OCEAN CITY — Heavy surf conditions and rough currents contributed to a busy Wednesday for Ocean City emergency responders, including an incident involving a disabled 40-foot boat pinned against the support structure for the Route 50 Bridge.A little after noon on Wednesday, a 40-foot vessel lost power and steering and became disabled in the strong… Read more »
SALISBURY — Taking initial cues from both Berlin and Rockville, the Salisbury hammered out some more details on a possible stormwater utility this week but more meetings are planned before making final decisions.The City Council looked at how the fees for such a utility could be collected, what kinds of credits the city could offer… Read more »
Berlin Intermediate Peer Mediators got the crowd going at the annual BIS Pep Rally this month. Pictured are Brooklyn Pugner, Hannah Johnstone, Allie Marx and Claire Williams.
It’s unfortunate, but the most memorable aspect of this 2014 season in Ocean City is negative in nature. It will be all the tragedies that have occurred in the ocean this year.Wednesday, Sept. 17 is a day emergency responders will not soon forget in Ocean City, as two people lost their lives after getting in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Can you justify the next text message sent from your driver’s seat? That is the question being raised by a new Ocean City firefighters texting and driving public safety campaign.#JustifyIt (hashtag JustifyIt) uses firefighters’ first-hand experience with texting and driving disasters to educate the community and keep the public safe from these… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission voted this week to make an easy fix to code language that will prohibit homes in the Mobile Home Residential District to rise two stories or higher.In August, Isle of Wight Mobile Home Park petitioned the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider amending the code… Read more »
OCEAN PINES — A residential fire in Ocean Pines last Friday severely damaged a house, destroyed its contents and displaced a young family of six, spurring the local community to rally for neighbors in need.Around 7 p.m. last Friday, the Ocean Pines and Showell Fire Departments were dispatched to a reported residential fire on Frigate… Read more »
Worcester Prep sophomores Rayne Parker and Patrick Petrera practice acting out the action scenes in MacBeth with a Brown Box Theater educator. Members of the theater troupe visited Worcester Prep to give a performance of MacBeth and to interact with students in small groups.
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Health Department has confirmed that a second cat tested positive for rabies this week. It was determined that the cat was part of a free roaming colony living on an unoccupied property next to several homes in the area of Old Ocean City Road outside of Berlin.The cat is… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — For the third time this summer, one of Assateague Island’s famed wild horses was struck by a vehicle on Monday in yet another hit-and-run incident, although “Johnny’s Star” appears none the worse for wear.Just after 10 p.m. on Monday, a driver on the barrier island witnessed a small sports car strike a horse… Read more »