SALISBURY — All was relatively calm on the Salisbury University campus last weekend, one week after over 1,500 college-age individuals rioted and threw bottles and cans at law enforcement officers resulting in the use of pepper spray on the crowd, but Mayor Jim Ireton continued to work this week on improving the relationship between the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A scooter rental business expressed concerns this week over looming regulations scheduled to be placed on the industry and how it will put rental operations out of business.“The Ocean City Council wants to put the scooter businesses out of business, mainly because of safety concerns,” General Manager of Scooters by the Beach… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — In what has become an annual spring tradition, the Ocean City Restaurant Week promotion begins Sunday, May 6 and runs through Sunday, May 20.Last fall, to celebrate the burgeoning culinary scene, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association added a new twist to Restaurant Week. Because the association has a wide variety of restaurant… Read more »

BERLIN — The third bi-annual Operation Medicine Drop event, part of the Drug Enforcement Agency National Drug Take Back Day program, held last weekend resulted in a total of 218 pounds of unused or expired medications being turned in by residents for proper and environmentally safe disposal. This was a slight increase over the Fall… Read more »

BERLIN – The Berlin Chamber of Commerce and WESM 91.3 FM are once again proud to present the 5th Annual Berlin Jazz & Blues Bash, to be held in downtown Berlin Saturday, May 5, from noon-8 p.m.Non-stop Jazz and Blues music will be heard all day in Berlin, featuring six acts on two stages, artwork… Read more »

BERLIN — While Mother’s Day is usually a time to give thanks for family bonds, it can also be a “bittersweet” holiday for those who have lost children, according to Shirley Grace Pregnancy Center (SGPC) representative Mari Quillen.Consequently, the SGPC will be having a “Remembering Our Babies” candle lighting ceremony the week before Mother’s Day.“Mother’s… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Coastal Bay Program (MCBP) this week announced it’s set to begin its annual survey of horseshoe crabs in and around the coastal bays.Each year, the MCBP conducts a local horseshoe crab spawning survey from May through July. The work helps determine horseshoe crab abundance and increase knowledge of where spawning… Read more »

SNOW HILL — After the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) denied Worcester County’s request for a Bay Restoration Fund (BRF) fee exemption, the County Commission agreed this week it has no choice but to bill Ocean Pines residents for the time that would have been exempted. However, the commissioners promised to hold the money… Read more »

SALISBURY — Anyone exploring Nature Conservancy preserves across Maryland and the Washington D.C. metropolitan area will soon be able to download audio tour apps created by Salisbury University students.The Conservancy’s “Put a Naturalist in Your Pocket” initiative was the first project tackled by SU’s new interdisciplinary GNAppWorks program. Following a final review by the international… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With the process and official rules outlined this week, the Ocean City Song of the Summer Contest will be gearing up soon.The contest details were released this week and received permission from the Mayor and City Council to move ahead.According to the official rules, participants are to write and record an original… Read more »