OCEAN CITY – A local organization is trying to recruit restaurants to join an ocean-friendly program ahead of the summer season.For the coming summer season, the Ocean City chapter of the Surfrider Foundation – a national nonprofit whose mission is to protect the beaches and ocean – will focus its efforts on recruiting local establishments… Read more »
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Formalization Of OC Pier Franchise Extension Underway
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week began finalizing the historic Ocean City Fishing Pier franchise agreement with the passage on first reading of a pair of ordinances setting the extension in motion.Last week, Ocean City officials announced it had reached an agreement in principle with Charles “Buddy” Jenkins and his Synepuxent Pier and Improvement… Read more »
Council Votes Down Three Small Cell Towers Near Homes
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Mayor and Council approved one small-scale cell tower but not three others amid an often-tense debate that included verbal sparring between two councilmen.Last winter, representatives of the private-sector Crown Castle announced a proposal to install nine new small cell towers in certain north-end residential neighborhoods in the interest of… Read more »
County School System Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit
SNOW HILL – A wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Worcester County Board of Education following the 2016 death of a Cedar Chapel Special School student has been settled.School system officials confirmed Thursday that the wrongful death lawsuit filed against the school system and a former Cedar Chapel staff member by the parents of a… Read more »
Event Weekend Follow-Up Talks In Closed Session Questioned
OCEAN CITY — One week after resort officials held a closed session to begin discussing how to address an unruly motorized special event, questions still lingered why the process is not being conducted out in the open.Last Monday, in the first real public forum since the unsanctioned H2O International (H2Oi) event wreaked havoc in Ocean… Read more »
Concerns Raised Over OC’s Investment Losses In Pension Fund
OCEAN CITY — The good news is Ocean City employee pension fund remains strong, while the bad news is the town continues to take losses on the market investments that help fuel it.The Mayor and Council last week got a lengthy review of the status of the town’s two employee pension funds, including one for… Read more »
UPDATED: Berlin Terminates Town Administrator After Six Years; Chemical Spill’s Handling Among ‘Multiple Issues’
BERLIN – Berlin officials fired Town Administrator Laura Allen Monday morning.Mayor Gee Williams confirmed Monday that officials unanimously agreed to terminate Allen last week and that she was informed at 8 a.m. Monday morning.“This action was based on the best interests of the Town of Berlin and the property owners,” he said. “All of us… Read more »
Discussion On Tourism Funding For Events Continues
OCEAN CITY — The debate over providing city funding subsidies to pre-existing or recurring private sector special events resurfaced this week at the Tourism Commission level.Last month, the Mayor and Council had before them a pair of requests from the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) to provide some funding for a new private sector special event… Read more »
Resort Monitoring Dorian’s Track; Emergency Alert Sign-Ups Encouraged
OCEAN CITY — With Hurricane Dorian trudging slowly off the southeast coast, the track as of midweek appears to take it easy on Ocean City, but town officials are preparing nonetheless.After ravaging the Bahamas early this week, Dorian set its sights on the east coast of Florida, along with Georgia, the Carolinas and eastern Virginia… Read more »
N.Y. Man Dies In Surf Incident; Wave Knocked Non-Swimmer Over
OCEAN CITY — A New York man lost his life after being knocked down by a large wave while standing in knee-deep water last Sunday during a busy day for emergency services with rough conditions.Shortly after 5 p.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) officers and emergency personnel responded to the beach at 21st… Read more »