OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved a stopgap measure of sorts for the R-1 single-family neighborhood rental issue, but not before voicing concerns the fee and potential fines for not complying fall short of accomplishing the larger goal.Resort officials have been wrestling with the issue of vacation rentals in Ocean City’s quieter,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Bill Haley, Jr. says much of his life has been a process of learning about the man behind some of the most iconic songs in the history of American music: his father and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bill Haley.In July of 1955, Bill Haley was the uncontested “king of rock ‘n’ roll”… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Chief Ross Buzzuro is looking forward to his fourth summer in the resort as the head of the Ocean City Police Department after spending 25 years with the Baltimore Police Department. While he says he’s still getting used to some of the glaring and idiosyncratic differences between the Maryland’s largest city, and… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterBERLIN- The local real estate industry continues to take small positive steps toward the “new normal” as the usually underwhelming February statistics were strong in and around the region.According to the Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR), January’s increased numbers of pending sales, or contracts, have translated into finalized settlements in February providing a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Resort officials this week began cursory discussions about proposed tweaks in the occupancy calculations for seasonal workforce housing in an issue ripe with a growing shortage versus safety and quality of life issues.Ocean City’s current calculation calls for 40 square feet per each occupant in seasonal employee housing, a standard that has been… Read more »
A group of Stephen Decatur High School students recently won first place in the high school division of the Maryland Council on Economic Education’s Stock Market Game. The SMG is an educational simulation that teaches about the stock market, the American economic system and te global economy. Pictured above are Cole Mumford, Will Sass and… Read more »
Ocean City Elementary School kindergarten students from Mrs. Christine Lieb’s class recently enjoyed a morning of reading with their parents in celebration of Read Across America Day, which is held on Dr. Seuss’s birthday each year.
ANNAPOLIS— The quest to pass legislation in Annapolis that would instill a post-Labor Day start for all public schools in Maryland has fallen short once again.The hearing for House Bill 1349 in the Ways and Means Committee was cancelled on Monday, leaving little hope of rescheduling, after the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs committee… Read more »
BERLIN- What was once a blank white canvas on the northern side of Berlin’s visitor center is now a vibrant display of color after a community mural was installed this week.Merchants that make up the Berlin Arts and Entertainment Committee developed the concept of installing a mural on the side of the Visitor’s Center last… Read more »
BERLIN- With the state championships in the books, the nets cut down and the celebrations over, the Bayside South Conference this week announced the post-season accolades for boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball and the local teams were well represented on the lists.On the girls’ side, Decatur head coach Katie Coates was named Bayside South Coach… Read more »