OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week agreed to solicit bids for the expiring vehicle vending contract, but not before a larger discussion about apparent declining revenue on some franchises awarded by the town in general.On Monday, the Mayor and Council had before them a request to begin soliciting bids for the town’s one and… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – A local boy had the opportunity of a lifetime last week as he escorted first lady Melania Trump during a visit to Children’s National Health System in Washington D.C.Ocean City Elementary School kindergarten student Nathan Simm held Trump’s hand as she entered the atrium of the hospital to read to its… Read more »
BERLIN — A Whaleyville man was charged last week with numerous counts of rogue and vagabond and theft after a months-long investigation into a series of vehicle break-ins in the Berlin area.During the months of October and November, the Berlin Police Department investigated numerous vehicle break-ins in the community. The Berlin Police Department enlisted the… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Nearly a year after the departure of the county’s economic development director, the position remains vacant.While the Worcester County Economic Development Department’s deputy director has stepped up in the interim, county leaders say they’ve delayed hiring a replacement for former director Merry Mears in order to reevaluate the position and its goals.“We… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – Despite delays in the design and permitting process, officials with Flagship Cinemas said the construction of a new movie theater at the White Marlin Mall will be completed by spring.Last May, Flagship Cinemas – a private company that owns and operates movie theaters in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The local community is once again rallying around its own this week after a Saturday afternoon accident on Old Ocean City Road in Wicomico County claimed the life of a popular and beloved fixture in the resort fishing community.William Joseph Hathaway, 36, of Berlin, perished in a single-vehicle accident on Old Ocean… Read more »
BERLIN – The top focus for the Ocean Pines Association going into the new year is a review of the organization’s structure.The Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Board of Directors has agreed that its top priority is addressing organizational structure. Board members want General Manager John Bailey to make whatever changes he needs to improve the… Read more »
BERLIN – A local middle school student accomplished something many runners only dream of last weekend as he completed the Rehoboth Seashore Marathon.Aryavir Sangwan, a student at Stephen Decatur Middle School, finished the 26.2-mile race with a time of 5:24:28. At 12 years old, he was the youngest runner in the race.“For most people, the… Read more »
Ocean City Vulnerable With Major HurricaneEditor:Every spring a number of Ocean City elected officials and employees go to New Orleans to participate in the National Hurricane Conference. The primary goal of the Conference is to improve hurricane preparedness, response, recove1y and mitigation in order to save lives and lower property damage. Now I know that… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Bishopville man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last week after first allegedly breaking into the resort residence and then passing out in the yard in his own vomit.Around 9 p.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a residence on Sunset Avenue for a reported breaking… Read more »