ANNAPOLIS, MD—Starting school after Labor Day has “a clear, positive impact on both state and local government economies” with a total net economic impact of up to $115 million, according to a new analysis from the Business Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON) at Salisbury University. The report, entitled “The Economic, Employment and Fiscal Impacts Of Added Summer Vacation Days […]
OCEAN CITY, MD – It only lasted three weeks. A Maryland dolphinfish record that was just set last month has already been broken. A Pasadena woman has reeled in a new state record common dolphinfish, also known as mahi mahi. Kristy Frashure was participating in the Poor Girls Fishing Tournament in Ocean City on Friday, August 16, when she caught […]
OCEAN CITY, MD – Governor Larry Hogan joined Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials on Thursday to launch Driven to Protect, a public-private partnership between the state and proponents of a new breath alcohol detection system that could help keep impaired drivers off the road. The governor attended a demonstration of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety along with […]
UPDATE: That didn’t last long. The record has been broken again. Original story below… —— CAMBRIDGE, MD – Jeff Wright of Cambridge has broken a 34-year-old Maryland state fishing record in the Atlantic Division for a common dolphinfish, or mahi mahi. Wright caught the 72.8-pound fish off the coast of Ocean City. Wright was aboard a boat above Poor Man’s […]
ESSEX, MD – An Essex man was seriously injured over the Fourth of July weekend while attempting to body surf in Ocean City, MD. Ben Paepcke was body-surfing near a lifeguard stand, according to his GoFundMe page, but when he dove into the water, he failed to resurface. Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards immediately pulled him from the water and […]
Maryland residents may have felt the earth move on Tuesday evening – literally. A 4.7-magnitude earthquake occurred approximately 136 miles east-southeast of Ocean City, according to the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. The quake occurred at around 6:30 p.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles. There was no tsunami warning issued with the temblor.