BERLIN – The Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) has named Tom Patton as the winner of our prestigious Golden Osprey Award for his life-long commitment to preserving our natural and cultural heritage. Patton has played an important role in the success of the MCBP. He has served on the Coastal Bays Fisheries Advisory Committee and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, the Recreation and Parks Department showed signs it’s serious in trying to expand the sport of tennis throughout the resort, wine will be added to the list of libations at Springfest and Sunfest and a local special event is on the verge of getting national exposure.Tennis Center… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners discussed a low-income children’s dental clinic, the Newark water tower, disposing of a vehicle and a recycling event briefly at this week’s meeting.— The planned children’s dental clinic to be located in the old Berlin Senior Center building will now have four dentist chairs instead of three, expanding… Read more »
BERLIN – As part of an ongoing effort to keep in touch with community needs, Delegates James Mathias and Norman Conway will hold town meetings through February with the goal to help them make informed decisions during the 2010 session of the Maryland General Assembly. “The 427th Session of the General Assembly is now underway… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A number of community and business representatives have been named to the Local Development Council (LDC), a group that will advise Worcester County on impacts from the slot machine gambling operation slated to begin at Ocean Downs this summer.The Worcester County Commissioners officially named 11 locals to the LDC this week.Ocean City… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Preparations are underway for the 36th Annual Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association Spring Trade Expo, being held on March 7-8 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. An important component of the Expo is the Delmarva Chefs & Cooks Association (DCCA) Sysco Eastern Md. Regional Cuisine Competition, which will focus on regional cuisine,… Read more »
BERLIN – With the deadline for filing bills rapidly approaching, over 1,200 pieces of legislation have been filed in the House and Senate combined as of late yesterday, including several of importance to Worcester County and the resort area.Thus far, 709 bills have been filed in the House, while 579 pieces of new legislation up… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE- The ongoing battle against invasive phragmites on Assateague Island is expected to resume anew any day now with extensive smoke and open flames likely visible from the mainland as federal officials begin the latest phase of the effort to rid the barrier island of the destructive grasses.Assateague Island National Seashore officials last week announced… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A Pennsylvania man arrested in June after Ocean City police were able to identify him as one of three suspects in an armed robbery of a downtown hotel was found guilty this week on conspiracy to commit armed robbery charges and now faces as many as 20 years in jail. Jose Antonio… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Apparently, tons of snow is easier to move than tons of sand.Just as crews were making some headway to rebuild Ocean City’s beach back to normal from November’s massive Nor’Ida storm that destroyed almost half of the sand dunes, crews were faced with a 12-inch blanket of snow to move last weekend… Read more »