Scenes From the Life Aloha Luau at Seacrets

The Maryland Coastal Bays Program and the Ocean City chapter of the Surfrider Foundation hosted a Life Aloha Luau last week at Seacrets. Pictured, from left, are Shelly Dawson, chair of the Ocean City chapter of the Surfrider Foundation; Delegate Jim Mathias; and Dave Wilson, executive director of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program.

Town Of Berlin Notebook

BERLIN – The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed several topics briefly at Monday night’s meeting, from the public hearing for the new draft Berlin comprehensive plan and reimbursement for snow removal expenses to the Program Open Space wishlist for the next fiscal year.— A public hearing on the long delayed draft of the Berlin Comprehensive… Read more »

State Approves Extended Flounder Season

OCEAN CITY – In a somewhat rare example of state and federal fisheries management agencies cooperating with those on the front lines, state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials this week reversed an earlier informal decision on summer flounder regulations for 2010 and approved a season ending in late November rather than mid-September as proposed.Recreational… Read more »

Salvia Bills Pass House, Senate

ANNAPOLIS – A pair of cross-filed bills banning the possession and sale of Salvia, a hallucinogenic herb currently legal in all corners of Maryland except Worcester County and Ocean City, passed votes in both the House and Senate this week, moving closer to final approval if certain elements in the language can be reconciled.Maryland’s House… Read more »