SNOW HILL – A judge this week affirmed the decision of the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners to grant a liquor license to Shore Spirits in Pocomoke.On Wednesday, Circuit Court Judge Broughton M. Earnest issued an opinion upholding the June 2017 decision of the Board of License Commissioners (BLC) to approve a beer wine… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2018
National Champion Berlin Seahawks Feted At City Hall
BERLIN- Town officials this week honored members of the Berlin Seahawks following the team’s national championship win last month.The Berlin Town Council recognized each member of the junior varsity Berlin Seahawks Pop Warner football team on Monday following the team’s victory in the Pop Warner Super Bowl in Orlando.“This is a real delight,” Mayor Gee… Read more »
Special Event Zone Idea Advances With Legislation Planned In Annapolis
OCEAN CITY — Legislation creating special enforcement zones to help stem some of the issues associated with the mobilized special events in Ocean City will be introduced in this General Assembly session.After several troubling motorized special events in Ocean City, resort officials began exploring ways to curb some of the illicit activity associated with the… Read more »
No Charges Expected In Berlin Pedestrian Accident; Fundraising Efforts Planned To Help Family
BERLIN – Charges are not expected to be filed following the Christmas Eve accident that injured a local pedestrian.Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing said this week there weren’t plans to file charges related to the Dec. 24 accident in which a local man was struck by a vehicle near PNC Bank. Downing said the victim,… Read more »
Canal Dredging Expansion Slowed By Deposit Site Issues
OCEAN CITY — Despite the most recent bids coming in much lower than expected, an expansion of the resort’s canal dredging operation could be stalled by the lack of an appropriate material placement site.In December, bids for the next phase of Ocean City’s ongoing canal dredging initiative were opened, revealing the low bid came in… Read more »
Elected Officials, Groups Renew Offshore Drilling Battle
OCEAN CITY — The battle against opening the ocean to drilling for oil began anew this week after the Trump administration announced a plan to consider vast areas of coastline for the controversial practice.President Trump last week signed an executive order reopening vast areas of the nation’s coastline, including the mid-Atlantic region to offshore oil… Read more »
OPA Closes Yacht Club Restaurant For Mold Cleanup Effort
OCEAN PINES – Ocean Pines Association officials have closed The Cove at Mumford’s Landing following the discovery of mold.Late last week the association announced that The Cove at Mumford’s Landing, the restaurant inside the yacht club, would be closed, along with the facility’s banquet space, after mold was found during an inspection. The facility is… Read more »
Victim’s Family Releases Statement After Guilty Verdict In Pedestrian Fatality
SNOW HILL – Following last week’s conviction of a Maryland man of homicide while driving impaired, the victim’s family released a statement expressing relief for the guilty verdict while admitting, “justice can never and will never be served.”In June, the grand jury indicted Stanley Faison, 51, of Waldorf, on multiple felony counts including homicide by… Read more »
Worcester County Loses Economic Development Director To Private Sector
SNOW HILL – Worcester County Economic Development Director Merry Mears will leave the county to take a private sector position.On Monday, Wicomico County-based Devreco and Gillis and Gilkerson announced that Mears had been hired as their chief development officer.“She’s a great addition to the team,” said Brad Gillis, principal with Devreco and Gillis Gilkerson. “She’s… Read more »
Ocean City Makes Bus Lane Change Due To Snow Piles
OCEAN CITY – Officials in Ocean City this week agreed to modify bus operations along Coastal Highway after snow removal efforts from last week’s Winter Storm Grayson resulted in large snow piles along sidewalks and near bus stops.On Tuesday, the town’s Transportation Committee agreed to move the resort’s bus operation from the bus lane to… Read more »