OCEAN CITY – It took more than 13 years of planning and litigation to demolish the Royalton Hotel on the Ocean City Boardwalk, but now its owners are hopeful that rebuilding one of the resort’s mainstay oceanfront hotels will only take 13 months.The 38-unit hotel on 11th street and the Boardwalk was torn down on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The federal Army Corps of Engineers is expected Friday to begin an emergency dredging of the Ocean City Inlet that shoaled in even further during winter storms, although a long-term solution has not yet been reached.An already challenging shoaling problem in the Inlet was exacerbated during Winter Storm Jonas in January and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — March is designated Women’s History Month to encourage citizens to take this occasion to learn more about the history and accomplishments of women in America.The Worcester County Commission for Women will be celebrating Women’s History Month at a luncheon to be held on Wednesday, March 16, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the… Read more »
Fast forwarding through the nonsense of the Academy AwardsWhen a goal is reachedMy new appreciation of good ‘solar days’Kid movies with adult appealA black Lab with gray hairs on his faceThat ‘Spotlight’ won the Best Picture OscarBeing able to walk to church with my familyWatching my son learn a new sportHolding on to souvenir glassesAnything… Read more »
Perdue Farms associates presented a check for $321,015.43 to representatives of the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore. Pictured, from left, are Perdue associates Amy Wingate, campaign co-chair, Gus Lebois, United Way Board member, and Jennifer Cannon, campaign coordinator, and United Way representatives Amy Luppens, assistant director, Connie Strott, Wicomico County campaign chair, and… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Ocean Pines is home to 23 percent of the county’s residents, provides a local police force and offers recreation programs to anyone who is interested.That, leaders of the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) say, is why the homeowners association is asking for an increase in funding from Worcester County.“You are the umbrella that… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Town officials opted to delay a decision on whether to increase parking permit fees until April budget discussions.During a Feb. 26 meeting, members of the Fenwick Island Town Council agreed to take more time to consider whether there was a need to increase the cost of parking permits, which were set at… Read more »
Staff from Coastal Hospice traveled to Annapolis on Wednesday, Feb. 24 to reach out to the legislators during Maryland Hospice Day. Pictured, from left, are Coastal Hospice Clinical Services Director Elvandra Hutt; Coastal Hospice President Alane Capen; Delegate Mary Beth Carozza; and Coastal Hospice Development Director Maureen McNeill.
The March Storm of 1962 was not a hurricane but a Nor’easter that lasted over two days and throughout five high tide cycles. It caused the death of two local citizens and was responsible for millions of dollars in property damage. Flood waters covered downtown Ocean City for over 24 hours while hundreds of people… Read more »
Kristin Lewis’ third graders at Showell Elementary celebrated their writing by sharing their informational texts with kindergarteners from Juliana Kolasa’s class. Pictured is Ariella O’Hara reading aloud her text.