Ocean City is out to bid for a back bay dredging project. Mayor Jay Gillian announced during the weekend that the city wants to remove materials from a spoils site near the 34th Street bridge. This removal will allow for new materials to be placed on the site. Gillian also says a boardwalk reconstruction project…
A beach fill is coming to Ocean City. The current plan is for mobilizing to begin on April 8, and have the fill start on May 1. The fill will be happening over a portion of the summer as the end the date is scheduled for Aug. 12. The total area of the fill will…
Our area is under a Winter Storm Warning and a Coastal Flood Warning through Tuesday morning. Winter storm conditions are expected to begin today and last overnight into tomorrow. Snow and heavy winds will create hazardous driving conditions. Minor to Moderate tidal flooding is also expected with this storm. Motorists are encouraged to use extreme…
Ocean City’s Council will consider a new ordinance Thursday night that would prohibit individuals from jumping off local bridges. The Press of Atlantic City reports that an ordinance prohibiting bridge jumping will be introduced on Thursday. Captain Steve Ang of the Ocean City Police Department says his community hates to regulate stupidity, but the law…
Several local communities hosted events during the holiday weekend to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Saturday, between 250 and 300 people attended a gathering at the Hughes Performing Arts Center in Ocean City, along with Mayor Jay Gillian and other city officials. The service also recognized local intermediate school students who…
Reconstruction of the beach on Ludlum Island this spring will begin at the northernmost end of Strathmere after all. Originally, construction of that northernmost tip of the beach, next to Corson’s Inlet, had been postponed until the fall because it is a known nesting ground for the piping plover. Severe erosion of the beach led to…
A new budget for the Special Improvement District in Ocean City was given the green light. Council approved the $311,448 spending plan on a unanimous vote. The budget is roughly 10 percent less than the money spent in 2014. The dollars help promote events on Asbury Ave., the boardwalk, and the 9th St. entrance.
A major condo development project will be in front of the Ocean City Planning Board later this week. The Board on Wednesday is expected to consider a six story condo project that would be located at 11th Street and Ocean Avenue. A hotel had been approved for the property, but financing has been an issue.
The long awaited launch of Ocean City’s science experiment into space has finally happened. Early Saturday morning, a Falcon 9 rocket launched into space headed to the International Space Station on a cargo mission. The rocket carries a science experiment developed by students in Dan Weaver’s science class at Ocean City High School. Photo courtesy…
NASA has announced that the cargo mission to the International Space Station that was aborted on Tuesday, has been rescheduled to launch early Saturday morning. The rocket will launch at 7 a.m. Saturday from Cape Canaveral and carry a science experiment by Ocean City High School students. The experiment, which has been delayed several times, will…