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 »
Yearly Archives: 2016
Group Of SD High School Students Wins First Place In MD Council On Economic Education’s Stock Market Game
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 »
OC Elementary Kindergarten Students Celebrate Read Across America Day
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.
Post-Labor Day School Start Bill Dies In Senate Committee
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 Visitor’s Center Mural Installed
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 »
Decatur’s Coates Named Coach Of Year
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 »
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Winners Announced
OCEAN CITY- While all who participated in and attended the 35th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ocean City on Saturday were winners, the Delmarva Irish-American Club recognized several entries with special awards.Despite gray skies and cooler temperatures, well over 100,000 revelers young and old crammed into Ocean City on Saturday for the 35th Annual… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
(Editor’s Note: The writer is on vacation this week and therefore this is a reproduction of the column that ran six years ago this week.)It’s all going by too fast for me.When I first became a dad, the most common piece of advice I received was something along the lines of, “Enjoy it while it… Read more »
Seasonal Housing Shortage In Resort Soon Critical
OCEAN CITY- While a number of factors play into the fact that the resort faces a potential housing shortage for many of its foreign students this summer, the longtime concern with overcrowding in rental units has surfaced once again.Increased regulations from the U.S. Department of State concerning the J-1 Visa Program has slightly decreased the… Read more »
St. Pat’s Boardwalk 5K A Huge Success
OCEAN CITY- With huge crowds cramming into the resort for the parade last weekend, the annual St. Patrick’s Boardwalk 5K was once again a huge success with over 1,000 runners braving cool temps and gray skies for the annual event.The St. Patrick’s Boardwalk 5K was held last Saturday morning as planned despite drizzly rain. The… Read more »