WEST OCEAN CITY — The Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) and allied local law enforcement agencies are searching for a suspect who entered a West Ocean City pharmacy on Friday and threatened violence at the store and on the pharmacist’s family if he was not provided with narcotics before fleeing the scene.Around 7:50 p.m…. Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — In the wake of the most recent collision between a vehicle and a wild horse, the Assateague Island National Seashore officials announced on Friday speed limit reductions have been posted on the bridge leading to the barrier island and along the most frequented roadways near the entrance.On Wednesday, Aug. 15, Adrianna’s Yankee Prince,… Read more »
BERLIN – The Worcester County Board of Education approved the county’s special education staffing plan this week.Rae Record, the school system’s supervisor of special education, reviewed the latest data and presented the staffing plan to the school board on Tuesday.“Our staffing plan for this school year is very sufficient pending no surprises,” Record said.Each year,… Read more »
The promises have been made and the pressure is now on the promoters to pull it off.The Ocean City Mayor and Council officially signed off on committing nearly $200,000 to the first-ever Jellyfish Festival next June. The event is a hybrid of the extreme sports event known as the Dew Tour, which was held in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It took longer than expected for the replica Viking ship Draken Harald Harfagre to come through the Inlet and through the drawbridge to its mooring at 3rd Street on Wednesday, but the delay was worth the wait.Around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the Draken, a replica of a centuries-old Viking ship, appeared around… Read more »
There’s not much I can say new about Surfers Healing.For those who don’t know, Surfers Healing is a traveling camp that provides children with Autism and other developmental disabilities the opportunity to go surfing under the caring and professional guidance of surfers. Carson, our younger son at 8, fits into the category of eligible participants.Surfers… Read more »
Changes are needed.That’s the consensus on the Ocean City fire service front.Whether that means a new fire chief for the Ocean City Fire Department, other leadership changes, an independent analysis of operations or a combination is unclear at this time, but all indications are serious issues are plaguing the town’s emergency services. These concerns have… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After an unexpected helicopter landing on a downtown church parking lot in July, resort officials this week approved on first reading an ordinance aimed a preventing a repeat.On July 3, a private helicopter landed on a church parking lot at 17th Street and Philadelphia Avenue, discharged its passengers and took off again…. Read more »
Hypocritical Views In OCEditor:Mayor Meehan and the OC Council should stay consistent on their beliefs.Over the past year, there has been a heated debate involving the offshore wind project in Ocean City. Despite that fact the project would add 9,700 new jobs in Maryland, make significant contributions to our state tax revenues and result in… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County are looking to establish a new fund balance policy.County staff came before the Wicomico County Council in a work session on Tuesday to present a new policy that would better maintain the county’s fund balance.Wayne Strausburg, the county’s director of administration, pointed out that credit rating agencies and the… Read more »