Ocean City

Guards will be on duty this weekend

arichardson58@aol.com (Ann Richardson) — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:29:45 GMT

OCEAN CITY - The city’s beaches are scheduled to be opened noon Friday, May 25, with the “unlocking” of the beaches by Ocean City Beach Patrol officials.

The event includes and a celebratory parade of sorts, with flags and an assortment of costumed characters, including the annual businessman’s plunge into the ocean. Participants dress in business suits, carry brief cases and march into the ocean to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance to welcome the new season.

Students win big at OCHS After Prom prize giveaway

cindy.nevitt@catamaranmedia.com (Cindy Nevitt) — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:55 GMT

OCEAN CITY – To be eligible to win the biggest prizes at the Ocean City High School After Prom, students must be present when the gifts are given out at the end of the event, usually around 3 a.m.

For senior Anjelica Ramsey, who won three prizes including a digital camera and a girl’s bicycle, and senior Cliff Morin, who won a gift basket and $1,000 in cash, the late night was worth the sacrifice of sleep.

City council notes

jodee.clifford@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:33:39 GMT

The following notes were compiled from a Thursday, May 16 city council meeting:

Stylish stroll

Jen.Arthur@catamaranmedia.com (Jen Marra) — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:38:08 GMT

Ocean City High School students Mia Antolini and Ollie Tomasello make their red carpet appearance and smile for friends and family as they head in to the Flanders Hotel in Ocean City for their prom Saturday, May 18. For more photos, see the 2013 OCHS prom photo album.

Council supports cottage plan for Haven

arichardson58@aol.com (Ann Richardson) — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:16:45 GMT

OCEAN CITY - City Council in a 5-to-1 vote introduced an ordinance permitting 18 single family homes to be built on a 115-by-370-foot parcel that once housed Coggins Waste Management at 13th Street and Haven Avenue.

The “Coastal Cottages” are a new concept, a “planned development,” city planner Randy Scheule explained at a Thursday, May 22 City Council meeting. The ordinance will be back for a public hearing and final vote 7 p.m. June 27 at the Ocean City Library at 1735 Simpson Ave.

Ocean City Police Blotter, edition of May 20, 2013

seitz@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:14 GMT

Police Blotter information is supplied by local and other law enforcement agencies. Each person named is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

The Ocean City Police Department responded to 687 calls for service May 12-18

OCHS Prom photos

jodee.clifford@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:34:30 GMT

Ocean City High School students make their red carpet debut dressed in gowns and tuxedos and head in to the Flanders Hotel in Ocean City for their 2013 Prom Saturday, May 18.

photos by Jen Marra

Local women saluted at annual Ocean City Chamber luncheon

front.desk1@catamaranmedia.com (Cathy Finnegan) — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

It was a beautiful spring day when guests arrived at the Ocean City Yacht Club for the annual Salute to Working Women luncheon. Barbara Brown and Shawnda McGinnis welcomed everyone as they arrived and marveled at the lovely new look of the Yacht Club that just went through six months of renovations after Hurricane Sandy.

Snug Harbor dredging approved

arichardson58@aol.com (Ann Richardson) — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:03:04 GMT

OCEAN CITY – At a Thursday, May 16 city council meeting, council authorized the city to move forward with the requisite easement and permits for a long-awaited dredging project for Snug Harbor.

Tucked in along the bay between Eighth and Ninth Streets, the neighborhood was created in the late 1940’s by the late Howard Stainton.

Musicans may play on the boardwalk, but not solicit

arichardson58@aol.com (Ann Richardson) — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:43:02 GMT

OCEAN CITY – The music may play on, but it’s possible that musicians will not be able to solicit monetary donations for their efforts while on the boardwalk.

At a Thursday, May 16 city council meeting, council approved 5 to 1 on first reading, an ordinance that would prohibit boardwalk musicians from soliciting “money or something of value,” for performing or playing a musical instrument on the boardwalk.