OCEAN CITY — The five Ocean City Council candidates vying for the four open council seats took part this week in a question-and-answer session leading up to next month’s election.Incumbents Doug Cymek, Dennis Dare, Tony DeLuca and Mary Knight are looking to retain their seats, while challenger John Gehrig is looking to become an elected… Read more »
BERLIN — Each day the new Royal Farms store and Arby’s restaurant on the north side of Route 50 across from Stephen Decatur High School inch closer to completion, the potential for students attempting to cross the busy dual highway grows nearer, but there have been discussions about a possible pedestrian crossing at the intersection.It’s… Read more »
SNOW HILL – An update of the county’s commercial design standards and Route 50 corridor plan could help increase development along the well-traveled highway into Ocean City.Since February, a committee of county officials, planning professionals and area business people has been working on revisions to the county’s design guidelines and Route 50 corridor plan. The… Read more »
BERLIN — Tuesday was a deadly day on Worcester roadways with two fatal accidents at opposite ends of the county claiming the lives of two motorists, including an elderly Berlin man.Around 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported single-vehicle accident on Racetrack Rd. in Showell. The investigation revealed a 2011… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With Ocean City’s municipal election now under two weeks away, the local firefighter and paramedic union’s effort to get a referendum question seeking binding interest arbitration on this year’s ballot has fallen short, but the signature collection process will continue.In late February, the clock expired on negotiations between the town and the… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – Officials with the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines Foundation will hold their annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.Among the guests will be keynote speaker Nathan Pearson, World War II veteran and past chaplain and commander of American Legion Post 166 in Ocean City.Pearson has had close connections… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — On the same day the National Aquarium announced it was seeking an Urban National Marine Sanctuary designation for the Baltimore Canyon off the coast of Ocean City, aquarium officials attempted to reassure the sportfishing community a successful designation would not impact the fertile fishing grounds.When the National Aquarium announced on Monday it… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office has requested an opinion from the Maryland Attorney General on the legality of women going topless in the same areas where men are allowed to go shirtless under the Equal Protection Act, an opinion that could have serious repercussions in the resort area.At the request of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The National Aquarium on Monday announced it is seeking the public’s support in its effort to nominate the Baltimore Canyon off the coast of Ocean City as the nation’s first Urban National Marine Sanctuary.The Baltimore Canyon, a 28-mile long and five-mile wide submarine canyon off the coast of Ocean City lies at… Read more »
BERLIN – The Community Development Network of Maryland highlighted Berlin last week in an effort to bring attention to the town’s façade improvement program.Officials from the Community Development Network of Maryland (CDNM) joined local leaders for a tour through Berlin Oct. 20 during Community Development Week.“We’re so excited to be in Berlin celebrating Community Development… Read more »