BERLIN — A local company that has quietly been providing custom orthotics to professional, collegiate and Olympic athletes for decades last week hosted an NFL team at a special reception as part of the Ed Block Courage Awards in Baltimore.Foot Management, a small but highly successful custom orthotics company based in Pittsville, has been hobnobbing… Read more »
BERLIN – The Atlantic General Hospital Foundation announced last month that it’s honored to share in recognizing the generous commitment and loyal service of the late Robert E. Warfield, Sr. through the establishment of the Robert E. Warfield Memorial Fall Golf Classic to benefit Atlantic General Hospital (AGH).The tournament, formerly known as the AGH Annual… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterOCEAN CITY — Maryland had the fourth highest occurrence of derogatory language on Twitter, according to a recent study that analyzed over 12 million tweets nationwide.The study was conducted by ABODO, a startup out of Madison, Wis. that helps people find apartments more easily.The report, titled “Tolerance in America”, is one of a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City approved a five-year contract for the lease of the iconic tents featured for years at special events including Springfest, Sunfest and Winterfest, for example.In February, the purchasing department in conjunction with Special Events received permission from the Mayor and Council to solicit bids for the lease of the special events… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterBERLIN — While the details are unclear, the Town of Berlin is being considered by a “major soda company” to host a potential event downtown.On Monday, Berlin’s Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells informed the Mayor and Council of an inquiry she received late last week from an ad agency in New… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Golf has been a big draw in the coastal region for decades, but some fear that a rising trend in “discount golf” sites could eventually have an adverse impact on the entire industry and the local market.Third party aggregator websites, such as GolfNow.com, which fills open tee times at sharply discounted rates… Read more »
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland is set to become the first state to ban bee killing pesticides in the country, marking an important step in the effort to save its dwindling honeybee population.Governor Larry Hogan is expected to sign the legislation that bans neonicotinoids, a potent class of pesticides used on many crops in the US that… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved a stopgap measure for the R-1 single-family residential neighborhood issue, but it appears with a new season quickly approaching at least some of the rental cows have left the barn. Resort officials have been wrestling with the issue of vacation rentals in some of Ocean City’s… Read more »
By Scott LenoxCaptain Jeff Coats of Pitboss Fishing sent me a report of some awesome striper fishing at the route 90 bridge today. Captain Jeff took his wife Karen out to enjoy her day off and was rewarded with some really terrific fishing.Steady south breeze and cooler temps than Monday with a tad dirtier water,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Grim pictures of stacked bunk beds, blocked windows and doors and narrow egress paths provided the perfect backdrop this week for the ongoing discussion of proposed tweaks in the occupancy calculations for seasonal workforce housing.Ocean City’s current calculation calls for 40 square feet of bedroom space for each occupant in seasonal employee… Read more »