The Maryland General Assembly reconvenes next week in Annapolis, and Gov. Larry Hogan has been in recent weeks outlining his full plate of legislative priorities.Last month, Hogan laid out his top legislative priority dealing with infrastructure. He wants to repeal the so-called “Road Kill Bill,” which he maintains is the culprit in the elimination of… Read more »
Roads Were UnacceptableEditor:It is with amusement I read the stories about the tax differential. As a lifelong visitor and a recent transplant, I find it silly and naive to believe that elected officials would worry about Ocean City when the vast majority of OC property owners do not vote in this county.The majority of commissioners… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two weeks after the National Aquarium expressed a willingness to consider withdrawing an application to designate the Baltimore Canyon as a national marine sanctuary, a coalition of local marina owners and boat captains last week fired off a letter seeking to hold him to his word.In October, National Aquarium officials announced they… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team enjoyed a highly-successful week with a split in the prestigious Iron Horse Duals during which Robert Kaminski earned his 100th career win.The Seahawks split four matches during the Iron Horse Duals at host C.M. Wright last weekend, beating Catonsville and John Carroll, but falling to Leonardtown and Bel Air…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company (VFC) recently held their annual elections, selecting several new officers in various leadership positions.For 2017, David Cropper has been elected to serve as Fire Chief. The First Assistant Chief will be Maurice Cropper, the Second Assistant Chief will be James Jester and the Third Assistant Chief… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort tourism officials this week continued the debate on the impact of Airbnb and similar companies on the eve of the 2017 General Assembly session when at least one bill hoping to regulate the industry will be introduced.Last year, the Tourism Committee began an extensive debate in the hopes of getting a… Read more »
BERLIN- After solid showings in the Governor’s Challenge holiday basketball tournament late last month, several Lower Shore players were named to the All-Tournament teams.The Governor’s Challenge, long a staple of the local holiday baskeball tournament scene, was played over four days at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center and other venues during the week between… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams turned in solid performances at the Bayside Conference meet last week with several individual performances including a win by Bethany Williams in the high jump.The Decatur girls finished sixth overall among the 14 schools represented last week in the Bayside Conference meet. Bennett was first, Cape Henlopen was… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Members of Ocean City’s Green Team met with a local exterior construction company this week to discuss potential solutions to pollution caused by Exterior Insulating Finishing Systems (EIFS).In a committee meeting Wednesday, Gail Blazer, environmental engineer for the town, addressed issues regarding the manner in which exterior insulation is applied and its… Read more »
To practice coding and mastering words during Computer Science Education Week, Worcester Prep Lower School Computer teacher Mandy Lynch guided her kindergarten students on how to program directional commands with BeeBot robots to recognize and search for classmates’ names.