OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s elected officials this week heard the highlights of the Police Commission meeting in January, including an update on the proposed signage discouraging the public use of profanity on the Boardwalk and other areas in the resort.As part of their regular standing committee reports, the Mayor and Council were informed about… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Voices From The Readers
School Board QuestionsEditor:1. How can Common Core be state led when not one parent, commissioner, delegate or senator voted for its adoption?2. Why did the No. 1 school system in the country adopt the untried, untested common core standards? Where is the evidence that Common Core will improve education?3. The school board continually states that… Read more »
Worcester Prep Lower School Students Treat Residents At Gull Creek Retirement Home
Worcester Prep Lower School students Hannah Perdue, left, and Danielle Carr treated residents at Gull Creek Retirement Home to a selection of beautiful melodies on the piano. This summer, Perdue, a fifth grade student in Kim Law’s class, was a finalist in The Jarrod Radnich Pirates of the Caribbean Worldwide YouTube Piano Competition. She started… Read more »
Dune Repair Work Now Underway; Replenishment To Begin
OCEAN CITY — Preliminary work on the network of dunes in Ocean City began late last week in advance of the larger beach replenishment project slated to begin in earnest later this month.The federal Army Corps of Engineers last Friday began the process of repairing and restoring the vast network of protective dunes from one… Read more »
Cheerleaders’ Request For Later Underage Club Closure Okayed
OCEAN CITY — In response to a request to accommodate the after-parties for the annual cheerleading conventions in the resort, the Mayor and Council approved on first reading an ordinance that would extend the hours of operation for the underage dry nightclub under certain circumstances.Last week, Mayor Rick Meehan brought to the council’s attention a… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week
OCEAN CITYMakai Condominiums42nd St. BaysideSat & Sun 10-4New Construction2BR & Studio CondosBen DawsonThe Fritschle Group/Condominium Realty410-603-2205WEST OCEAN CITYVillas at Inlet IsleMon-Fri 11-3Sat&Sun 10-4Waterfront THs3BR/4BAPJ AldridgeThe Fritschle Group/Condominium Realty410-251-7562OCEAN CITYThe Gateway GrandTwo 48th StreetOceanfrontDaily 10-5Fully FurnishedPenthouse ResidencesThe Fritschle Group/Condominium Realty877-260-2710OCEAN CITYThe View57th St. BayfrontDaily 10-4New ConstructionDirect Bayfront3BR/2BA CondoDan ClaylandColdwell Banker410-726-5108OCEAN CITYCaptains Quarters627A Bayshore DrSat & Sun… Read more »
More Debate Slows Salisbury Housing Board Process
SALISBURY — A resolution to amend membership requirements for Salisbury’s Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals (HBAA) failed to advance to a legislative vote again this week as more questions arose over how much expertise the board needs and how much authority the City Council has in its stipulations.The debate over what changes are needed… Read more »
Officials ‘Need To Be Informed’ About Tainted Heroin Spike
BERLIN — An outbreak of overdoses linked to heroin laced with the deadly opioid fentanyl has hit close to home with dozen of deaths reported in Maryland, including three on the Eastern Shore, prompting officials to ramp up their enforcement and treatment programs.The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has confirmed an increase in… Read more »
Decatur Swimmers Remain Unbeaten
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls varsity swimming team remained unbeaten this week, beating Cambridge-South Dorchester, 126-42, on Tuesday to improve to 8-0 on the season.The Seahawks came away with 10 first-place victories in 11 events and swept the competition in four events. In individual events, Carly Deickman won the 200-freestyle and the 100-breaststroke. Marley Rakow won… Read more »
Men Connected To 88 Burglaries In Sussex County
BERLIN — Two Worcester County men have been charged in Delaware with 247 counts, each ranging from burglary to criminal mischief, for as many as 88 residential break-ins in neighboring Sussex County dating back to last fall.Delaware State Police in November began investigating a rash of residential burglaries throughout Lower Sussex County committed over a… Read more »