OCEAN CITY — Heavy rain during the spring Cruisin event did not provide a true barometer of how the new special event zone worked, so resort officials will stay the course and keep implementing measures to curb activity associated with the shoulder season’s motorized events.That was the main takeaway from the motorized special event task… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Planning Commission Signs Off Zoning Error Fix
OCEAN CITY — Although there are no immediate plans to develop the parcel, resort planners last week corrected an apparent mistake in zoning for a sliver of property at 33rd Street.The Ocean City Planning Commission last week had before them a request to rezone a narrow sliver of property along the bayside at 33rd Street… Read more »
K-9 Tracks Burglary Suspects To Bush
OCEAN CITY — An Olney, Md. man was arrested on first-degree burglary and other charges last weekend after allegedly swiping another man’s wallet on a municipal bus, breaking into a downtown motel room and fleeing from police before being caught uptown.Last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported theft on a… Read more »
Student Test Out Handmade Creations On River
SNOW HILL – Snow Hill Middle School students put their cardboard vessels to the test last week in the third annual Cardboard Boat Regatta.Last Friday, nearly 70 eighth-grade students in Denis Jenkins’ Gateway to Technology class set sail along the Pocomoke River to test their hand-crafted cardboard boats.While some vessels featured rudimentary designs, others included… Read more »
Historic Comm. Signs Off Signage, Exterior Changes
BERLIN – The Berlin Historic District Commission approved signage and exterior changes for a number of downtown businesses last week.On June 6 the commission reviewed additional signage for the building at 101 William St., which is occupied by the J & M Meat Market and now Main Street Sweets. Commission members praised the improvements that… Read more »
McColgan Awarded Worcester Prep John “Tres” B. Lynch, III Lacrosse Camp Scholarship
Freshman Graham McColgan has been awarded the Worcester Prep John “Tres” B. Lynch, III Lacrosse Camp Scholarship, which includes $500 toward a lacrosse camp of choice. Lynch was an avid athlete, coach and 1988 graduate of WPS. The scholarship was established by his family to honor his memory at WPS. McColgan is pictured with Tres… Read more »
Worcester’s Cricket Center Brings On Facility Dog
BERLIN – The Cricket Center has added a facility dog to its team of child advocates thanks to a national nonprofit.The Cricket Center, Worcester County’s only child advocacy center, welcomed Josiah, its new facility dog, last month. The nonprofit Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) provided the 2-year-old lab/golden retriever cross.“He’s already started to make a… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – June 15, 2018
Last Saturday’s rainfall and subsequent flooding deserved the attention it got at this week’s Ocean City Mayor and Council meeting. Although the totals aren’t exactly verified, it appears areas of Ocean City received multiple inches of rain within a short period of time. In fact, according to City Hall, Ocean City received about seven inches… Read more »
Berlin Developer Shares Commercial Plans For Gateway Property; Annexation Likely Sought For Land
BERLIN – A Berlin man outlined his plan to develop property on Route 50 as a gateway to town at a Berlin Planning Commission meeting this week.On Wednesday, local resident Ernest Gerardi and attorney Joe Moore shared plans for an 18-acre parcel between Route 50 and Route 346. A conceptual site plan shows a welcome… Read more »
Thunderbirds Headline 11th Annual OC Air Show This Weekend
Rebecca EvansStaff WriterBERLIN – New and old favorites will meet at the 11th Annual OC Air Show this weekend.The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will return to the air show as the headliner once again.The six-jet demonstration team will perform precision aerial maneuvers, formation flying and solo routines over the Ocean City beach for thousands… Read more »