The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) recently celebrated achieving the distribution of $4.8 million in grants to the community for fiscal 2014. During the past 12 months, the foundation distributed 1,281 grants to nonprofit and faith-based organizations to help improve the quality of life for citizens in our… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – An update to the resort’s Capital Improvement Plan was presented this month, marking current projects, completions, additions and subtractions.During last Tuesday’s work session, City Engineer Terry McGean presented an update of Fiscal Year 2015 Draft Capital Improvement Plan (FY15 Draft CIP).“This is a living document so as time goes by we add… Read more »
SALISBURY — Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen and the Wicomico County Board of Education finalized school leadership teams for the 2014-2015 school year this week.The board promoted Dr. Mark Bowen to elementary assistant principal at Delmar Elementary School effective immediately. Bowen had served since 2012 as the Criminal Justice instructor in the Parkside High… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A public hearing concerning issues coming with rentals in single-family and mobile home districts resulted in standing room only this week at City Hall with the majority of speakers asking the Planning and Zoning Commission to focus on enhancing the enforcement of existing rental regulations.On Tuesday evening, the Planning and Zoning Commission… Read more »
Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen and the Wicomico County Board of Education finalized leadership teams for two schools Tuesday, Aug. 12. The board approved the appointment of Kimberly Pinhey, assistant principal at James M. Bennett High, as a secondary principal. She will serve as principal of Parkside High School, replacing now Director of Secondary… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Jessup, Md. man was arrested early Thursday morning after leading Ocean City Police on a high-speed chase that reached nearly 100 mph at one point before crashing into a condominium building in the area of 72nd Street.Around 3:10 a.m. on Thursday, Ocean City Police were on marked patrol in the area… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Board of Education officially adopted a new Student Discipline Policy this week.At its core, the policy aims to meet new state regulations while allowing Worcester to retain flexibility with student discipline. Though the policy is now on the books, the Board of Education does plan on collecting feedback from… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Simpsons’ character “Blinky the Three-Eyed Fish” is coming to Ocean City over Labor Day weekend.During Monday evening’s Mayor and City Council legislative session, BeCore Marketing Business Development Director Roger Malinowski came before the council to request approval to place a marketing activation on the beach downtown between Wicomico and North Division… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With so much focus on restoring the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland’s coastal bays in and around Worcester County got a fiscal shot in the arm this week when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the state’s proposed budget for cleaning up pollution in the local waterways.The budget calls for pollution reductions in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A monkey sporting stellar shades is now looking over mid-town Ocean City and calling all to come taste a variety of specialty burgers and craft brews.Business partners John Fager, owner of Fager’s Island, and Kevin Myers, general manager of Fager’s Island, opened Bad Monkey on 58th Street and Coastal Highway late last… Read more »