OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and Council approved a request this week from the Assateague Mobile Sportfishermen’s Association to host its Surf Fishing Tournament if the government shutdown is not lifted by next weekend.A last minute agenda item was brought before the Mayor and City Council this week, as Assateague Island has been closed due… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – City staff members received a tongue lashing this week after the town’s advertising agency’s notice period of its contract expiration slipped and was automatically renewed for another year.At the conclusion of this week’s Mayor and City Council legislative session, Councilman Brent Ashley brought up then contract extension of the town’s advertising agency,… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The Artists in Residence (AIR) program at Snow Hill Middle School (SHMS) is winding down this week but it will leave students a permanent keepsake in the form of a large mosaic that will be showcased in front of the school for years to come. Local artists Sue Stockman and Bobby Malzone… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – The town’s plan to install sidewalks along Coastal Highway has been a goal for over a decade, and the council last month’s approved the installation of sidewalks in front of Town Hall. During the Sept. 27 Fenwick Town Council meeting, Town Manager Merritt Burke brought in a second round of bids to… Read more »
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OCEAN CITY – City Council members squared off this week over last month’s incident involving an Ocean City resident being ejected from council chambers with some members apologizing while others stood behind the decision.At the conclusion of a Mayor and City Council meeting last month, while Ocean City resident Herb Pawlukewicz was at the podium… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters in the St. Martin River around mid-day on Monday after their sailboat capsized in the choppy bay near Ocean Pines.Around 12:30 p.m. on Monday, a Good Samaritan noticed an overturned sailboat in the St. Martin River and notified Coast Guard Station Ocean City. A boat crew… Read more »
BISHOPVILLE — Five Delaware firefighters were arrested on Friday after local law enforcement identified them as the suspects in a vandalism spree in northern Worcester County when they allegedly threw watermelons at mailboxes and other property from the bed of a pick-up truck.Around 1:15 a.m. last Friday, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies were alerted by a… Read more »
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SNOW HILL — Three of the four men arrested after robbing victims at gunpoint on a downtown Ocean City street pleaded guilty to armed robbery in Worcester County Circuit Court on Wednesday and each received hefty sentences.Around 2:20 a.m. on June 10, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 12th Street for a reported… Read more »