FENWICK ISLAND – A disease called pine wilt has been identified as the cause of death for a growing number of trees throughout the resort town.Sussex County Forester Laura Yowell told members of the Fenwick Island Town Council last month that pine wilt was responsible for the deaths of numerous black pines in the town… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2016
STEM Summer Camp To Return; Deadline For Student Applications March 31
Chris ShearerContributing WriterBERLIN – Kids who want to learn how to make the next great video game or app this summer don’t have to travel far from home as the Reach for the Stars STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) camp is returning to the Red Doors Community Center in Ocean City in July.Reach for… Read more »
Employee Housing Shortage A Concern With Foreign Workers About To Converge On Resort
OCEAN CITY – A shortage of rooms available to J-1 Visa students this summer is a definite concern heading into the resort’s busy season, according to city officials, sponsor companies and tourism representatives.Thousands of foreign students from all over the world are expected to arrive to work for the summer, as they’ve historically been a… Read more »
Employees Alleged Unfair Labor Practices By Town; Filing Latest In Ongoing Conflict between City, Firefighters
OCEAN CITY — As expected, the other shoe dropped this week when the Fire/EMS union filed a formal unfair labor practice complaint against the town of Ocean City over the impasse in contract negotiations over the proposed shift changes for resort paramedics.The Career Firefighter Paramedics Association of Ocean City, IAFF Local 4269, filed a formal… Read more »
Scout Installs Historic Signs At Downtown Ocean City Sites
OCEAN CITY — After two years from initial concept to final approval, a local Boy Scout last weekend installed a series of historical markers around the downtown area as part of his community-based service project to attain the rank of Eagle Scout.In February, the Mayor and Council approved local resident William Rothermel’s final design for… Read more »
Compromise Reached On Liquor Bills Aimed At Getting County Out Of Business
OCEAN CITY – A compromise measure between private industry and the Department of Liquor Control led to an amendment that would instill a one-year restriction for additional liquor stores within a 10-block radius in Ocean City of an existing DLC store.This amendment covers the 10 blocks north and south of the Gold Coast Mall location… Read more »
OC Council Moves Ahead With Trailer Changes As Emergency Ordinance
OCEAN CITY — With the clock now ticking on the spring Cruisin’ event, the Mayor and Council last week advanced an ordinance requiring registered participants to purchase a permit for parking oversized trailers on city streets to second reading as an emergency ordinance at the request of the show’s producer.As part of the ongoing effort… Read more »
Ocean City Fire Chief, Council Spar With Union Over Scheduling Change
OCEAN CITY — One week after the deadline for a new labor contract between the Town of Ocean City and its firefighter union expired with an impasse over proposed shift changes, the issue continued to boil over at a chippy Mayor and Council meeting on Monday.Last week, the deadline on the town’s new contract with… Read more »
Q&A With Buck Mann, Who Helped Grow Ocean City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade From Humble Roots
OCEAN CITY — During the day, Walter “Buck” Mann may be best known as the owner of Mann Properties, one of the resort’s leading property management companies since the early 1970’s. But, for more than three decades, the former city councilman and long-time board member of the Delmarva Irish-American Club has been helping to put… Read more »
Coastal Association Of REALTORS® Chooses Three Finalists For This Year’s Fair Housing Poster Contest
After receiving over 175 submissions, the Coastal Association of REALTORS® (CAR) has chosen three finalists – one from each of the three Lower Shore counties – of this year’s Fair Housing Poster Contest. Above left, Ayati Sangwan holds her first place submission with, back from left, CAR Executive Vice President Page Browning, Community Involvement Committee… Read more »