OCEAN CITY — After a major dust-up in Rehoboth Beach this week over the positioning of a nativity scene on town-owned property, a closer look at the hundreds of holiday displays in Ocean City revealed the number of faith-based displays included is fairly underwhelming.Last week, St. Edmond’s Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach placed a nativity… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The City Council got a first look at the proposed fiscal year 2020 capital improvement plan (CIP) this week and are now in the early stages of prioritizing the “must haves” and the “nice to haves.”City Engineer Terry McGean on Tuesday presented the draft fiscal year 2020 CIP to the Mayor and… Read more »
BERLIN – Town officials remain concerned about traffic issues associated with a new apartment complex on Seahawk Road.As they have at several recent meetings, members of the Berlin Town Council on Monday voiced concerns regarding road conditions and traffic patterns at the Oceans East development on Seahawk Road.Mayor Gee Williams said the town was committed… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week refused to budge on the proposed installation of small-scale cell phone towers in residential areas after an often-tense debate, but it remains to be seen if the vote for “no action” will deter the proposal.As far back as 2015, private sector company Crown Castle announced a proposal to… Read more »
SALISBURY – A new study on this year’s National Folk Festival is expected to help city officials and event organizers better understand its economic impacts.Last week, the Business, Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON) at Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business released the first phase in an economic impact study of the National… Read more »
BERLIN – Auditors cautioned town officials regarding a declining fund balance during a report this week.As representatives from PKS & Company presented Berlin’s annual audit report to town officials Monday, they recommended that the town develop a formal policy to ensure the general fund balance didn’t dip too low. A fund balance that exceeded $8… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s Winterfest of Lights is observing its 26th year, proving tradition and holiday cheer can endure in a beach town. The event was started in 1992 by former Ocean City Recreation and Parks Director Tom Perlozzo and has evolved into a festive, time-honored family tradition for thousands of shore families as… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials in Fenwick Island last week said they would do whatever is possible to oppose seismic testing after learning the federal government had approved five permits to conduct such practices off the coast.In a meeting of the Fenwick Island Town Council last Friday, Mayor Gene Langan said the town was working with… Read more »
WHALEYVILLE — A Delaware man, arrested in July after a raid at a residence in Whaleyville turned up thousands of bags of heroin, other drugs and a loaded handgun, pleaded guilty last week to possession with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 20 years, all but 10 of which were suspended.On July 20, the… Read more »
There were some surprises with the first-ever School Report Card from the Maryland State Department of Education this week, most notably the fact no public school in Worcester County received a five-star rating on a new statewide evaluation system.Worcester is annually ranked in the top five in all statewide barometers measuring school systems and has… Read more »