OCEAN CITY — With several weighty issues on the Ocean City Mayor and Council work session agenda this week, a seemingly innocuous request to donate old holiday decorations spurred some of the most contentious debate.Special Events Director Frank Miller approached the council on Tuesday with a request to donate 90 Christmas wreaths and five non-denominational… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Living up to one of its core values of community service, a local Cub Scout pack this week made a nice contribution to the U.S. Coast Guard station in Ocean City.In December, a small but active Cub Scout Pack 275, a group of about a half a dozen boys from Buckingham Elementary,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week clarified residents and homeowners should be able to replace a toilet or repair a dripping sink without a master plumber’s license and without pulling a permit from the town during a larger debate about proposed amendments to the city’s code.During a larger debate about the formula for… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterBERLIN — The Town of Berlin believes residents will see “significant savings,” thanks to a recently negotiated and revised power agreement with American Municipal Power Inc. (AMP).The Berlin Town Council approved on Monday night the execution of a new rate schedule that will begin on Jan. 1, 2018 and run through 2020.Town Administrator… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterBERLIN — During the closing statements at Monday’s Berlin Town Council meeting, Councilwoman Lisa Hall expressed her deep concern about the size and scope of the heroin problem on the peninsula. Her comments mirrored concerns that have been voiced regionally and nationally for the past few years.“As a mother and a grandmother I… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterBERLIN — Residents are not expected to be impacted by a scheduled power blackout in Berlin on Sunday, April 3 from 12:30-9 a.m.Tim Lawrence, who is the town’s utilities director, said the blackout will be due to scheduled maintenance of the transformer located at the shopping center on Old Ocean City Boulevard where… Read more »
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 »