NEWARK – Community members approached school system officials this week to encourage more prevention efforts in the growing opioid epidemic.Ocean City resident Cindy Elliott, accompanied by Ocean City Police Department Corporal James Schwartz, asked the Worcester County Board of Education to consider showing students “Chasing the Dragon,” a documentary meant to educate viewers about the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Plan To Convert Part Of Commercial Business Into Seasonal Housing For Restaurant Employees Advances
OCEAN CITY — Resort planners this week somewhat reluctantly approved an unconventional proposal to convert an existing commercial space to seasonal housing for foreign students, but only after a lively debate about the shortage and condition of much of the existing seasonal living conditions.The Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday had before it an innovative… Read more »
Rental Company Owner Fined After Pleading Guilty In Fatal Pontoon Boat Incident
OCEAN CITY — A downtown Ocean City watersports rental company and its owner charged last year with numerous violations following the death of a nine-year-old boy who fell from a rented pontoon boat pleaded guilty this week and paid $320 in fines.Following an investigation into a tragic incident last August when a boy fell from… Read more »
Ocean Pines Pulls Back Proposed Family Night At Adult Pool
OCEAN PINES – Officials in Ocean Pines have decided to remove a proposed family night function from the community’s adults-only swimming pool this summer after actions taken by the acting general manager to change pool operations without the knowledge of the board created uproar among some residents.In a special meeting last week to hear and… Read more »
Berlin’s Proposed Budget Reduces Spending By 10%
BERLIN – Town officials kicked off the annual budget process with a work session to discuss the projected $8 million general fund budget for the coming year.The Berlin Council met Monday to take a preliminary look at the proposed $8,060,970 general fund budget for FY2018. As proposed the budget is 10 percent lower than the… Read more »
Private Group Chips In $5K For First White Marlin Prize; Season’s First Billfish Could Now Be Worth $15,000
OCEAN CITY — A little over a week after voting to eliminate or at least redirect the $5,000 dedicated as prize money for the first white marlin of the season, the city’s elected officials voted to restore the funding and vowed to work with the fishing community to better market the annual milestone.Two weeks ago,… Read more »
OC Council Hears Second Wind Farm Proposal; Project Smaller In Scope With Turbines Further Offshore
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week got a closer look at a second proposed offshore wind energy farm that includes fewer turbines further offshore, but still weren’t keen on the proposal and asked the developer to consider moving even further off the coast.The Mayor and Council on Monday got an in-depth presentation from Deepwater… Read more »
Pooch Palooza Returns This Weekend For Third Year
BERLIN – Pooch Palooza will return to Worcester County this weekend for a two-day event that caters to canines.Now entering their third festival, Delmarva Unleashed Producer Sandy Phillips said the publication’s event continues to add games and competitions as Pooch Palooza grows.The event will take place on the grounds of Frontier Town, between the waterpark… Read more »
BREAKING: City Council Votes To Restore $5K Prize For Season’s 1st White Marlin
OCEAN CITY — A little over a week after voting to eliminate or at least redirect the $5,000 dedicated as prize money for the first white marlin of the season, the city’s elected officials voted to restore the funding and vowed to work with the fishing community to market and advertise the annual milestone and… Read more »
Worcester Boys Run Win Streak To Four
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team stayed on a big mid-season roll this week with a pair of wins to improve to 6-2.The Mallards beat always-tough Indian River at home last Friday, 18-8, and followed that up with a 13-9 win over Gunston on Tuesday. The pair of wins ran the Mallards’ current win… Read more »