OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, the City Council gave a kayak venture at the Ocean City airport another try, the annual Flag Day celebration in the resort will change dates and there are potentially more free events planned for this summer.Council Approves Kayak Launch At Airport AgainLast June, Public Works Director Hal… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Police Officer First-Class Charles “Josh” Kelley this week was named as the recipient of the Ocean City Neighborhood Watch Association’s Ocean City Police Department  (OCPD) “Officer of the Year” award, emerging from a field of impressive nominees for the annual honor during an award banquet on Monday.On Monday, Kelley was… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – Just about six months since the first batch of craft beers rolled out of the 16 Mile Brewing Company in Georgetown, Del., the microbrewery made its first foray into Maryland last weekend at the Greene Turtle in West Ocean City.Founded by a pair of lower Delaware residents who returned to the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — As promised, the town wasted no time in trying to start the process to plan for the Convention Center expansion. Yet, one councilman seemingly rehashed his disdain for one part of the project.City Engineer Terry McGean came before the Mayor and City Council on Tuesday to ask for approval of the town’s… Read more »

BERLIN – Progress has been made in cleaning up the Hudson Farm poultry operation targeted by national and local environmental organizations for violating the national Clean Water Act, those agencies announced this week, but improvements are still needed.The Waterkeeper Alliance and Assateague Coastal Trust put Hudson Farms poultry grower Alan Hudson and Hudson Farms’ contract… Read more »

BERLIN – Assistance on Berlin’s stormwater dilemmas may be forthcoming with the Grow Berlin Green (GBG) initiative pursuing a grant to allow testing of new stormwater technology in town.GBG is applying for a grant from the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) to conduct a pilot program study on ways to manage stormwater quality in Berlin…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A local man suspected of kidnapping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in Salisbury in late December made his first appearance in court since the tragedy this week for an unrelated incident in Ocean City in September, but his hearing was postponed in order to allow his defense attorney to get up to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — When it comes to voting, Ocean City’s elected officials prefer tradition to technology.The Mayor and City Council passed on an opportunity to save some money and perhaps increase voter turnout by switching the local voting day to coincide with the national Election Day in a 6-1 vote (Councilman Joe Hall in opposition)… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Local businesses are bracing for an expected rise in their contributions to the unemployment insurance fund, which is sure to increase payroll costs for almost all of the area’s entrepreneurs.The letter, expected to arrive in the mail sometime this month from the Maryland Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation (DLLR), is projected… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Just six weeks into his new post, Rick Hamilton is laying out his plan to help take the Roland E. Powell Convention Center to the next level.In an economic climate where businesses are vigorously competing for a lesser market share, Ocean City’s new convention center director is looking to another form of… Read more »