Hearne And Bailey, PA Establish Ruth Donoway Fund In Celebration Of Her 60-Year Anniversary

Hearne And Bailey, PA Establish Ruth Donoway Fund In Celebration Of Her 60-Year Anniversary

Hearne and Bailey, PA recently celebrated the 60-year anniversary of Ruth Donoway, who serves as the firm’s Estate & Trust Administrator. In her honor, the Partners established the Ruth Donoway Fund for Community Needs at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Pictured, from left, are Ken Hopper, Esq., Hearne & Bailey, PA; BJ Summers,… Read more »

Community Foundation Awards $5,000 Community Needs Grant To Seton Center

Community Foundation Awards $5,000 Community Needs Grant To Seton Center

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) awarded a $5,000 Community Needs Grant to Seton Center, Catholic Charities, Inc. to support a prisoner reentry case management pilot program at the Seton Center. Pictured, from left, are Ernie Satchell, CFES Board Member; Sister Regina Hudson, Catholic Charities, Inc., Seton Center Representative; Nicole Kurtz, Food Distribution… Read more »

County Approves Berlin Annexation Of Seahawk Road Land For Housing

BERLIN – A 90-acre residential development planned for Seahawk Road continues to move forward.The Worcester County Commissioners voted to concur with the Town of Berlin’s plan to annex the property, which currently has agricultural zoning, and to rezone it residential. Ed Tudor, the county’s director of development review and permitting, said the county’s concerns regarding… Read more »

UPDATED: Ocean City, FOP Reach First Impasse In Union Contract Talks; Arbitration Likely If Issues Unresolved

UPDATED: Ocean City, FOP Reach First Impasse In Union Contract Talks; Arbitration Likely If Issues Unresolved

(Editor’s Note: Part of the following story appeared in print this morning,  but the article has been updated to include comments made by Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan at last night’s Mayor and Council meeting.)OCEAN CITY – For the first time since the police department unionized, the Ocean City lodge of the Fraternal Order of… Read more »

Street Performer Rotation Not Favored For Boardwalk; Task Force To Create Report For Council

Street Performer Rotation Not Favored For Boardwalk; Task Force To Create Report For Council

OCEAN CITY – It was the consensus among the Boardwalk Task Force and street performers that the much recommended implementation of a lottery or rotation of performers on the Boardwalk will not work.On Wednesday, the Boardwalk Task Force held its second and final public hearing gathering public input regarding the proliferation and issues associated with… Read more »

It May Be Freezing, But Many Thinking Summer, As International Student Worker Recruitment In Full Swing

It May Be Freezing, But Many Thinking Summer, As International Student Worker Recruitment In Full Swing

OCEAN CITY — While snow fell on Ocean City this week and spring seems as far away as ever, efforts were already underway in places like Moldova and Poland to fill out the resort’s summer workforce with international students from around the globe.Each year, several hundred J-1 visa-carrying international university students arrive in Ocean City… Read more »

Frigid Weather Leads To Spike In Frozen Pipe Incidents; Several Area Restaurants Hit With Damage

Frigid Weather Leads To Spike In Frozen Pipe Incidents; Several Area Restaurants Hit With Damage

OCEAN CITY — Persistent frigid weather over the last week or so has resulted in hundreds of incidents of frozen water pipes bursting and flooding residences and businesses, including a couple that will be forced to close for a couple of weeks.Late last week and through last weekend, temperatures around the resort area rarely if… Read more »