OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police are investigating a fatal fall yesterday morning from a balcony at a north-end high rise condominium.Around 9 a.m. on Thursday, Ocean City Police responded to a reported fatal fall from a balcony at the Golden Sands Condominium around the 110th Street area.OCPD spokesman Mike Levy said on Thursday morning… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Route 90 Pavement Void Fixed
OCEAN CITY — An eight-foot hole, or pavement void, in the eastbound lane of the Route 90 bridge discovered last Thursday has been repaired and was likely caused by excessive erosion under the span, according to State Highway Administration (SHA) officials this week.Late last Thursday, SHA officials reported a pavement void, estimated at around eight… Read more »
Delegate Plans To Introduce School Safety Initiatives
BERLIN — With the Maryland General Assembly set to convene next week, the debate over stronger gun laws and school safety will likely dominate, and the lower shore’s representative in the House could be in the center of the action.In an opinion piece printed last week, Delegate Mike McDermott (R-38B), who represents all of Worcester… Read more »
Sea Level Initiative Inked
OCEAN CITY — Gov. Martin O’Malley late last week signed a landmark executive order aimed at increasing the state’s long-term resiliency to storm-related flooding and sea level rise along the Atlantic coast and the Chesapeake Bay.The Climate Change and Coast Smart Construction executive order directs, among other things, that all new and reconstructed state facilities… Read more »
Route 113, Offshore Wind, Health Care Issues Top Senator’s Agenda
BERLIN — When state lawmakers return to Annapolis for the 2012 General Assembly session next week, they will have much on their plate from continued budget and fiscal concerns to societal issues, and a suddenly veteran Senator Jim Mathias is ready for the battle.Mathias is hardly a rookie on the eve of what will likely… Read more »
Winterfest Of Lights Enjoys ‘Second Best Year Ever’; More New Year’s Eve Fireworks Possible
OCEAN CITY – A near record-setting year of attendance at Ocean City’s Winterfest of Lights ended with a bang to bring in the new year, and because the inaugural New Years’ Eve fireworks show was such a success, the city will be looking to have it again next year.The 20th Annual Winterfest of Lights at… Read more »
County To Seek Waiver For Traffic Light At Troubled Spot
SNOW HILL — Following a heated meeting between the State Highway Administration (SHA) and residents of Snow Hill last month, the Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to write a letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) requesting that a traffic light be installed at the intersection of Routes 12 and 113, despite the… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
We went to the beach in Ocean City the other day for some family pictures. That seems simple enough, but it was actually anything but that.I figured it would be a challenging session but by the end of the one-hour plus session at the Inlet between the jetty and the pier, all of us were… Read more »
NEW FOR THURSDAY: Winterfest Of Lights Enjoys ‘Second Best Year Ever’; More New Year’s Eve Fireworks Possible
OCEAN CITY – A near record-setting year of attendance at Ocean City’s Winterfest of Lights ended with a bang to bring in the new year, and because the inaugural New Years’ Eve fireworks show was such a success, the city will be looking to have it again next year.The 20th Annual Winterfest of Lights at… Read more »
Social Services Honors Local Adoptive Parents
SNOW HILL — The Lower Shore Departments of Social Services last week recognized the 2012 Adoptive Parents of the Year during the 5th Annual Adoption Day Celebration at the Snow Hill Fire Department.Each year for the last five years, the combined Social Services departments of the three lower shore counties, Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset, recognized… Read more »