OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Mayor and Council this week approved the final design for a dune-style fence down the center of the median for the first phase of a project that will eventually stretch from one end of the resort to the other.The Ocean City Transportation Committee met on Tuesday morning with State… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2016
Berlin, Local Bank Partner On Tyson Property Purchase
BERLIN – Roughly a year after first announcing plans to purchase the former Tyson property, Berlin leaders have officially entered the bond market.On Monday, the council voted 4-0 to issue and sell bonds in the amount of $3 million to buy the more than 60-acre industrial property on Old Ocean City Boulevard. Settlement is expected… Read more »
Ocean City Incumbents Announce Re-Election Bid As ‘An Image Of Solidarity’
OCEAN CITY — While Ocean City’s next municipal election is still roughly 10 months away, four incumbents each filed for re-election on Tuesday in a show of solidarity and continued forward progress.Councilmembers Doug Cymek, Dennis Dare, Tony DeLuca and Mary Knight each officially filed for re-election to the Ocean City Council on Tuesday afternoon as… Read more »
OC Elementary School Cleared After Bomb Threat
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Elementary School is now re-open to students following a bomb threat that prompted an evacuation Tuesday morning.Just a day after a slew of “robocall” bomb threats at schools in Delaware and Maryland, Ocean City Elementary received a threat from a live caller.“OCES received a telephone call — it was not… Read more »
Pines Bank Robber Pleads Guilty, Faces Life Sentence
BERLIN — A Berlin man arrested in March after robbing an Ocean Pines bank at gunpoint before taking an employee’s vehicle and fleeing the scene pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court to armed robbery and brandishing a firearm and faces a sentence of up to life in prison.Jeffrey V. Hare was indicted in… Read more »
Early Registration Open For Komen O.C. Race
OCEAN CITY- While the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K and fun walk is still months away, registration is now open for the popular annual event that includes some significant changes this year.Now through January 22, Komen Maryland is offering a $15 early bird discount on all adult registration types, making an adult… Read more »
OC Clean Beach Efforts Pitched
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week got a look at a pair of initiatives aimed at keeping the beaches in the resort clean, including a progressive “Adopt Your Beach” proposal initiated by the Ocean City Surf Club.On Tuesday, the Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or the “Green Team,” debated the merits of the two… Read more »
County’s Capital Improvement Plan Priorities Projects
SNOW HILL – A new Berlin library, road paving, park expansion and school improvements top the county’s latest capital improvement plan.The county commissioners this week approved the 2017-2021 Worcester County Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), the document outlining major projects set for the foreseeable future.“The capital improvement plan is a planning document whose purpose is to… Read more »
Speeding, Fleeing, Eluding
WHALEYVILLE — A local man was arrested on fleeing and eluding charges and driving on a suspended out-of-state license last weekend after a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull him over for speeding.Around 7:30 p.m. last Friday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in the area of Whaleyville Rd. observed a Ford F-350… Read more »
The Resorter Revisited
Summer of 1971Volume XVIIEdition 5Issue Highlights• At Davis Promotions’ Rod and Custom Show at the OC Convention Show, “The Original Corvette” was being featured with $1,000 in prize money and trophies on the line.• The featured model in the Hess Apparel advertisement was Karen Moore, who was modeling a suit by Poppy Swimwear.• Unique architectre… Read more »