FENWICK ISLAND – Residents will have a chance to share their thoughts on the proposed ordinance change that would allow the redevelopment of the Sands Motel with a public hearing next week.On Friday, Dec. 4 at 2:30 p.m., the Fenwick Island Town Council will host a public hearing to gather input on the commercial zoning… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A recent doctor’s visit for a local mother and her teenage daughter took what the mom felt was an inappropriate and explicit turn, raising questions about suitable communication between doctors and their young patients.Ocean Pines resident Amanda Lanier says she decided to visit a new doctor last week in order to get… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A local businessman shared his plans to bring a medical marijuana growing, processing and distribution facility to the little town of Snow Hill during a special work session this week.In a work session hosted by the mayor and town council Tuesday, Royal Plus founder Matt Odachowski told residents he had applied to… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The town of Snow Hill is at a crossroads. Not geographically, of course, but figuratively, as the once vibrant and quaint community has fallen on tough economic times and is trying desperately to reverse that downward trend.There are more vacant storefronts and buildings in the county seat than there have been in… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity volleyball team bowed out of the state regional championship tournament last week, falling to Atholton, 3-0, in the sectional title game.Decatur entered the 3A-East Section II tournament as the number-two seed and earned a first-round bye. It its opening game in the sectional tournament, the Seahawks faced familiar Bayside Conference… Read more »
BERLIN — Farmers across the Eastern Shore this month joined a growing coalition of farmers and developers in lobbying the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that allows the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to micromanage land-use decisions along the Chesapeake Bay.The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) last week added its name… Read more »
Summer of 1971Volume XVIIEdition 1This was the first year in 18 that The Resorter published 15 issues rather than the usual seven.Singer Jimmy Holmes was set to perform at the Ships Café Lounge for the beginning of the season celebration.Dick Lohmeyer featured Councilman John Dale Showell and his wife, Anne, out to dinner “following the… Read more »
BERLIN – “A Very Merry Main Street” is coming to Berlin.Though some signs of the coming holiday are already on display in Berlin, the town will officially kick off the season next Friday, Nov. 27 with Holiday Arts Night. This year, the town is expanding the celebration beyond the traditional Victorian Christmas to “A Very… Read more »
SoDel Concepts, a Rehoboth Beach, Del.-based hospitality company with eight coastal restaurants, recently gave 16, $500 grants to summer employees who are also teachers. “We know that many public school teachers spend their own money on classroom supplies and programs,” said Scott Kammerer, president and CEO of SoDel Concepts. “We want to give the teachers… Read more »
Ocean City’s first hotel was built by the Atlantic Hotel Company on the beach between Wicomico and Somerset streets. There was no bridge from the mainland at that time so all construction materials were floated across the Sinepuxent Bay on flat bottom scows and small boats. The grand opening of the Atlantic Hotel on July… Read more »