OCEAN CITY – Delmarva Power and Light (DP&L) Senior Public Affairs Manager Jim Smith provided the Mayor and City Council last week with an annual update on current issues and projects.DP&L was first incorporated in 1909 and is now servicing 5,000 square miles with 506,000 electric customers between Delaware and Maryland, as well as 126,000… Read more »
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Concerns Lead Berlin Council To Table Sidewalk Sale Request
BERLIN – After more than 60 years, the future of the annual August sidewalk sale is uncertain following concerns voiced by some Berlin merchants.While one faction of business owners is looking forward to taking part in the sidewalk sale that’s been held downtown for decades, another would rather see the town promote a similar event… Read more »
Bus Contractor Caps 42-Year Career In Worcester County
WEST OCEAN CITY — “Happy Trails” was the appropriate theme last Thursday afternoon for an emotional sendoff for a Worcester County Public Schools bus driver making his last run after 42 years.Bill Shockley, who has driven generations of local kids, now many adults with children of their own, to and from school for last four… Read more »
Family Launches Online Fundraising Effort To Improve Teen’s Vision
BERLIN — With a little help from an always generous local community, a Berlin teen legally blind since birth has a shot at an enhanced life with technologically advanced electronic eyeglasses, but the product comes with a stiff price tag.Lexi Jones is a 13-year-old local resident who just completed the sixth grade at Berlin Intermediate… Read more »
Planning Comm. Endorses New District Where Weekly Rentals Would Be Banned; Council To Have Ultimate Say
OCEAN CITY – The Planning and Zoning Commission forwarded a favorable recommendation to the Mayor and City Council to establish a R-1A Single Family Residential District that would provide an outlet for neighborhoods to ban short term rentals.On Tuesday evening, the commission held a public hearing to consider amending the zoning code to create an… Read more »
Worcester School Board Cuts 32 Positions For Pay Increases; 13 EAs Expected To Lose Their Jobs
NEWARK – The elimination of 32 positions will enable the Worcester County Board of Education to fund pay increases for teachers.On Tuesday, the school system ratified negotiated agreements with the Worcester County Teachers Association (WCTA) and the Worcester County Education Support Personnel Association (WCESPA) finalizing salaries for the coming school year. Those teachers and support… Read more »
Immediate Inlet Dredging Planned As Long-Term Fix Evaluation Continues
OCEAN CITY — About one month after state and local officials sent a letter to the federal Army Corps of Engineers requesting immediate assistance with the dredging and deepening of the Ocean City Inlet, it appears short-term relief is on its way while a longer-term remedy is considered.The continued shoaling of the Inlet has negatively… Read more »
Woman Sentenced To Seven Months For Jail Cell Arson
SNOW HILL — A Bishopville woman, charged with arson in November after setting a fire in her holding cell in Ocean City by concealing a lighter, pleaded guilty last week and was sentenced to seven months in jail.Around 9 p.m. last Nov. 12, an Ocean City police officer on patrol was approached by a cab… Read more »
Brewz Krooz Providing Unique Educational Journeys
OCEAN CITY – A new venture has been launched that allows residents and visitors to “krooz for local brewz” while learning the history of the Eastern Shore.Eastern Shore Brewz Krooz is an educational journey to a few of the local craft breweries. Participants will be able to sample the finest craft brews the area has… Read more »
Extreme Heat, Cool Water Blamed For Bridge Malfunction
OCEAN CITY — An extreme differential in the air and water temperatures caused the Route 50 Bridge into Ocean City to malfunction early Tuesday morning, but adjustments have been made to prevent a similar occurrence heading into the height of the summer season.Around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the Route 50 Bridge was raised and lowered… Read more »