ocean City logs 4-year high in arrests but avoids major July 4 violence
Ocean City saw a multiyear high in calls, arrests and traffic stops over holiday weekend, but the violence officials feared never materialized.
New Jersey coastal city clashes over proposal to transform amusement park into luxury hotel
Ocean City, New Jersey, officials voted to rezone the former Gillian's Wonderland Pier site, paving the way for a proposed 252-room boardwalk hotel amid resident opposition.
Ocean City Council Names Leadership For New Terms
Mayor Jay Gillian and Councilmen Sean Barnes, Tony Polcini and Jim Kelly took the oath at the Music Pier on Wednesday.
Ocean City residents and visitors react to “takeover” events
Ocean City, Md. – A social media trend known as “takeovers” are spreading nationwide and its hitting Delmarva. “Takeover” events are when massive groups of people come to meet, usually in resort to...
OC Beach Patrol Hosts Rookie Graduation
OCEAN CITY, Md. — The Ocean City Beach Patrol took to the beaches to test and honor their rookies. Ocean City Beach Patrol lined the inlet, bright and early to challenge their rookies for the last time aft...
Free World Cup fan festival this weekend
Ocean City's City Council voted Thursday night to designate the former Wonderland Pier boardwalk site an area in need of rehabilitation. The measure helps clear a path for property owner Icona Resorts to bui...
Ocean City Council moved forward on a plan to build a luxury hotel at the old Wonderland Pier site
The City Council voted 5-2 to declare the site "in need of rehabilitation," a designation sought by developer Eustace Mita.
New Jersey man awarded heroism medal for saving girl from rip current Ocean City resident Frank LaFerrara r...
Ocean City resident Frank LaFerrara rescued a teenage girl from a rip current thanks to lifeguard training he received 50 years ago.
Pilot & passengers killed in Bowie plane crash identified
The single engine Piper Cherokee was flying from Ocean City, New Jersey to the Montgomery County Air Park in Gaithersburg, when it suddenly went down around 11:30pm.
Ocean City sand dune fire sparked by rogue fireworks: officials
A dune fire near 116th Street in Ocean City was sparked by illegal fireworks, causing significant damage but no injuries as firefighters quickly contained the blaze.
Illegal fireworks suspected in Ocean City dune grass fire
Illegal fireworks are suspected in an Ocean City dune grass fire Saturday night near 116th and 117th Streets. Witnesses are asked to contact the fire marshal's office.
3 men dead after plane that took off from Ocean City, NJ, crashes in Maryland
Three people are dead after a plane crashed in Bowie, Maryland, later Saturday night near a townhouse community, according to police.
Bowie plane crash leaves three people dead
Maryland State Police said a single engine Piper Cherokee was flying from Ocean City, New Jersey to the Montgomery County Air Park in Gaithersburg, when it suddenly went down in Bowie around 11:30pm.
Ocean City Subcommittee Makes Recommendations For Boardwalk Development
A boardwalk subcommittee said the large parcel could support a conditional mixed-use project tied to entertainment and lodging.
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater off Ocean City coast
Despite a 20-hour search stretching 2,539 square nautical miles, which the Coast Guard says equals the size of Delaware, there still are no signs of the missing boater.
Ocean City has fined a church $3k for running non-permitted shelter
An Ocean City church has been fined thousands for operating what town officials say is a non-permitted homeless shelter.