OCEAN CITY — The current parking meter system throughout the downtown area could be replaced with a new and improved license plate-based system to the tune of nearly $600,000, Ocean City officials learned this week.For over a decade, the CALE machine parking system – which features street side modules accepting credit cards and even cash… Read more »
BERLIN – Local culinary artists and residents this week donated their time and services to feed the community.For the second year, the Berlin Arts and Entertainment Committee joined forces with local businesses and St. Paul United Methodist Church to host Artists Giving Back, a community-wide event that provides residents with a hot meal.Robin Tomaselli, a… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND – A campground improvement project at Assateague State Park has been postponed until next fall.This week, park officials announced that the start of a two-phase project to relocate campground roads and fortify sand dunes will not take place this fall as planned. Instead, the project’s start date has been rescheduled to October of… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — With an eye on accomplishing two specific and intertwined needs in the community, an Ocean City church is exploring the opportunity to develop a combined seasonal workforce housing project and a sports complex on a vast site in West Ocean City.For about 10 years, the Ocean City Baptist Church (OCBC) has… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With holiday festivities filling up the calendar in December, Ocean City is adding to the holiday cheer with the 35th Annual Ocean City Christmas Parade marching along Coastal Highway on Saturday, Dec. 2.The holiday parade starts at 11 a.m. on Old Landing Road and marches northbound in the southbound lanes of Coastal… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Resort officials last week agreed to fund surface repairs at the Ocean City Tennis Center.Last week, the Mayor and City Council approved a request from the Recreation and Parks Committee to fund a $21,475 resurfacing and repair project at the tennis courts on 61st Street.Councilman Wayne Hartman, chair of the Recreation and… Read more »
BERLIN – Plans for stormwater improvements in the area of Cedar Avenue, Maple Drive and Pine Street continue to move ahead.The town is currently waiting to receive bids for stormwater management upgrades in that neighborhood.“We’ll probably award a contract in December,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said.Last week, the Berlin Town Council approved a $73,635 proposal… Read more »
Short work weeksThe back roads of Lancaster, Pa.Close college basketball gamesSmall concert venuesOld JeepsThat ‘Wonder’ is being read in schoolsHow much my kids love staying in hotelsWatching a puppy play on the beachThanksgiving weekend leftoversDelaware Children’s MuseumTaking a break from social media
BERLIN – Teachers at Berlin Intermediate School are bringing their lessons to life with new virtual reality headsets.At this week’s school board meeting, Berlin Intermediate School sixth-grader Trista Harner and media specialist Nancy Stearns demonstrated how students are now using the Google Expeditions app and virtual reality headsets to explore places around the world.“It’s a… Read more »
‘Gift’ Citation A Disturbing SituationEditor:Recently, my wife and I visited Ocean City after our regularly scheduled Washington D.C. business trips (re: we fly into Baltimore or D.C. every six to eight weeks). Even though the weather was a bit chilly and many of the Boardwalk shops were shuttered for the winter season, we found your… Read more »